The portrait you drew in his absence, and the intensity with which you mused upon it, were new and unexpected incidents.

They bespoke a sensibility somewhat too vivid; but from which, while subjected to the guidance of an understanding like yours, there was nothing to dread.
"A more direct intercourse took place between you.

I need not apologize for the solicitude which I entertained for your safety.

He that gifted me with perception of excellence, compelled me to love it.

In the midst of danger and pain, my contemplations have ever been cheered by your image.