He was of the class of youths who, in apprehension that their bright season may not be permanent, choose to fortify it by a systematic contempt of material realities unless they come in the fairest of shapes, and as he was quite sincere in this feeling and election of the right way to live, disappointment and sullenness overcame him on hearing men's shouts and steps; despite his helpless condition he refused to stir, for they had jarred on his dream.
Perhaps his temper, unknown to himself, had been a little injured by his mishap, and he would not have been sorry to charge them with want of common humanity in passing him; or he did not think his plight so bad, else he would have bawled after them had they gone by: far the youths of his description are fools only upon system,--however earnestly they indulge the present self-punishing sentiment.

The party did not pass; they stopped short, they consulted, and a feminine tongue more urgent than the others, and very musical, sweet to hear anywhere, put him in tune.

She said, 'Brother! brother!' in German.

Our philosopher flung off his hat.
'You see!' said the lady's brother.
'Ask him, Anton,'she said to their guide.
'And quick!' her brother added.
The guide scrambled along to him, and at a closer glance shouted: 'The Englishman!' wheeling his finger to indicate what had happened to the Tomnoddy islander.
His master called to know if there were broken bones, as if he could stop for nothing else.
The cripple was raised.

The gentleman and lady made their way to him, and he tried his hardest to keep from tottering on the slope in her presence.