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The calm and even proud melancholy of the letter showed a considerable subsidence of that state of half-frenzied irritation and discomfort in which Elsmere had last seen him. The writer, indeed, was clearly settling down into another period of pessimistic quietism such as that which had followed upon his first young efforts at self-assertion years before.
"Heaven forbid there should exist a woman who could rejoice in bloodshed and death. You do not, I know. You wrong yourself and your own nature in saying so. Be calm, now; do not excite yourself. You shall come with us, and be properly cared for; and I feel certain you have a long and happy life before you yet." "Who are those men?" she said, not heeding him, "and who ah, great Heaven!
"'Why do you ask that, Mr. Desgranges? "'Well, this night, when you wake, and the thought of your misfortune comes upon you, say aloud a prayer then two then three and you will go to sleep." "Yes," said the wife, with her calm voice, "the good God, He gives sleep." "This is not all, sir. In my despair I would have killed myself.
You had better get a bed ready for him, and some bandages, because he's got a cut or two on his head," and then, as the mother's breast began to heave: "Don't worry, mother; it may not be near as bad as we believe it is." It was over in a moment, and when the men arrived Mrs. Dare was as calm as any of them. In the cottage one of the bedrooms was situated upon the lower floor, and to this Mr.
Then after you leave, the brain is filled with their forms radiant spirit-faces look upon you, and you see constantly, in fancy, the calm brow of a Madonna, the sweet young face of a child, or the blending of divine with mortal beauty in an angel's countenance.
The water calm and sort o' golden, through the green of the trees, and every thing looked peaceful and serene.
In a voice full of compassion he said: "Come, signor, be calm, and submit with resignation to the irrevocable decree of fate. When one has lived like you in the fear of God, honorably and loyally, death is but the passage to a better life." A cry of indignation mingled with the convulsive sobs of the young gentleman.
In another hour this chaotic scenery was left behind; the highest ridge of the mountains was crossed, and the travellers began to descend the green slopes on the other side of the island. These slopes terminated in a beach of white sand, while beyond lay the calm waters of the enclosed lagoon, the coral reef with its breakers, and the mighty sea.
The spirit of the Italian people was calm and public opinion strongly supported the most stubborn resistance to the invader.
You have now nothing to fear, and can calm yourself; but as the case must go on you will be cited before the court the day after to-morrow. I was summoned to appear, and I appeared.
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