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Chapter XXVII. When Waters Engulf Us We Reach For A Star

           Hewouldnotneedtoanswerthat.Hewentbacktothesafeandputhishandontheknob.Thenhepulledthedooropenandtookthedrawerwiththemoneyquiteout.

           Withitonceoutandbeforehim,itseemedafoolishthingtothinkaboutleavingit.Certainlyitwould.Why,hecouldlivequietlywithCarrieforyears.

           Lord!whatwasthat?Forthefirsttimehewastense,asifasternhandhadbeenlaiduponhisshoulder.Helookedfearfullyaround.Notasoulwaspresent.Notasound.Someonewasshufflingbyonthesidewalk.Hetooktheboxandthemoneyandputitbackinthesafe.Thenhepartlyclosedthedooragain.

           Tothosewhohaveneverwaveredinconscience,thepredicamentoftheindividualwhosemindislessstronglyconstitutedandwhotremblesinthebalancebetweendutyanddesireisscarcelyappreciable,unlessgraphicallyportrayed.Thosewhohaveneverheardthatsolemnvoiceoftheghostlyclockwhichtickswithawfuldistinctness,“thoushalt,”“thoushaltnot,”“thoushalt,”“thoushaltnot,”areinnopositiontojudge.Notaloneinsensitive,highlyorganisednaturesissuchamentalconflictpossible.Thedullestspecimenofhumanity,whendrawnbydesiretowardevil,isrecalledbyasenseofright,whichisproportionateinpowerandstrengthtohiseviltendency.Wemustrememberthatitmaynotbeaknowledgeofright,fornoknowledgeofrightispredicatedoftheanimal’sinstinctiverecoilatevil.Menarestillledbyinstinctbeforetheyareregulatedbyknowledge.

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