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           Iinstinctivelyechoedthewordsshehadutteredafewhoursbefore:"Incomparablybeyondandaboveusall!Whetherstillonearthornowinheaven,herspiritisathomewithGod!"

           Idon’tknowifitbeapeculiarityinme,butIamseldomotherwisethanhappywhilewatchinginthechamberofdeath,shouldnofrenziedordespairingmournersharethedutywithme.Iseeareposethatneitherearthnorhellcanbreak,andIfeelanassuranceoftheendlessandshadowlesshereafter—theEternitytheyhaveentered—wherelifeisboundlessinitsduration,andloveinitssympathy,andjoyinitsfulness.InoticedonthatoccasionhowmuchselfishnessthereiseveninalovelikeMr.Linton’s,whenhesoregrettedCatherine’sblessedrelease!Tobesure,onemighthavedoubted,afterthewaywardandimpatientexistenceshehadled,whether,shemeritedahavenofpeaceatlast.Onemightdoubtinseasonsofcoldreflection;butnotthen,inthepresenceofhercorpse.Itasserteditsowntranquillity,whichseemedapledgeofequalquiettoitsformerinhabitants.

           Doyoubelievesuchpeoplearehappyintheotherworld,sir?I’dgiveagreatdealtoknow.

           IdeclinedansweringMrs.Dean’squestion,whichstruckmeassomethingveryheterodox.Sheproceeded—

           RetracingthecourseofCatherineLinton,Ifearwehavenorighttothinksheis;butwe’llleaveherwithherMaker.

           Themasterlookedasleep,andIventuredsoonaftersunrisetoquittheroomandstealouttothepurerefreshingair.