It's to tell her of the worth of her husband, and what a loss it would be to the world if he were to die on the trail, and what he would suffer if he thought she were unhappy, and then in the ardor of my speech comes the straight lie.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
The martial ardor spread like a flame.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Her joy was so great that Stas, from fear that she might get a fever, was compelled to restrain her ardor.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz