seen moved
our host
to some
open
misgiving.But
the
Englishmen
had no
question;in
spite of
all,they
defended
the
accomplished
fact,and
when I
ventured
to say
that now
at least
there
could be a
hope of
better
things,while
the old
order was
only the
perpetuation
of
despair,he
mildly
assented,with
a gesture
of the
hand that
waived the
point,and
a deeply
sighed,"Perhaps;perhaps."
He was a
presence
of great
dignity,which
seemed to
recall the
past with
a
steadfast
allegiance,and
