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Chapter 17
ButyouandIabidehereinallthesweetwehavediscoveredofeachother.Quicklyenoughwillcomethedark,andyoudepartforyourcoastsofsunandflowers,andIfortheroaringtableofValhalla.”
“No!no!”shecried,half-tearingherselfaway.“Youdonotunderstand.Allofgreatness,allofgoodness,allofGodareinthismanwhoismorethanman;anditisashamefuldeathtodie.Onlyslavesandthievessodie.Heisneitherslavenorthief.Heisanimmortal.HeisGod.TrulyItellyouHeisGod.”
“Heisimmortalyousay,”Icontended.“Thentodieto-dayonGolgothawillnotshortenhisimmortalitybyahair’sbreadthinthespanoftime.Heisagodyousay.Godscannotdie.FromallIhavebeentoldofthem,itiscertainthatgodscannotdie.”
“Oh!”shecried.“Youwillnotunderstand.Youareonlyagreatgiantthingofflesh.”
“Isitnotsaidthatthiseventwasprophesiedofoldtime?”Iqueried,forIhadbeenlearningfromtheJewswhatIdeemedtheirsubtletiesofthinking.
“Yes,yes,”sheagreed,“theMessianicprophecies.ThisistheMessiah.
