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Chapter 18

           "Iwill!"hesaid—"Iwilltellyoumyhistory!Andyou,excellentagnosticasyouare,shall‘ministertoaminddiseased,’and‘pluckoutthememoryofarootedsorrow!’WhatapowerofexpressiontherewasinShakespeare,theuncrownedbutactualKingofEngland!Notthe‘rootedsorrow’alonewastobe‘pluckedout’butthevery‘memory’ofit.Theapparentlysimplelineholdscomplexwisdom;nodoubtthepoetknew,orinstinctivelyguessedthemostterriblefactinalltheUniverse..."

           "Andwhatisthat?"

           "TheeternalconsciousnessofMemory—"hereplied—"Godcannotforget—andinconsequenceofthis,Hiscreaturesmaynot!"

           Iforboretoreply,butIsupposemyfacebetrayedmythoughts,forthecynicalsmileIknewsowellplayedroundhismouthashelookedatme.

           "Igobeyondyourpatience,doInot!"hesaid,laughingagain—"WhenImentionGod—whoisdeclaredbycertainscientiststobenon-existentexceptasablind,indifferentnaturalForceorAtom-producer;—youarebored!Icanseethatataglance.Prayforgiveme!Letusresumeourtourofinspectionthroughthischarmingabode.Youwillbeverydifficulttosatisfyifyouarenotaveryemperorofcontentmenthere;—withabeautifulwifeandplentyofcash,youcanwellaffordtogivefamethego-by."

           "Imaywinityet!"Isaidhopefully—"Inthisplace,IfeelIcouldwritesomethingworthyofbeingwritten."

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