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Moreover, what could have caused the nonfulfilment of the divine promise which led the seekers to reject that which they had accepted?
The giver was considered the absolute owner of whatever he gave, as is the commander of a vessel at sea. It was a beneficium conferred by him, to which certain indispensable conditions were attached. Military duty was the first, but not the only one of these. Writers on feudalism mention a great number, the nonfulfilment of which incurred what was called forfeiture.
And amidst all the ruin of hope, it was perhaps the nonfulfilment of that ambition which most made her heart bleed.
Hence, if it be wished to make a stipulation in favour of any such third person, a penalty should be stipulated for, to be paid, in default of performance of that which is in reality the object of the contract, to the party who otherwise would have no interest in such performance; for when one stipulates for a penalty, it is not his interest in what is the real contract which is considered, but only the amount to be forfeited to him upon nonfulfilment of the condition.
And yet convention is the result of the concentrated essence of the experience of ages; and no one seems able to break through it without the effort leaving a scar. It cast its shadow even over the life at the Altenburg. There remained one great longing to the Princess, the nonfulfilment of which was as a void in her soul. She yearned to bear the name of the man she adored.
That is the reason why he goes to Mowbray Castle, as well as to the squalid courts and cellars of the town. He takes care that those who are clad in purple and fine linen shall know the state of their neighbours. They cannot at least plead ignorance for the nonfulfilment of their duty.
And amidst all the ruin of hope, it was perhaps the nonfulfilment of that ambition which most made her heart bleed.
Why will you call me back to recollections that I would fain banish? Why 'Dearest Miss Temple, said Lord Montfort, 'do not reproach me! You make me wretched. Remember, dear lady, that I have not sought this conversation; that if I were presumptuous in my plans and hopes, I at least took precautions that I should be the only sufferer by their nonfulfilment. 'Best and most generous of men!
And amidst all the ruin of hope, it was perhaps the nonfulfilment of that ambition which most made her heart bleed.
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