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Chapter 29

           YouhavetruthandpurityIhonourboth.Youwillhavenoneofmyadviceorassistanceinthemakingofyourlife’shistoryto-nightthereforewepart,tomeetnomoreonearth.Neveragain,MavisClare!no,notthroughallyourquietdaysofsweetandcontentedexistencewillIcrossyourpathbeforeHeavenIswearit!"

           "Butwhy?"askedMavisgently,approachinghimnowasshespoke,withasoftgraceofmovement,andlayingherhandonhisarm"Whydoyouspeakwithsuchapassionofself-reproach?Whatdarkcloudisonyourmind?SurelyyouhaveanoblenatureandIfeelthatIhavewrongedyouinmythoughts,...youmustforgivemeIhavemistrustedyou"

           "Youdowelltomistrustme!"heanswered,andwiththesewordshecaughtbothherhandsandheldtheminhisown,lookingatherfullinthefacewitheyesthatflashedlikejewels,"Yourinstinctteachesyourightly.Wouldthereweremanymorelikeyoutodoubtmeandrepelme!Onewordif,whenIamgone,youeverthinkofme,thinkthatIammoretobepitiedthantheveriestparalysedandstarvingwretchthatevercrawledonearthforhe,perchance,hashopeandIhavenone.AndwhenyouprayformeforIholdyoutothispromiseprayforonewhodaresnotprayforhimself!Youknowthewords,‘Leadusnotintotemptationbutdeliverusfromevil’?To-nightyouhavebeenledintotemptation,thoughyouknewitnot,butyouhavedeliveredyourselffromevilasonlyatruesoulcan.

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