I was not so popular as Gerald; a crowd was assembled round him, but I stood alone.

As I leaned against a column, with folded arms, and a countenance which I felt betrayed little of my internal emotions, my eye caught Gerald's.

He was very pale, and I could see that his hand trembled.

Despite of our enmity, I felt for him.

The worst passions are softened by triumph, and I foresaw that mine was at hand.
The whole examination was over.