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"She would have shown me any such, if only to put me on my guard. She is physically a very brave woman and not at all nervous." "Those letters sometimes assume the shape of calumny. Your character may have been attacked." "She believes in my character and would have given me an opportunity to vindicate myself. I have every confidence in my wife's sense of justice."
See him plead before his judges; observe by what reasons he rouses his courage to the hazards of war; with what arguments he fortifies his patience against calumny, tyranny, death, and the perverseness of his wife: you will find nothing in all this borrowed from arts and sciences: the simplest may there discover their own means and strength; 'tis not possible more to retire or to creep more low.
People will not fail to attribute it to the incapacity of the Ministers, and possibly to their malevolence. Can one tell how far calumny may reach? You are already accused of niggardliness. According to what is being said, you refused, on my advice, to pay for warders for the young and unfortunate Princess. Worse than that, there are rumours of black magic, of casting spells.
We look, so to speak, from Nature to Nature's God. Yes, my young friend, we should be the first to repel the foul calumny that could misinterpret our most innocent actions." "Calumny?" repeated Low, starting to his feet. "What calumny?" "My friend, my noble young friend, I recognize your indignation. I know your worth.
Of course honest fish, like trout, were all right if a body was sick or not hungry or something. Trout reminded her of something, and here again the baleful tooth of calumny fleshed itself in the fair repute of one Timmins.
"Corruption, calumny, and false and treacherous impeachment!" said Adrienne, with disgust: "I cannot think of such wretches without involuntarily feeling my mind shocked by dismal ideas of black, venomous, and vile reptiles, of aspects most hideous indeed. How much more do I love to dwell upon the consoling thought of honest Dupont and his wife!"
Of these sentiments he now gave the most decisive proof, by reposing unlimited confidence in his fidelity and capacity to repair the mistakes of his predecessors, and to change the whole aspect of affairs. It would be great and noble to sacrifice his just indignation to the good of his country; dignified and worthy of him to refute the evil calumny of his enemies by the double warmth of his zeal.
Scarcely had she felt the warm rays of royal favour, when the chilling blasts of envy and malice began to nip it in the bud of all its promised bliss. Even long before she touched the pinnacle of her grandeur as governess of the royal children the blackest calumny began to show itself in prints, caricatures, songs, and pamphlets of every description.
I find it almost impossible to explain, much less justify, its astonishing popularity. When it appeared, the press, both in France and in England, was critical and contemptuous; but by this time Oscar had so captured the public that he could afford to disdain critics and calumny.
"Impossible," exclaimed M. de Rumas, "and some enemy to my wife has thus aspersed her to you." "And do you treat it as a mere calumny?" said I. "No, sir, nothing can be more true; and if you would wish further confirmation, behold the letter which madame de Rumas wrote to the king only the day before yesterday; take it and read it."
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