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Chapter 30. Closing in

           Iwasappointedtofindtheoldletterthatreferredtothem,andthattoldmewhattheymeant,andwhoseworktheywere,andwhytheywereworked,lyingwiththiswatchinhissecretdrawer.Butforthatappointmenttherewouldhavebeennodiscovery.“Donotforget.”Itspoketomelikeavoicefromanangrycloud.Donotforgetthedeadlysin,donotforgettheappointeddiscovery,donotforgettheappointedsuffering.Ididnotforget.WasitmyownwrongIremembered?Mine!Iwasbutaservantandaminister.WhatpowercouldIhaveoverthem,butthattheywereboundinthebondsoftheirsin,anddeliveredtome!’

           Morethanfortyyearshadpassedoverthegreyheadofthisdeterminedwoman,sincethetimesherecalled.Morethanfortyyearsofstrifeandstrugglewiththewhisperthat,bywhatevernameshecalledhervindictiveprideandrage,nothingthroughalleternitycouldchangetheirnature.Yet,gonethosemorethanfortyyears,andcomethisNemesisnowlookingherintheface,shestillabidedbyheroldimpiety—stillreversedtheorderofCreation,andbreathedherownbreathintoaclayimageofherCreator.Verily,verily,travellershaveseenmanymonstrousidolsinmanycountries;butnohumaneyeshaveeverseenmoredaring,gross,andshockingimagesoftheDivinenaturethanwecreaturesofthedustmakeinourownlikenesses,ofourownbadpassions.

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