Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 1 of 3)

determination he had come to on the last evening, of pro

sapproved, and whom she was notwithstanding determined to marry up to the time he had become his rival; but

er's happiness, forgot for the momen

hby, pause! Be quite certain that yo

aid Willoughby, taking

sty either with th

pretensions to be an Adonis," he added with a sneer, for he knew that Alfred was consid

ittle caution? Have you no fear of finding yourself, when too late, the

tly to Lord Selby's, and in less than an hour had p

equired assistance, that, without waiting to consider if any offence was intended, he would feel perhaps but a momentary resentment, yet, while under its dominion, as the readiest and most appropriate revenge, would resolve hastily on an opposite line of conduct to that suggested by h

, but like a just judge, after first hearing every witness, that is to say every argument which can be brought to bear upon the subject. Acuteness in prejudging is the boast of the fool. Discrimination to give its due weight to every part of the evidence, the privilege of the man of sense. The fool is always tell

re absurd than that which is founded on the wilfully

date for the prize, should use every power that Providence has given to man, avail himself of every ray of light that the

gain some step on the road towards per