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Sonia's letters were full of the most matter-of-fact detail, the simplest and clearest description of all Raskolnikov's surroundings as a convict. There was no word of her own hopes, no conjecture as to the future, no description of her feelings.
"Martin said that the children must all be seriously enjoined never to mention the subject, because many dishonest persons might, if they could get at the description of the purse and its contents, come forward to claim it, and thus it might be lost to the real owner.
'But do you really believe, sir, all that is written about this wonderful tree? inquired Harry Maitland, who had been making a sketch of the said tree, from the description which his uncle had been reading to them. 'Certainly, I do believe all that is stated of it, replied Mr. Maitland. 'Why should I doubt well-accredited writers and eye-witnesses?
The country was much of it of that description, now known by the name of "Barrens," or open woods, which had the appearance of having been planted out with trees at wide and regular distances from each other, like those of an orchard, allowing the most luxuriant growth of cane, grass, or clover beneath them. They now passed a wide and deep forest, in which the trees were large and thick.
He had a great many different dresses made to be used as disguises, and false hair of different colors and fashion, so that he could alter his appearance at pleasure. This was to prevent any spy or assassin who might come into his camp from identifying him by any description of his dress and appearance.
With the influence of the Crown, then, thus diminished, if a Bill of this description should pass, to make such an extensive change in the constitution of this House, it would be impossible to carry on the government of the country. But there has also been another most remarkable alteration with respect to the constitution of Parliament within the last four years.
He returned to the purpose which had brought him to the cottage and produced the Handbill that had been sent to him in Emily's letter. "I suppose you want to have it back again?" he said. She took it from him, and looked at it with interest. "Isn't it strange," she suggested, "that the murderer should have escaped, with such a careful description of him as this circulated all over England?"
Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret of style." Clearness is indeed his own most conspicuous note, and to clearness he added singular grace, great skill in phrase-making, great aptitude for beautiful description, perfect naturalness, absolute ease.
Ordinarily, however, we had to do with one of the makeshifts enumerated above. On several occasions I visited the big hospitals in the rear. Their condition was frightful beyond description from lack of supplies, lack of medicine, lack of doctors, nurses, and attendants, and especially from lack of transportation.
"Futile?" said Lady Engleton. "I think women are generally fools, entre nous; that is why they so often fill their lives with sound and fury, accomplishing nothing." Hadria felt that this was a description of her own life, as well as that of most of her neighbours.
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