You would never have seen her a second time.

Your constancy was our salvation, and perhaps your own!" He smiled in a way I liked none too well, but now I began myself to engage in certain reflections.

Was it then true that faith could purchase faith--and win not failure, but success?
"At least she has flown," went on Calhoun.

"But why?
What made her go?
'Tis all over now, unless, unless--unless--" he added to himself a third time.
"But unless what ?" "Unless that chance word may have had some weight.

You say that you and she talked of _principles ?_" "Yes, we went so far into abstractions." "So did I with her! I told her about this country; explained to her as I could the beauties of the idea of a popular government.