The light fell upon the two sad young faces that were turned mutely toward it: upon the eyes of the girl, who seemed to be looking with such anguished perplexity into the future; upon the sombre eyes of the boy, who seemed already to be looking into the past.

live had torn itself and bled and weakened for the last time, until the chain secured a dead woman, who might cautiously be released.

For the first time, perhaps, since that land emerged from the waters of geologic ages, a human face was set toward it with love and yearning. It seemed beautiful to her, rich and strong and glorious.

There are women who spread ruin around them through no fault of theirs, just by being too beautiful, too full of life and love. They can't help it. People come to them as people go to a warm fire in winter.

queerly shaped old man, with a thick, powerful body set on short bow-legs.

In eleven long years John Bergson had made but little impression upon the wild land he had come to tame.

It woke up out of its sleep and stretched itself, and it was so big, so rich,

The trouble is you almost have to marry a man before

She blamed Marie bitterly. And why, with her happy, affectionate nature, should she have brought destruction and sorrow to all who had loved her,