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Ill and Conscience–Stricken

           Thiswasthefirstprayer,ifImaycallitso,thatIhadmadeformanyyears. ButIreturntomyjournal. 

           June28. HavingbeensomewhatrefreshedwiththesleepIhadhad,andthefitbeingentirelyoff,Igotup; andthoughthefrightandterrorofmydreamwasverygreat,yetIconsideredthatthefitoftheaguewouldreturnagainthenextday,andnowwasmytimetogetsomethingtorefreshandsupportmyselfwhenIshouldbeill. AndthefirstthingIdidIfilledalargesquarecase-bottlewithwater,andsetituponmytableinreachofmybed; andtotakeoffthechilloraguishdispositionofthewater,Iputaboutaquarterofapintofrumintoit,andmixedthemtogether. ThenIgotmeapieceofthegoat’sflesh,andbroileditonthecoals,butcouldeatverylittle. Iwalkedabout,butwasveryweak,andwithalverysadandheavy-heartedinthesenseofmymiserablecondition,dreadingthereturnofmydistemperthenextday. AtnightImademysupperofthreeoftheturtle’seggs,whichIroastedintheashes,andeat,aswecallit,intheshell; andthiswasthefirstbitofmeatIhadeveraskedGod’sblessingto,evenasIcouldremember,inmywholelife. 

           AfterIhadeaten,Itriedtowalk,butfoundmyselfsoweakthatIcouldhardlycarrythegun(forIneverwentoutwithoutthat); soIwentbutalittleway,andsatdownupontheground,lookingoutuponthesea,whichwasjustbeforeme,andverycalmandsmooth. AsIsathere,somesuchthoughtsastheseoccurredtome. 

           Whatisthisearthandsea,ofwhichIhaveseensomuch? Whenceisitproduced? AndwhatamI,andalltheothercreatures,wildandtame,humanandbrutal,whencearewe? SureweareallmadebysomesecretPower,whoformedtheearthandsea,theairandsky. Andwhoisthat? 

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