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Chapter 29

           "True—youcanwait,MavisClare!"hesaidindeepcleartonesfromwhichallsadnesshadfled—"Youcanaffordtowait!Tellme—thinkforamoment!—canyourememberme?Isthereatimeonwhichyoucanlookback,andlooking,seemyface,notherebutelsewhere?Think!Didyoueverseemelongago—inafarsphereofbeautyandlight,whenyouwereanAngel,Mavis—andIwas—notwhatIamnow!Howyoutremble!Youneednotfearme—Iwouldnotharmyouforathousandworlds!ItalkwildlyattimesIknow;—Ithinkofthingsthatarepast—longlongpast—andIamfilledwithregretsthatburnmysoulwithfiercerheatthanfire!Andsoneitherworld’swealth,world’spower,norworld’slovewilltemptyou,Mavis!—andyou—awoman!Youarealivingmiraclethen—asmiraculousasthedropofundefileddewwhichreflectsinitstinycircumferenceallthecoloursofthesky,andsinksintotheearthsweetly,carryingmoistureandrefreshmentwhereitfalls.Icandonothingforyou—youwillnothavemyaid—yourejectmyservice?ThenasImaynothelpyou,youmusthelpme!"—anddroppingbeforeher,hereverentlytookherhandandkissedit—"Iaskaverylittlethingofyou—prayforme!Iknowyouareaccustomedtopray,soitwillbenotroubletoyou—youbelieveGodhearsyou—andwhenIlookatyou,Ibelieveittoo.Onlyapurewomancanmakefaithpossibletoman.

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