himself into his son’s arms. “Yes,” said he, “I pardon thee, and I pardon also thy friend. Live, love one another; but there remains one sacrifice more for me to make thee, and thou hast just now rendered thyself worthy of it. Receive it, then,” said he with a new effort; “receive this hand, the gift of which is dearer to thee than life. It is thy valor which has forced it from me; it is that alone could have obtained it.”