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VII. Queen of Night

           Torelievethetediumofthisuntimelydayshewouldoverhaulthecupboardscontaininghergrandfather’soldchartsandotherrubbish,hummingSaturday-nightballadsofthecountrypeoplethewhile.ButonSaturdaynightsshewouldfrequentlysingapsalm,anditwasalwaysonaweekdaythatshereadtheBible,thatshemightbeunoppressedwithasenseofdoingherduty.

           Suchviewsoflifeweretosomeextentthenaturalbegettingsofhersituationuponhernature.Todwellonaheathwithoutstudyingitsmeaningswaslikeweddingaforeignerwithoutlearninghistongue.ThesubtlebeautiesoftheheathwerelosttoEustacia;sheonlycaughtitsvapours.Anenvironmentwhichwouldhavemadeacontentedwomanapoet,asufferingwomanadevotee,apiouswomanapsalmist,evenagiddywomanthoughtful,madearebelliouswomansaturnine.

           Eustaciahadgotbeyondthevisionofsomemarriageofinexpressibleglory;yet,thoughheremotionswereinfullvigour,shecaredfornomeanerunion.Thusweseeherinastrangestateofisolation.Tohavelostthegodlikeconceitthatwemaydowhatwewill,andnottohaveacquiredahomelyzestfordoingwhatwecan,showsagrandeuroftemperwhichcannotbeobjectedtointheabstract,foritdenotesamindthat,thoughdisappointed,forswearscompromise.But,ifcongenialtophilosophy,itisapttobedangeroustothecommonwealth.Inaworldwheredoingmeansmarrying,andthecommonwealthisoneofheartsandhands,thesameperilattendsthecondition

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