sorrow-frozen

Updated: June 24, 2025

Now the sorrow-frozen heart of Lysbeth melted, and she bent over him and said, speaking so that all might hear: "Welcome to your home again, Adrian. You who once were led astray, have done bravely, and I am proud to call you son. Though you have left the faith in which you were bred, here and hereafter may God bless you and reward you, beloved Adrian!" Then she bent down and kissed his dying lips.

Henry Rider Haggard - Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch