The firmness of the judge had touched the right chord at last.

The sword dropped back into its sheath, the scowl of passion gave place to the flush of shame, the wild eyes sought the ground, and the haughty head hung down in confusion.

Without a word he submitted to the officers of the court, and accompanied them to the place of his confinement, humble and repentant.
Years after this a gay throng of courtiers were assembled at court to do homage to King Henry the Fifth of England on his accession to the throne.

There were there princes and nobles and ladies--some the friends of the late king, some the friends of the new.

In the faces of not a few of the former might be detected traces of uneasiness and anxiety; while the latter talked and looked, for the most part, confident and triumphant.