The Buccaneer - A Tale

And then sobs, sobs that came from the Protector's heart, burst from his

lips, and he fell into one of those passions of tears and prayers to

which of late he had been often subject. It soon subsided, and the man

so extolled and admired by the one party--so abused and vilified by the

other--so feared by all--retired in silence and in sorrow to his couch.