He would speak his last farewell to her, and so end the earthly happiness he paid for in deep humiliation, and depart into that gray cold mist where his duty lay.

It is thus that young men occasionally design to burst from the circle of the passions, and think that they have done it, when indeed they are but making the circle more swiftly.

Here was Evan mouthing his farewell to Rose, using phrases so profoundly humble, that a listener would have taken them for bitter irony.

He said adieu to her,--pronouncing it with a pathos to melt scornful princesses.

He tried to be honest, and was as much so as his disease permitted.
The black cloud had swallowed the sun; and turning off to the short cut across the downs, Evan soon rode between the wind and the storm.
He could see the heavy burden breasting the beacon-point, round which curled leaden arms, and a low internal growl saluted him advancing.