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Chapter XXX

           Iamsureyoucannotlongbecontenttopassyourleisureinsolitude,andtodevoteyourworkinghourstoamonotonouslabourwhollyvoidofstimulus:anymorethanIcanbecontent,"headded,withemphasis,"tolivehereburiedinmorass,pentinwithmountainsmynature,thatGodgaveme,contravened;myfaculties,heaven-bestowed,paralysedmadeuseless. YouhearnowhowIcontradictmyself. I,whopreachedcontentmentwithahumblelot,andjustifiedthevocationevenofhewersofwoodanddrawersofwaterinGod’sserviceI,Hisordainedminister,almostraveinmyrestlessness. Well,propensitiesandprinciplesmustbereconciledbysomemeans." 

           Helefttheroom.InthisbriefhourIhadlearntmoreofhimthaninthewholepreviousmonth:yetstillhepuzzledme. 

           DianaandMaryRiversbecamemoresadandsilentasthedayapproachedforleavingtheirbrotherandtheirhome. Theybothtriedtoappearasusual;butthesorrowtheyhadtostruggleagainstwasonethatcouldnotbeentirelyconqueredorconcealed. Dianaintimatedthatthiswouldbeadifferentpartingfromanytheyhadeveryetknown. Itwouldprobably,asfarasSt.Johnwasconcerned,beapartingforyears:itmightbeapartingforlife. 

           "Hewillsacrificealltohislong-framedresolves,"shesaid:"naturalaffectionandfeelingsmorepotentstill. 

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