...my will that you act thus ; I disapprove of your late conduct and expect submissive obedience." Marc caught her in his arms as she was falling to the ground, and that moment put an end to all concealment: he called her by the tenderest names, expressed his affection,...

...a rock against the chiding flood, Should the approach of this wild river break, And stand unsnaken yours. SHAKSFEARE. WHEN Standwich had rode through...replied Standwich; "I am but wounded in the arm ; the hall did but graze the skin- — it is nothing. ' ' The paleness of his countenance, however, and his...

...vision (for a vision it seemed to her rather than reality) of her father, his looks pale and haggered, his dress in great disorder and stained with blood,...nothing." The paleness of his countenance, however, seemed to contradict the words he uttered. " But you are hurt," said Margaret ; " I am sure you are...

...breaking heart was choking the utterance of the deepest and most poignant anguish. One of the bystanders caught her in his arms as she was falling to the ground, and placing her upon one of the rough settles in front of the fireplace, attempted to offer a few words...