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Chapter 29

           Alas!isitacrimethatIshouldlookuponhim,whenitmaybeforthelasttime?Whenyetbutashortspace,andthosefairfeatureswillbenolongeranimatedbytheboldandbuoyantspiritwhichforsakesthemnoteveninsleep!Whenthenostrilshallbedistended,themouthagape,theeyesfixedandbloodshot;andwhentheproudandnobleknightmaybetroddenonbythelowestcaitiffofthisaccursedcastle,yetstirnotwhentheheelisliftedupagainsthim!Andmyfather!oh,myfather!evilisitwithhisdaughter,whenhisgreyhairsarenotrememberedbecauseofthegoldenlocksofyouth!WhatknowIbutthattheseevilsarethemessengersofJehovah’swrathtotheunnaturalchild,whothinksofastranger’scaptivitybeforeaparent’s?whoforgetsthedesolationofJudah,andlooksuponthecomelinessofaGentileandastranger?ButIwilltearthisfollyfrommyheart,thougheveryfibrebleedasIrenditaway!"

           Shewrappedherselfcloselyinherveil,andsatdownatadistancefromthecouchofthewoundedknight,withherbackturnedtowardsit,fortifying,orendeavouringtofortifyhermind,notonlyagainsttheimpendingevilsfromwithout,butalsoagainstthosetreacherousfeelingswhichassailedherfromwithin.

           

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