Chapter 43

           ‘Tamb’Itambehindhischairwasthunderstruck.Thedeclarationproducedanimmensesensation.“Letthemgobecausethisisbestinmyknowledge,whichhasneverdeceivedyou,”Jiminsisted.Therewasasilence.Inthedarknessofthecourtyardcouldbeheardthesubduedwhispering,shufflingnoiseofmanypeople.Doraminraisedhisheavyheadandsaidthattherewasnomorereadingofheartsthantouchingtheskywiththehand,butheconsented.Theothersgavetheiropinioninturn.“Itisbest,”“Letthemgo,”andsoon.Butmostofthemsimplysaidthatthey“believedTuanJim.”

           ‘Inthissimpleformofassenttohiswillliesthewholegistofthesituation;theircreed,histruth;andthetestimonytothatfaithfulnesswhichmadehiminhisowneyestheequaloftheimpeccablemenwhoneverfalloutoftheranks.Stein’swords,“Romantic!Romantic!”seemtoringoverthosedistancesthatwillnevergivehimupnowtoaworldindifferenttohisfailingsandhisvirtues,andtothatardentandclingingaffectionthatrefuseshimthedoleoftearsinthebewildermentofagreatgriefandofeternalseparation.

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