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Chapter 10

           Oneshouldnotloveperfection.Oneshouldonlylookonitasperfection—yetIaminlovewithyou.Thoughloveequalizes,donotfear.Ihavenotloweredyoutomylevel,eveninmymostsecretthoughts.Ihavewritten‘Donotfear,’asifyoucouldfear.IwouldkissyourfootprintsifIcould;but,oh!Iamnotputtingmyselfonalevelwithyou!—Lookatthesignature—quick,lookatthesignature!”

           “However,observe”(shewroteinanotheroftheletters),“thatalthoughIcoupleyouwithhim,yetIhavenotonceaskedyouwhetheryoulovehim.Hefellinlovewithyou,thoughhesawyoubutonce.Hespokeofyouasof‘thelight.’Thesearehisownwords—Iheardhimusethem.ButIunderstoodwithouthissayingitthatyouwereallthatlightistohim.Ilivednearhimforawholemonth,andIunderstoodthenthatyou,too,mustlovehim.Ithinkofyouandhimasone.”

           “Whatwasthematteryesterday?”(shewroteonanothersheet).“Ipassedbyyou,andyouseemedtometoblush.Perhapsitwasonlymyfancy.IfIweretobringyoutothemostloathsomeden,andshowyoutherevelationofundisguisedvice—youshouldnotblush.Youcanneverfeelthesenseofpersonalaffront.Youmayhateallwhoaremean,orbase,orunworthy—butnotforyourself—onlyforthosewhomtheywrong.Noonecanwrongyou.Doyouknow,Ithinkyououghttoloveme—foryouarethesameinmyeyesasinhis—youareaslight.Anangelcannothate,perhapscannotlove,either.

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