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Chapter XXXVII

           Ilongedforthee,Janet!Oh,Ilongedfortheebothwithsoulandflesh! IaskedofGod,atonceinanguishandhumility,ifIhadnotbeenlongenoughdesolate,afflicted,tormented;andmightnotsoontasteblissandpeaceoncemore. ThatImeritedallIendured,IacknowledgedthatIcouldscarcelyenduremore,Ipleaded;andthealphaandomegaofmyheart’swishesbrokeinvoluntarilyfrommylipsinthewords‘Jane!Jane!Jane!’" 

           "Didyouspeakthesewordsaloud?" 

           "Idid,Jane.Ifanylistenerhadheardme,hewouldhavethoughtmemad:Ipronouncedthemwithsuchfranticenergy." 

           "AnditwaslastMondaynight,somewherenearmidnight?" 

           "Yes;butthetimeisofnoconsequence:whatfollowedisthestrangepoint. Youwillthinkmesuperstitious,somesuperstitionIhaveinmyblood,andalwayshad:nevertheless,thisistruetrueatleastitisthatIheardwhatInowrelate. 

           "AsIexclaimed‘Jane!Jane!Jane!’avoiceIcannottellwhencethevoicecame,butIknowwhosevoiceitwasreplied,‘Iamcoming:waitforme;’andamomentafter,wentwhisperingonthewindthewords‘Whereareyou?’ 

           "I’lltellyou,ifIcan,theidea,thepicturethesewordsopenedtomymind:yetitisdifficulttoexpresswhatIwanttoexpress. Ferndeanisburied,asyousee,inaheavywood,wheresoundfallsdull,anddiesunreverberating. ‘Whereareyou?’seemedspokenamongstmountains;forIheardahill-sentechorepeatthewords. 

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