My life shall be devoted to your happiness.

In that I will find a compensation.

All is not lost--all is not ruined.

My heart is as pure as when I left you three years ago.

I come back bleeding from my life-battle it is true, but not in mortal peril--wounded, but not unto death--cast down, but not destroyed." All the muscles of Mr.Delancy's face quivered with suppressed feeling as he stood looking at his daughter, who, as she uttered the words, "cast down, but not destroyed," flung herself in wild abandonment on his breast..