"Land O' the Leal."R. Bentley, 1878 - 177 páginas |
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Página 144 - They were gathered together, these people, by the strange fascination that makes the sight of a fellow-man being tried for his life, the most unnatural, piteous, moving sight God's earth can afford. At some period or other of this trial, each spectator has put himself in the place of the accused, has in one lightning moment realised his desperate position, has tasted of his exceeding bitterness, felt his heart-sick desolation, has said to himself, almost in Bunyan's words, ' There stand I but for...
Página 151 - . . Then he turned and went out with a step as firm and vigorous as that of the man who walked by his side. The door of the town-hall stood open, the waiting . crowd looked and listened no longer ; it had broken up into knots and groups of busy, eager talkers, who discussed the verdict garrulously ; for out of the hundreds here assembled there were but few whose sorrow for the fate of Stephen Hatton was so deep as not to permit them to uplift their voices loudly over the same.
Página 118 - ... death penalty involves them in a horrible dilemma. They, at any rate, cannot, in the 'face of their Master's teaching, assent to the proposition that all murderers are past repentance. When the alloted interval has expired, the convict is either impenitent or penitent. If impenitent, how awful to hurry him with all his sins upon his head into the presence of that God who — more patient than we — would have given him a longer time for repentance ! If sincerely penitent, forgiven by God, born...
Página 174 - Maurice only came between us like a shadow, and has passed away as one . . . When you were taken, and all said Maurice was dead, it was of you and your danger I thought — rarely of him — and my heart broke, Stephen, not for his sake, but yours . . .' But Stephen never spoke — never moved ; he was stunned with delirious joy for a moment, then —
Página 162 - No woman, surely, ever sat pondering over a sadder fate than did she that night, yet her eyes were dry and her lips calm, and the bright, thick hair was woven round her little head as cunningly as ever ; but...
Página 167 - IT was Sunday evening, and the few friends who desired to wish Stephen Hatton farewell had done so, and taken their departure, Lisa last of all, sobbing bitterly as she went. Neither father, mother, brother, nor sister had he, nor any to call kith nor kin with him, so that the sudden suspension of his life would leave no gap in any home circle ; and as to his...
Página 159 - tis an ugly thought to take a murderer's hand — seems as if some o' the guilt must needs stick. D'ye think he'll confess it all afore he goes ? 'Twould be a kind of awfu' consolation to hear the full perticlers — whether Maurice died o' one blow or two, an' if he died hard, an
Página 169 - I knew Stephen before I knew Maurice,' she said softly. They were sitting on the edge of the pallet by then, and he was stroking her little hand between both his own. ' Could ye bear it, dear, if I told ye the truth, the whole truth, before I go ?' he said gently. ' 'Twill be bitter as gall to tell an...