17. Thither we went, and sate down on the steps of a house.
18. He could never fix which side of the garden walk would suit him best, but continually shifted.
19. But now the wind rose again, and the stern drifted in toward the bank.
20. He caught the scent of wild thyme in the air, and found room to wonder how it could have got there.
21. They were soon launched on the princely bosom of the Thames, upon which the sun now shone forth.
22. Why should we suppose that conscientious motives, feeble as they are constantly found to be in a good cause, should be omnipotent for evil?
24. It was pretty bad after that, and but for Polly's outdoor exercise, she would undoubtedly have succumbed.
CONJUNCTIONS.
294. Unlike adverbs, conjunctions do not modify: they are used solely for the purpose of connecting.