Her head had been shaved, and around it was swathed a piece of rag, in which a few straws were stuck. Curses light on the horse!" he added, seizing the bridle of his steed, who continued snorting and shivering, as if still under the influence of some unaccountable alarm; "what can ail him?" "I know what ails him, your honour," rejoined the groom, riding up as he spoke; "he's seen somethin' not o' this world. Dare we look back upon the darkened vista, and, in imagination retrace the path we have trod? With how many vain hopes is it shaded! with how many good resolutions, never fulfilled, is it paved! Where are the dreams of ambition in which, twelve years ago, we indulged? Where are the aspirations that fired us—the passions that consumed us then? Has our success in life been commensurate with our own desires—with the anticipations formed of us by others? Or, are we not blighted in heart, as in ambition? Has not the loved one been estranged by doubt, or snatched from us by the cold hand of death? Is not the goal, towards which we pressed, further off than ever—the prospect before us cheerless as the blank behind?—Enough of this. ” “It’s impossible. " Sheppard said nothing, but a disdainful smile curled his lips. Covered with houses, from one end to the other, this reverend and picturesque structure presented the appearance of a street across the Thames. But on arriving in the tattered saloon where he and Melusine had hidden, a shock awaited Gerald. Let her see what she could make here. After all, why need one look down. These little squares of coloured paper interested her mightily—hotel labels. ” True summer descended like a sticky fever upon August’s arrival, bringing with it miasmas of humidity that seemed to hang from the trees like mucus.
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