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Chapter XLVII. The Way Of The Beaten: A Harp In The Wind

           Hadtheymoreofthatpeaceandbeautywhichglimmeredafaroff,thenweretheytobeenvied.

           Drouetabandonedhisclaimandwasseennomore.OfHurstwood’sdeathshewasnotevenaware.Aslow,blackboatsettingoutfromthepieratTwenty-seventhStreetuponitsweeklyerrandbore,withmanyothers,hisnamelessbodytothePotter’sField.

           Thuspassedallthatwasofinterestconcerningthesetwainintheirrelationtoher.Theirinfluenceuponherlifeisexplicablealonebythenatureofherlongings.Timewaswhenbothrepresentedforherallthatwasmostpotentinearthlysuccess.Theywerethepersonalrepresentativesofastatemostblessedtoattain—thetitledambassadorsofcomfortandpeace,aglowwiththeircredentials.Itisbutnaturalthatwhentheworldwhichtheyrepresentednolongeralluredher,itsambassadorsshouldbediscredited.EvenhadHurstwoodreturnedinhisoriginalbeautyandglory,hecouldnotnowhavealluredher.Shehadlearnedthatinhisworld,asinherownpresentstate,wasnothappiness.

           Sittingalone,shewasnowanillustrationofthedeviouswaysbywhichonewhofeels,ratherthanreasons,maybeledinthepursuitofbeauty.Thoughoftendisillusioned,shewasstillwaitingforthathalcyondaywhenshewouldbeledforthamongdreamsbecomereal.Ameshadpointedoutafartherstep,butonandonbeyondthat,ifaccomplished,wouldlieothersforher.Itwasforevertobethepursuitofthatradianceofdelightwhichtintsthedistanthilltopsoftheworld

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