Ah, Marion, if that be all, save him! Save him! He is all I have in the world! He is so young, so sensitive, so clever, so proud, you could influence him with half a word.

If you said to him, 'Stay,' he would remain, though kings and emperors should summon him.

Will you see him, and say that one word, Marion, for my sake ?" It was very pleasant to know that one word from her could influence the life of this great unknown genius; very pleasant to believe that she was loved so dearly, so entirely, that even an emperor could not take the man who worshiped her from her side.

It seems weak that she should so easily believe.

Insight gives one a false estimate of her character; but there are many things to be considered before judging her.