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Chapter VII

           "Letherstandhalf-an-hourlongeronthatstool,andletnoonespeaktoherduringtheremainderoftheday." 

           TherewasI,then,mountedaloft;I,whohadsaidIcouldnotbeartheshameofstandingonmynaturalfeetinthemiddleoftheroom,wasnowexposedtogeneralviewonapedestalofinfamy. Whatmysensationswerenolanguagecandescribe;butjustastheyallrose,stiflingmybreathandconstrictingmythroat,agirlcameupandpassedme:inpassing,sheliftedhereyes. Whatastrangelightinspiredthem!Whatanextraordinarysensationthatraysentthroughme!Howthenewfeelingboremeup!Itwasasifamartyr,ahero,hadpassedaslaveorvictim,andimpartedstrengthinthetransit. Imasteredtherisinghysteria,liftedupmyhead,andtookafirmstandonthestool. HelenBurnsaskedsomeslightquestionaboutherworkofMissSmith,waschiddenforthetrivialityoftheinquiry,returnedtoherplace,andsmiledatmeassheagainwentby. Whatasmile!Irememberitnow,andIknowthatitwastheeffluenceoffineintellect,oftruecourage;itlituphermarkedlineaments,herthinface,hersunkengreyeye,likeareflectionfromtheaspectofanangel.YetatthatmomentHelenBurnsworeonherarm"theuntidybadge;"scarcelyanhouragoIhadheardhercondemnedbyMissScatcherdtoadinnerofbreadandwateronthemorrowbecauseshehadblottedanexerciseincopyingitout. Suchistheimperfectnatureofman!suchspotsarethereonthediscoftheclearestplanet;andeyeslikeMissScatcherd’scanonlyseethoseminutedefects,andareblindtothefullbrightnessoftheorb. 

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