I regret to say that even the most imperturbable spirits are ruffled when such an incident occurs.

The wise men are those who appreciate and understand that they are in an entirely new world, with new powers and new limitations, and who govern themselves accordingly from the first, as they will certainly do later on." "My dear sir," said Brenton, somewhat offended, "if what you say is true, and I am really a dead man----" "Alive," corrected the other.
"Well, alive, then.

I may tell you that my wife's heart is broken.

She will never marry again." "Of course, that is a subject of which you know a great deal more than I do.

I all the more strongly advise you never to see her again.