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Chapter 9

           Wishingtospeakandtoattracttheirattention,hegotup,butatthatmomenthislegsgrewcoldandbare.

           Hefeltashamed,andwithonearmcoveredhislegsfromwhichhiscloakhadinfactslipped.ForamomentashewasrearranginghiscloakPierreopenedhiseyesandsawthesamepenthouseroofs,posts,andyard,butnowtheywereallbluish,litup,andglitteringwithfrostordew.

           “Itisdawn,”thoughtPierre.“Butthat’snotwhatIwant.Iwanttohearandunderstandmybenefactor’swords.”Againhecoveredhimselfupwithhiscloak,butnowneitherthelodgenorhisbenefactorwasthere.Therewereonlythoughtsclearlyexpressedinwords,thoughtsthatsomeonewasutteringorthathehimselfwasformulating.

           AfterwardswhenherecalledthosethoughtsPierrewasconvincedthatsomeoneoutsidehimselfhadspokenthem,thoughtheimpressionsofthatdayhadevokedthem.Hehadnever,itseemedtohim,beenabletothinkandexpresshisthoughtslikethatwhenawake.

           “Toendurewaristhemostdifficultsubordinationofman’sfreedomtothelawofGod,”thevoicehadsaid.“SimplicityissubmissiontothewillofGod;youcannotescapefromHim.Andtheyaresimple.Theydonottalk,butact.Thespokenwordissilverbuttheunspokenisgolden.Mancanbemasterofnothingwhilehefearsdeath,buthewhodoesnotfearitpossessesall.Iftherewerenosuffering,manwouldnotknowhislimitations,wouldnotknowhimself.Thehardestthing(Pierrewentonthinking,orhearing,inhisdream)istobeableinyoursoultounitethemeaningofall.Touniteall?”heaskedhimself.

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