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His inactivity before Nuremberg had occasioned a suspicion that he was unwilling to measure his powers with those of the Hero of the North, and his hard-earned reputation would be at stake, if, a second time, he should decline a battle.
By chance we have been set in charge of this ship maybe not at all by chance that we may see honour done at last. Maybe we cannot make for Norway when the wind comes. If not, we must plan otherwise. Come, I cannot rest till I know." But I held him back, making no secret of my fears. "We shall have to reckon with the wrath of the hero," I said. "It will be terrible and we know not what may happen."
Benedick had been listening with great eagerness to this conversation; and he said to himself when he heard Beatrice loved him: 'Is it possible? Sits the wind in that corner? And when they were gone, he began to reason in this manner with himself: 'This can be no trick! they were very serious, and they have the truth from Hero, and seem to pity the lady. Love me! Why it must be requited!
The chief drawback in connection with it, to our eyes, is that all the inhabitants of the neighboring village appear to live in the front garden, but the hero evidently thinks it rather nice of them, as it enables him to make speeches to them from the front doorstep his favorite recreation. There is generally a public-house immediately opposite. This is handy.
To prove that Wharton was mistaken in his prognostics, it was necessary to our hero to obtain the price and stamp of talents it was essential to gain political power; and this could not be attained without joining a party. Vivian joined the party then in opposition.
Yet he won their love, their respect, and their admiration, and by an urbanity, a kindness, and a careful protection of their interests, such as no general ever showed before. He was a hero performing perpetual wonders, as chivalrous as the knights of the Middle Ages. No wonder he was adored, like a Moses in the wilderness, like a Napoleon in his early conquests.
He had scarcely got the store ready when some of the clerks entered, and the business of the day commenced. At nine Mr. Smith appeared. "So you're here, Peter," remarked he, as he caught sight of our hero. "Paul," corrected the owner of that name. "Well, well, Peter or Paul, don't make much difference. Both were apostles, if I remember right. All ready for work, eh?"
It brooded behind her like a great, dank cloud, shutting out the sunshine. The conditions of modern life are singularly inimical to swift and dramatic action when we wish to escape from surroundings that have become intolerable. In the old days, your hero would leap on his charger and ride out into the sunset.
The compliment was never forgotten; and years afterwards, when Wolfe besieged the city, the batteries of Beauport repelled the assault of his bravest troops, and well-nigh broke the heart of the young hero over the threatened defeat of his great undertaking, as his brave Highlanders and grenadiers lay slain by hundreds upon the beach of Beauport.
Never would she forgive Siegfried for treating her thus; never would she forgive Kriemhild for telling her the truth. 'Alas! alas! cried the angry Queen, 'no hero have I wed, but a feeble-hearted knave. Meanwhile, Kriemhild, already grieved that she had spoken thus foolishly, had left the angry Queen and gone down to the Minster to vespers.
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