They replaced her head-dress, repaired the disorder of her toilette, and picked up the fragments of broken glass and china.

Vanquished by her own violence, the reaction was immediate and complete.

She fell back helpless and exhausted into an arm-chair.
This magnificent result was due to the magistrate.

To accomplish it, he had had to use all his ability, to exercise the most angelic patience, the greatest tact.

His triumph was the more meritorious, because he came completely unprepared for this adventure, which interfered with his intended proposal.