Suspicion’s tongue; but, oh, ’tis sweet to know
Our duty has been done ’twixt man and man,
To feel we have been loyal to ourselves;
To know one voice at least proclaims us true,
The whispered voice of God, within our hearts!
—George M. Vickers.
The Corsican.
This piece is most effective if given sitting by the right side of a table.
Well, Michel, the luck seems against[595] you to-night,
You do nothing but lose;—it may change? You are right,[596]