The deeper the repentance, the more intense the longing and love for better things, the more poignant the pang of regret and the sense of irreparable loss.

There is no sense, no end, no use, in this law which increases the severity of the punishment as the victim grows in innocency.
"Ah, sir," exclaimed the doctor, rising and laying his hand caressingly on the battery, while a triumphant exultation shone in his eyes, "you have no idea of the glorious satisfaction I take in crushing, destroying, annihilating these black devils of evil memories that feed on hearts.

It is a triumph like a god's.
"But oh, the pity of it, the pity of it!" he added, sadly, as his hand fell by his side, "that this so simple discovery has come so late in the world's history! Think of the infinite multitude of lives it would have redeemed from the desperation of hopelessness, or the lifelong shadow of paralysing grief to all manner of sweet, good, and joyous uses!" Henry opened the door slightly, and looked into the retiring-room.
Madeline was lying perfectly motionless, as he had seen her before.

She had not apparently moved a muscle.

With a sudden fear at his heart, he softly entered, and on tiptoe crossed the room and stood over her.