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Chapter 27

           Here’sanotherway. Amanwhohasfoundthepathtothehiddentemplebuthasnotfollowedit; whohas,perhaps,caughtglimpsesofthetempleandstrivenafterwardtoconvincehimselfthatitwasonlyamirageoffoliage. Yetanotherway. Amanwhocouldhavedonethingsbutwhoplacednovalueonthedoing,andwho,allthetime,inhisinnermostheart,isregrettingthathehasnotdonethem; whohassecretlylaughedattherewardsfordoing,andyet,stillmoresecretly,hasyearnedfortherewardsandforthejoyofdoing." 

           "Idon’treadhimthatway,"shesaid. "Andforthatmatter,Idon’tseejustwhatyoumean." 

           "Itisonlyavaguefeelingonmypart,"Martintemporized. "Ihavenoreasonforit. Itisonlyafeeling,andmostlikelyitiswrong. YoucertainlyshouldknowhimbetterthanI." 

           FromtheeveningatRuth’sMartinbroughtawaywithhimstrangeconfusionsandconflictingfeelings. Hewasdisappointedinhisgoal,inthepersonshehadclimbedtobewith. Ontheotherhand,hewasencouragedwithhissuccess. Theclimbhadbeeneasierthanheexpected. Hewassuperiortotheclimb,and(hedidnot,withfalsemodesty,hideitfromhimself)hewassuperiortothebeingsamongwhomhehadclimbedwiththeexception,ofcourse,ofProfessorCaldwell. Aboutlifeandthebooksheknewmorethanthey,andhewonderedintowhatnooksandcranniestheyhadcastasidetheireducations. 

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