The house of the seven gables . large bubble sailedmajestically down, and burst right against his nose ! Helooked up, — at first with a stern, keen glance, whichpenetrated at once into the obscurity behind the archedwindow, — then with a smile which might be conceivedas diffusing a dog-day sultriness for the space of severalyards about him. Aha, Cousin Clifford! cried Judge Pyncheon. What! still blowing soap-bubbles ! The tone seemed as if meant to be kind and soothing,but yet had a bitterness of sarcasm in it. As for Clifford,an absolute palsy of fear came over him. Apart from anydefinite cau
The house of the seven gables . large bubble sailedmajestically down, and burst right against his nose ! Helooked up, — at first with a stern, keen glance, whichpenetrated at once into the obscurity behind the archedwindow, — then with a smile which might be conceivedas diffusing a dog-day sultriness for the space of severalyards about him. Aha, Cousin Clifford! cried Judge Pyncheon. What! still blowing soap-bubbles ! The tone seemed as if meant to be kind and soothing,but yet had a bitterness of sarcasm in it. As for Clifford,an absolute palsy of fear came over him. Apart from anydefinite cause of dread which his past experience mighthave given him, he felt that native and original horror of 198 THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES. the excellent Judge which is proper to a weak, delicate,and apprehensive character, in the presence of massivestrength. Strength is incomprehensible by weakness,and, therefore, the more terrible. There is no greaterbugbear than a strong-willed relative, in the circle of hisown XII. THE DAGUEEREOTYPIST.
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