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Quite as terrible is the hardening of the human heart. The loss of happiness is deemed a tragedy. But far greater is the tragedy when the illusive charm of romance departs, and love and marriage are reduced to the commonplace.
All those to whom I looked up, were of opinion that the pleasure of sympathy with human beings, and the feelings which made the good of others, and especially of mankind on a large scale, the object of existence, were the greatest and surest sources of happiness. Of the truth of this I was convinced, but to know that a feeling would make me happy if I had it, did not give me the feeling.
She had more than Thyrza's interests to keep in mind. Egremont's happiness was also at stake, and that, after all, was the first concern with her. By prudent management, perhaps the lives of both could be saved from this seeming wreck, and sped upon their several ways ways surely very diverse. But Thyrza was troubled with desire to ask something.
It was then that the natural action of the mind, in going from one extreme to the other, suggested to the ingenious heir of Harrowby the means by which the water ghost was ultimately conquered, and happiness once more came within the grasp of the house of Oglethorpe. The heir provided himself with a warm suit of fur under-clothing.
It brought a light of hope and happiness into his eyes, and he thrust the paper under the fur robes of the couch. "What are you doing with your life?" Pauline asked him, as his eyes sought hers a few moments later. "Oh, I have a big piece of work before me," he answered eagerly, "a great chance to build a bridge over the St. Lawrence, and I'm only thirty! I've got my start.
"I have invited Phillip Lawson to 'Gladswood' purposely to study him through and through, and each time I find something nobler in him to admire." "I believe it," said Mr. Verne, gravely. "Then pledge yourself with me to bestow upon him all that can give him the only earthly happiness he desires.
"Rudolph is right," cried Clemence: "alone with Henry, continually happy with his happiness and your own, you will no longer have time to think, my dear child, of your former sorrows." "Then, as it will be impossible for me to be long without seeing you, every year Clemence and I will go to visit you."
If they mean everlasting, immortal, unintermitting, of course they are right, but the life of man not being such, happiness, as a natural consequence, cannot be such either. Otherwise, every happiness is lasting for the very reason that it does exist, and to be lasting it requires only to exist.
Do not fear that I shall ask for money, or make other demands. I have much to tell you, of the greatest importance to your future happiness. If you do not come you will regret it all your life. I will expect you. With a bitter laugh Jack flung the letter on a table.
It was on a hill, and the view from the front looked over a lovely expanse of buttercup meadows, and the river beyond. Bobby's little face looked solemn for his years as he turned and faced his aunt. 'It's a beautiful place. Miss Robsart's sister will be able to paint her trees again. I fink, Aunt Is'bel, you'll be filling us too full of happiness.
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