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Sydney Smith called Webster a cathedral; and surely there must have been something in those enormous, burning eyes, that craglike brow, that smote even the most superficial observer into an admiration which was almost awe. SYDNEY SMITH CALLED WEBSTER A CATHEDRAL AND SURELY THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING IN THOSE ENORMOUS BURNING EYES THAT CRAG LIKE BROW THAT SMOTE EVEN THE MOST SUPERFICIAL OBSERVER INTO AN ADMIRATION WHICH WAS ALMOST AWE
the family. It is a heterogeneous collection, yet by no means an awkward one, and every one is chatting with every one else with great amiability. It is late afternoon: the master of the house has been away all day, and now his guests and his family are glancing in the direction from which he may be expected. For although every one is comfortable and properly entertained, yet the absence of the host creates an inexpressible emptiness; it is as if everything were quiescent--hardly breathing--merely waiting until he comes. Suddenly the atmosphere changes; it is charged with a strong vibrant quality; everything--all eyes, all interest--is instantly focused on the figure which has appeared among them. He is in fisherman's clothes--this newcomer--attired with a brave eye for the picturesque, in soft hat and flowing tie; but there are no fisherman's clothes, no, nor any other cloakings which can conceal the resilient dignity of his bearing, his impressive build, and magnificent, kingly head. HO CONSIDER THEMSELVES PART OF THE FAMILY IT IS A HETEROGENEOUS COLLECTION YET BY NO MEANS AN AWKWARD ONE AND EVERYONE IS CHATTING WITH EVERY ONE ELSE WITH GREAT AMIABILITY IT IS LATE AFTERNOON THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE HAS BEEN AWAY ALL DAY AND NOW HIS GUESTS AND HIS FAMILY ARE GLANCING IN THE DIRECTION FROM WHICH HE MAY BE EXPECTED FOR ALTHOUGH EVERYONE IS COMFORTABLE AND PROPERLY ENTERTAINED YET THE ABSENCE OF THE HOST CREATES AN INEXPRESSIBLE EMPTINESS IT IS AS IF EVERYTHING WERE QUIESCENT HARDLY BREATHING MERELY WAITING UNTIL HE COMES SUDDENLY THE ATMOSPHERE CHANGES IT IS CHARGED WITH A STRONG VIBRANT QUALITY EVERYTHING ALL EYES ALL INTEREST IS SUDDENLY FOCUSED ON THE FIGURE WHICH HAS APPEARED AMONG THEM HE IS IN FISHERMAN'S CLOTHES THIS NEWCOMER ATTIRED WITH A BRAVE EYE FOR THE PICTURESQUE IN SOFT HAT AND FLOWING TIE BUT THERE ARE NO FISHERMAN'S CLOTHES NO NOR ANY OTHER CLOAKINGS WHICH CAN CONCEAL THE RESILIENT DIGNITY OF HIS BEARING HIS IMPRESSIVE BUILD AND MAGNIFICENT KINGLY HEAD
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