The time was when, had such an idea entered her mind, it would have been torture indescribable and agony the most intense; but then, subdued as was the usual warmth of her temperament, an awful suspension seemed to hold her feelings in control.

It is true that a well-fed body can be made to perform an extraördinary amount of work by the ingestion of moderate quantities of spirits; for the stimulated nerves then react upon organs highly charged with energy.

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