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Chapter 19

           Therestwouldbeeasy. Hewouldgiveherstrengthandhealth. Andhecaughtglimpsesoftheirlife,intheyearstocome,wherein,againstabackgroundofworkandcomfortandgeneralwell-being,hesawhimselfandRuthreadinganddiscussingpoetry,sheproppedamidamultitudeofcushionsonthegroundwhileshereadaloudtohim. Thiswasthekeytothelifetheywouldlive. Andalwayshesawthatparticularpicture. Sometimesitwasshewholeanedagainsthimwhileheread,onearmabouther,herheaduponhisshoulder. Sometimestheyporedtogetherovertheprintedpagesofbeauty. Then,too,shelovednature,andwithgenerousimaginationhechangedthesceneoftheirreadingsometimestheyreadinclosed-invalleyswithprecipitouswalls,orinhighmountainmeadows,and,again,downbythegraysand-duneswithawreathofbillowsattheirfeet,orafaronsomevolcanictropicislewherewaterfallsdescendedandbecamemist,reachingtheseainvaporveilsthatswayedandshiveredtoeveryvagrantwispofwind. Butalways,intheforeground,lordsofbeautyandeternallyreadingandsharing,layheandRuth,andalwaysinthebackgroundthatwasbeyondthebackgroundofnature,dimandhazy,wereworkandsuccessandmoneyearnedthatmadethemfreeoftheworldandallitstreasures. 

           "Ishouldrecommendmylittlegirltobecareful,"hermotherwarnedheroneday. 

           "Iknowwhatyoumean. Butitisimpossible. Heisnot" 

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