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Chapter XIV

           Itseemstome,thatifyoutriedhard,youwouldintimefinditpossibletobecomewhatyouyourselfwouldapprove; andthatiffromthisdayyoubeganwithresolutiontocorrectyourthoughtsandactions,youwouldinafewyearshavelaidupanewandstainlessstoreofrecollections,towhichyoumightrevertwithpleasure." 

           "Justlythought;rightlysaid,MissEyre; and,atthismoment,Iampavinghellwithenergy." 

           "Sir?" 

           "Iamlayingdowngoodintentions,whichIbelievedurableasflint. Certainly,myassociatesandpursuitsshallbeotherthantheyhavebeen." 

           "Andbetter?" 

           "Andbettersomuchbetteraspureoreisthanfouldross. Youseemtodoubtme;Idon’tdoubtmyself: Iknowwhatmyaimis,whatmymotivesare;andatthismomentIpassalaw,unalterableasthatoftheMedesandPersians,thatbothareright." 

           "Theycannotbe,sir,iftheyrequireanewstatutetolegalisethem." 

           "Theyare,MissEyre,thoughtheyabsolutelyrequireanewstatute:unheard-ofcombinationsofcircumstancesdemandunheard-ofrules." 

           "Thatsoundsadangerousmaxim,sir;becauseonecanseeatoncethatitisliabletoabuse." 

           "Sententioussage!soitis:butIswearbymyhouseholdgodsnottoabuseit." 

           "Youarehumanandfallible." 

           "Iam:soareyouwhatthen?" 

           "Thehumanandfallibleshouldnotarrogateapowerwithwhichthedivineandperfectalonecanbesafelyintrusted." 

           "Whatpower?" 

           "Thatofsayingofanystrange,unsanctionedlineofaction,‘Letitberight.’" 

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