“The pursuit of the fugitive soldier did not slacken. The galleries and vaults were secured, and every place resounded with uproar and menace.”

“He hurried forward to enjoy and to abuse his glory, as if aware that it was a fugitive dream of youth.”

“Memory enjoys a fugitive triumph. But though the moment of full recollection brings deep and ecstatic joy, and a triumph over time, the vision passes, and the ordinary business of living is resumed.”