And this is no empty boast; it springs from the conviction of what is right and just.

'But you will be crushed in the struggle,' I have said to him--'My friend,' he answered, 'what if, to force you to a disgraceful act, you were told to yield or die ?'--From that day I understood him, and have devoted myself, mind and body, to the ever sacred cause of the weak against the strong.

You see, my Eva, that Djalma shows himself worthy of such a father.

This young Indian is so proud, so heroic in his bravery, that, like a young Greek of Leonidas' age, he fights with his breast bare; while other warriors of his country (who, indeed, usually have arms, breast, and shoulders uncovered) wear, in time of battle, a thick, impenetrable vest.

The rash daring of this youth reminds me of Murat, King of Naples, who, I have so often told you, I have seen a hundred times leading the most desperate charges with nothing but a riding-whip in his hand." "That's another of those kings I was telling you of, whom the Emperor set up for his amusement," said Dagobert.