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Chapter XXXV

           ItwasatalltimespleasanttolistenwhilefromhislipsfellthewordsoftheBible:neverdidhisfinevoicesoundatoncesosweetandfullneverdidhismannerbecomesoimpressiveinitsnoblesimplicity,aswhenhedeliveredtheoraclesofGod:andto-nightthatvoicetookamoresolemntonethatmanneramorethrillingmeaningashesatinthemidstofhishouseholdcircle (theMaymoonshininginthroughtheuncurtainedwindow,andrenderingalmostunnecessarythelightofthecandleonthetable): ashesatthere,bendingoverthegreatoldBible,anddescribedfromitspagethevisionofthenewheavenandthenewearthtoldhowGodwouldcometodwellwithmen,howHewouldwipeawayalltearsfromtheireyes,andpromisedthatthereshouldbenomoredeath,neithersorrownorcrying,noranymorepain,becausetheformerthingswerepassedaway. 

           Thesucceedingwordsthrilledmestrangelyashespokethem:especiallyasIfelt,bytheslight,indescribablealterationinsound,thatinutteringthem,hiseyehadturnedonme. 

           "Hethatovercomethshallinheritallthings;andIwillbehisGod,andheshallbemyson.But,"wasslowly,distinctlyread,"thefearful,theunbelieving,etc.,shallhavetheirpartinthelakewhichburnethwithfireandbrimstone,whichistheseconddeath." 

           Henceforward,IknewwhatfateSt.Johnfearedforme. 

           Acalm,subduedtriumph,blentwithalongingearnestness,markedhisenunciationofthelastgloriousversesofthatchapter. 

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