I have not passed the hours, truly, in the games and levities of my years.

Life has been no festa to me--but no matter.

The senate was not pleased to hear of lessening the number of the galleys' crew, and thou wilt bethink thee of some other reward.

I have here the chain and golden oar in the hope that it will still be welcome." Antonio looked amazed, but, yielding to a natural curiosity, he gazed a moment with a longing at the prize.

Then recoiling with a shudder, he uttered moodily, and with the tones of one whose determination was made: "I should think the bauble coined of my grandchild's blood! Keep it; they have trusted it to thee, for it is thine of right, and now that they refuse to hear my prayer, it will be useless to all but to him who fairly earned it." "Thou makest no allowance, fisherman, for difference of years and for sinews that are in their vigor.