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They thanked the priests for their ministrations, and begged after a while to be left alone. A request that they might speak with Morgan or Jeffreys was refused, but a young monk promised to take a message of affectionate farewell. He fulfilled the promise, and the simple, childlike, yet valiant words cheered many a terrible hour in the months that followed.

But the denunciation of Shakespeare's pessimism was the most splendidly understanding of all his utterances. This is the greatest thing in Shaw, a serious optimism even a tragic optimism. Life is a thing too glorious to be enjoyed. To be is an exacting and exhausting business; the trumpet though inspiring is terrible.

But the dawn of a new era seemed now ready to rise above the horizon. Yet again, however, was their faith to be sorely tried by the terrible scourge war. The desperadoes consisted this time of a party advancing from the Orange River, among whom were some Griquas. The suspense and anxiety were great, but recourse was had to prayer.

It was that of an old, old man, feeble with age, but still clear. Bessie stared too, as surprised as the gypsy, and the voice went on: "I gave your companion a sign last night that should have warned him. I speak to you now, to warn you again. The next time I shall not give a warning; I shall act, and your punishment will be swift and terrible. Take heed; go, while there is time."

It is a common criticism that a sweet temper deserves no commendation, because the blessed possessor of it is naturally sweet-tempered, and undergoes no terrible struggle in order to say the sweet word which he who is cursed with spite only just manages to force himself to utter.

"An atheist is indeed a terrible person, who doesn't believe in our heavenly Father, but an agnostic is only one who confesses that he doesn't know ... but may be quite willing to learn." "Oh, learn ... I mean teach him, then," she said earnestly. "You are God's man and know everything about Him, Mr. Talmadge."

She had a moment of insight, of vision, of terrible understanding. She did not know what was taking place within her, something racking spasmodic throes of sudden growth, the emergence for the first time in all her life of the capacity for pity ... She had wiped his mouth with her handkerchief, she held his limp hand in hers, his foolish staring face was hidden on her shoulder....

But you don't think I'm worrying about your car now, do you?" "I don't know, I'm sure," quavered Regina, "I know it's all terrible. Is your brother badly hurt?" "No. Fortunately he only has this cut in his head and a broken ankle. It might have been far worse." Regina wandered away. Somehow she felt that Peggy had taken a sudden dislike to her. She sauntered toward the car.

Great was their disappointment on examining it to find that it was rotten at heart, and would not serve their purpose. Soon after sailing, while becalmed, two or three waterspouts were seen, which seemed terrible, as it was impossible to get out of their way. The waterspout Dampier describes as the small ragged part of a cloud, hanging down from the blackest part.

The question to be answered seems not to be if it is natural for the Indians to mix these ingredients, but if they are essential to make the poison. So much for the preparing of this vegetable essenceterrible importer of death into whatever animal it enters.