Well, in that same spirit, I say to president-elect Bush that what remains of partisan rancor must now be put aside, and may God bless his stewardship of this country.
He felt no rancor, for he had won the game; he forgave, since he must admit, the " incapacity of viewing subjects all round" which had so nearly cost him life and fortune; he was willing even to believe.
When she heard it, Amaranta thought of Pietro Crespi, his evening gardenia, and his smell of lavender, and in the depths of her withered heart a clean rancor flourished, purified by time.
Then with a tiny chuckle, giving me a mischievous look in which no trace of rancor remained, she added: " You lousy bastard." So easy is it to make a woman see reason if you only tell her the truth.