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The Venetians, not often or easily intimidated by Papal power, having taken this city in the year 1303, were obliged to restore it, for fear of the consequences of Pope Boniface the Eighth's excommunications; his displeasure having before then produced dreadful effects in the conspiracy of Bajamonti Tiepulo; which was suppressed, and he killed, by a woman, out of a flaming zeal for the honour and tranquillity of her country: and so disinterested too was her spirit of patriotism, that the only reward she required for a service so essential, was that a constant memorial of it might be preserved in the dress of the Doge; who from that moment obliged himself to wear a woman's cap under the state diadem, and so his successors still continue to do.
"But believe me, Captain Lingard," he continued, earnestly, and obeying a perfectly disinterested impulse, "that even in his delirium he is far more understandable to her and better able to understand her than . . . anybody within a hundred miles from here." "Ah!" said Lingard without any emotion, "so you don't wonder. You don't see any reason for wonder." "No, for, don't you see, I do know."
'They have some business here; and I took advantage of their coming, to come too. You must not think my visit all friendly and disinterested, Trotwood, for I am afraid I may be cruelly prejudiced I do not like to let papa go away alone, with him. 'Does he exercise the same influence over Mr. Wickfield still, Agnes? Agnes shook her head.
The disinterested course is not alone the biggest course to pursue; but it is in the long run the most profitable course to pursue. If you can establish your character you can establish your credit. "Understand me, gentlemen, I am not venturing in this presence to impeach the law.
Maud, too, was not a disinterested party, as the reader may well imagine, after the audacious treachery which she had already evinced; but she was comparatively passive now, and seemed quietly to bide her time for accomplishing her second resolve touching him she once loved but now hated, as well as satisfying her revengeful spirit by the misery or destruction of her rival.
"I am inclined to think you are right," said Valentine, after some little deliberation. "My darling girl is perfectly happy as it is. It may be wisest to tell her nothing." "I am quite sure of that," replied Mr. Sheldon. "Of course her being enlightened or not can be in no way material to me. It is a subject upon which I can afford to be entirely disinterested." "I will take your advice, Mr.
She was revealed to him as another self, with power to read his every thought. And yet it was it better self, for she prompted him to disinterested acts; and away went the glad Paul to shower his attentions upon all those to whom life came not so joyously.
Thus the principles, from which men rush upon certain ruin for the destruction of an enemy, and for the preservation of a friend, have the same respect to the private affection, and are equally interested, or equally disinterested; and it is of no avail whether they are said to be one or the other.
As the story neared its end, he glanced round the room, to make sure that none was listening to their conversation. "Dormer Colville," he repeated. "Does he come into it?" "He came to Farlingford with the Marquis de Gemosac, out of pure good-nature because the Marquis could speak but little English. He is a charming man. So unselfish and disinterested." "Who? The Marquis?" "No; Dormer Colville."
The children of most of them are now gray with years, and have seen their grandchildren. The name of Dooly remains only a memory. The affections arising from youthful associations are more enduring than those which come of the same cause in riper years. They are more disinterested and sincere.
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