ellauri150.html on line 561: But fate treats her even more generously, by showing her how badly things went för her rival for Ben's affections, the nasty bitch Iras.
ellauri150.html on line 563: The two gazed at each other. We know what Esther presented—a beautiful woman, a happy mother, a contented wife. On the other side, it was very plain that fortune had not dealt so gently with her former rival. The tall figure remained with some of its grace; but an evil life had tainted the whole person. The face was coarse; the large eyes were red and pursed beneath the lower lids; there was no color in her cheeks, no makeup. The lips were cynical and hard, and general neglect was leading rapidly to premature old age. Her attire was ill chosen and draggled. The mud of the road clung to her sandals. Iras broke the painful silence.

ellauri150.html on line 567: "I would like to scare them," Iras replied. Then she drew closer to Esther, and, seeing her shrink, said, "Be not afraid. Give thy husband a message for me. Tell him his enemy is dead, and that for the much misery he brought me I slew him."

ellauri150.html on line 571: "Nay," said Iras, "I do not want pity or tears. Tell him, finally, I have found that to be a Roman is to be a brute. Farewell."

ellauri150.html on line 580: Iras went to them, took them under her arms, and passed to the door and out of it without a parting word. She walked rapidly, and was gone before Esther could decide what to do.
ellauri150.html on line 582: Ben-Hur, when he was told of the visit, knew certainly what he had long surmised—that on the day of the crucifixion Iras had deserted her father for Messala. Nevertheless, he set out immediately and hunted for him vainly; they never saw him more, or heard of him The blue bay, with all its laughing under the sun, has yet its dark secrets. Had it a tongue, it might tell us of the Messiah.
xxx/ellauri357.html on line 325: Onko mikään selitys sanoa, että halu perustuu haluun ja viha Irascible-tieteellisessä tiedekunnassa ja kollektiivisesti tuo kaikki taipumus istuu ruokahaluisessa tiedekunnassa? Tällainen tosiasioiden toteamus tekee ei auta tekemään pariskunnalle yhteisiä tunteita; he saattavat silti istua joko yksin sielussa tai yksin ruumiissa. Yhdelläkin kädellä, jos ruokahalu on herännyt, kuten lihallisessa intohimossa on oltava veren ja sapen lämmitys, hyvin määritelty tila elimessä; toisaalta, impulssi kohti Hyvää ei voi olla yhteinen kiihtymys, mutta, kuten myös tietyt muut, se kuuluisi välttämättä sielu yksin.
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