_Non timui--Caesarem vehis._ Give the sails to the winds, boys.

I will make them my vassals.' "His eyes beamed with conscious power, as the white sheet unrolled and swelled gracefully in the breeze.

It was strange, all my fears were gone, and I felt as serene a confidence as if his vaunting words were true.

The strong will, the magic smile were acting on me like a spell, and I yielded unresistingly to their influence.
"Mrs.Lynn would gladly have revoked her commands, since they had called forth such an expression of interest for me; but the boat swept on with triumphant speed, and even I participated in the exhilaration of its motion.

Just before we reached the shore, Mrs.Lynn bent forward and took the flowers from the hand of St.James before he was aware of her design.
"'Is that mignonette which is so oppressively fragrant ?' she asked, lifting the bouquet to her nose.