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Chapter XXXV

           Withme,then,itseems,youcannotgo:butifyouaresincereinyouroffer,Iwill,whileintown,speaktoamarriedmissionary,whosewifeneedsacoadjutor. YourownfortunewillmakeyouindependentoftheSociety’said; andthusyoumaystillbesparedthedishonourofbreakingyourpromiseanddesertingthebandyouengagedtojoin." 

           NowIneverhad,asthereaderknows,eithergivenanyformalpromiseorenteredintoanyengagement;andthislanguagewasallmuchtoohardandmuchtoodespoticfortheoccasion.Ireplied 

           "Thereisnodishonour,nobreachofpromise,nodesertioninthecase. IamnotundertheslightestobligationtogotoIndia,especiallywithstrangers. WithyouIwouldhaveventuredmuch,becauseIadmire,confidein,and,asasister,Iloveyou; butIamconvincedthat,gowhenandwithwhomIwould,Ishouldnotlivelonginthatclimate." 

           "Ah!youareafraidofyourself,"hesaid,curlinghislip. 

           "Iam.Goddidnotgivememylifetothrowaway;andtodoasyouwishmewould,Ibegintothink,bealmostequivalenttocommittingsuicide. Moreover,beforeIdefinitivelyresolveonquittingEngland,IwillknowforcertainwhetherIcannotbeofgreaterusebyremaininginitthanbyleavingit." 

           "Whatdoyoumean?" 

           "Itwouldbefruitlesstoattempttoexplain;butthereisapointonwhichIhavelongenduredpainfuldoubt,andIcangonowheretillbysomemeansthatdoubtisremoved." 

           "Iknowwhereyourheartturnsandtowhatitclings. Theinterestyoucherishislawlessandunconsecrated. 

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