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Chapter 29

           Hesmiled,liftinghiseyestothemoon,nowshiningherfullestandbrightest.

           "True!"hereplied—"Thingswhichhavemeaningandarevaluable,havealltodowithmoneyorappetite,Geoffrey!Thereisnowideroutlookevidently!Butwewerespeakingoflove,andIholdthatloveshouldbeeternalashate.HereyouhavethesubstanceofmyreligiouscreedifIhaveany—thattherearetwospiritualforcesrulingtheuniverse—loveandhate—andthattheirincessantquarrelcreatesthegeneralconfusionoflife.Bothcontendoneagainsttheother—andonlyatJudgment-Daywillitbeprovedwhichisthestrongest.IamonthesideofHatemyself—foratpresentHatehasscoredallthevictoriesworthwinning,whileLovehasbeensooftenmartyredthatthereisonlythepoorghostofitleftonearth."

           Atthatmomentmywife’sfigureappearedatthedrawing-roomwindow,andLuciothrewawayhishalf-smokedcigar.

           "Yourguardian-angelbeckons!"hesaid,lookingatmeanoddexpressionofsomethinglikepitymingledwithdisdain—"Letusgoin."

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