第4部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

；　as　of　iron　in　a　furnace。　Weight；　solidity；　firmness；　this　wasthe　expression　of　his　repose；　even　in　such　decay　as　had　crept　untimelyover　him；　at　the　period　of　which　I　speak。　But　I　could　imagine；　eventhen；　that；　under　some　excitement　which　should　go　deeply　into　hisconsciousness…　roused　by　a　trumpet…peal；　loud　enough　to　awaken　allof　his　energies　that　were　not　dead；　but　only　slumbering…　he　was　yetcapable　of　flinging　off　his　infirmities　like　a　sick　man's　gown；dropping　the　staff　of　age　to　seize　a　battle…sword；　and　starting　uponce　more　a　warrior。　And；　in　so　intense　a　moment；　his　demeanourwould　have　still　been　calm。　Such　an　exhibition；　however；　was　but　to　bepictured　in　fancy；　not　to　be　anticipated；　nor　desired。　What　I　saw　inhim…　as　evidently　as　the　indestructible　ramparts　of；　OldTiconderoga；　already　cited　as　the　most　appropriate　simile…　were　thefeatures　of　stubborn　and　ponderous　endurance；　which　might　well　haveamounted　to　obstinacy　in　his　earlier　days；　of　integrity；　that；　likemost　of　his　other　endowments；　lay　in　a　somewhat　heavy　mass；　and　wasjust　as　unmalleable　and　unmanageable　as　a　ton　of　iron　ore；　and　ofbenevolence；　which；　fiercely　as　he　led　the　bayos　on　at　Chippewaor　Fort　Erie；　I　take　to　be　of　quite　as　genuine　a　stamp　as　whatactuates　any　or　all　the　polemical　philanthropists　of　the　age。　He　hadslain　men　with　his　own　hand；　for　aught　I　know…　certainly；　they　hadfallen；　like　blades　of　grass　at　the　sweep　of　the　scythe；　before　thecharge　to　which　his　spirit　imparted　its　triumphant　energy…　but；　bethat　as　it　might；　there　was　never　in　his　heart　so　much　cruelty　aswould　have　brushed　the　down　off　a　butterfly's　wing。　I　have　not　knownthe　man；　to　whose　innate　kindliness　I　would　more　confidently　make　anappeal。 Many　characteristics…　and　those；　too；　which　contribute　not　the　leastforcibly　to　i