human
Behind a frowning Providence He hides a smiling face! Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan His works in vain! God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain!
gpt
Therefore, O my God! thought Aubrey, as he gazed upon the lovely scenes familiar to him from his birth, and from which a few short hours were to separate him forever,
human
I do acknowledge Thy hand in what has befallen me, and Thy mercy which enables me to bear it, as from Thee. The scene around him was tranquil and beautiful--inexpressibly beautiful. He stood under the shadow of a mighty elm-tree, the last of a long and noble avenue, which he had been pacing in deep thought for upwards of an hour. The ground was considerably elevated above the level of the rest of the park. No sound disturbed the serene repose of the approaching evening, except the distant and gradually diminishing sounds issuing from an old rookery, and the faint low bubbling of a clear streamlet which flowed not far from where he stood. Here and there, under the deepening shadows cast by the lofty trees, might be seen the glancing forms of deer, the only live things visible.
gpt
Life, said Aubrey, to himself, with a sigh, as he leaned against the trunk of the grand old tree under which he stood, and gazed with a fond and mournful eye on the lovely scenes stretching before him, to which the subdued radiance of the departing sunlight communicated a tone of tender pensiveness;
human
Where, said Lord De la Zouch, with much energy,
gpt
After a great deal of animated conversation on this subject, during which Mr. Aubrey assured Lord De la Zouch that _he_ would say everything which he honorably could to induce his sister to entertain, or at all events, not to discard the suit of Delamere; at the same time reminding him of the firmness of her character, and the hopelessness of attempting to change any determination to which she might have been led by her sense of delicacy and honor,--Lord De la Zouch addressed himself in a very earnest manner to matters more immediately relating to the personal interests of Mr. Aubrey; entered with lively anxiety into all his future plans and purposes; and once more pressed upon him the acceptance of most munificent offers of pecuniary assistance, which, with many fervent expressions of gratitude, Aubrey again declined. But he pledged himself to communicate freely with Lord De la Zouch, in the event of an occasion arising for such assistance as his Lordship had already so generously volunteered. By this time Mr. Delamere had joined them, regarding Mr. Aubrey with infinite earnestness and apprehension. All, however, he said, was--and in a hurried manner to his father--
human
My mother is waiting for you in the carriage, and wishes that we should immediately return. Lord De la Zouch and his son again took leave of Mr. Aubrey.
gpt
Remember, my dear Aubrey, remember the pledges you have repeated this evening, said the former.
human
I do, I will!