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Chapter 37

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           "ForGod’ssakedonotbesohard-hearted!"—saidMavispassionately—"TometheselastwordsofSibyl’s—poor,tortured,miserablegirl!—arebeyondallexpressionhorribleandappalling.Doyoumeantotellmeyouhavenobeliefinafuturelife?"

           "None."Iansweredwithconviction.

           "Thenthisisnothingtoyou?—thissolemnassuranceofhersthatsheisnotdead,butlivingagain—livingtoo,inindescribablemisery!—youdonotbelieveit?"

           "Doesanyonebelievetheravingsofthedying!"Ianswered—"Shewas,asIhavesaid,sufferingthetormentsofpoisonandpassion—andinthosetormentswroteasonetormented...."

           "Isitimpossibletoconvinceyouofthetruth?"askedMavissolemnly—"Areyousodiseasedinyourspiritualperceptionsasnottoknow,beyondadoubt,thatthisworldisbuttheshadowoftheOtherWorldsawaitingus?Iassureyou,asIlive,youwillhavethatterribleknowledgeforceduponyousomeday!Iamawareofyourtheories—yourwifehadthesamebeliefsorrathernon-beliefsasyourself—yetshehasbeenconvincedatlast!Ishallnotattempttoarguewithyou.Ifthislastletteroftheunhappygirlyouweddedcannotopenyoureyestotheeternalfactsyouchoosetoignore,nothingwilleverhelpyou.

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