To-day the low dull sky and the threatening clouds far away upon the level horizon harmonised well with his own thoughts--with the utter hopelessness of his mind.
Hopelessness!--yes, that was the word.

He had hazarded all upon this one chance, and its failure was the shipwreck of his life.

The ruin was complete.

He could not build up a new scheme of happiness.

In the full maturity of his manhood, his fate had come to him.