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Chapter 15
Theloftinessofherthoughtsseemedtoupliftusallaswelistened.Hernoblewords,flowinginmusicalcadenceandvibrantwithinternalforce,seemedtoissuefromsomegreatinstrumentofelementalpower.Evenhertonewasnewtousall;sothatwelistenedastosomenewandstrangebeingfromanewandstrangeworld.Herfather’sfacewasfullofdelight.Iknewnowitscause.Iunderstoodthehappinessthathadcomeintohislife,onhisreturntotheworldthatheknew,fromthatprolongedsojournintheworldofdreams.Tofindinhisdaughter,whosenaturehehadnevertillnowknown,suchawealthofaffection,suchasplendourofspiritualinsight,suchascholarlyimagination,such...Therestofhisfeelingwasofhope!
Thetwoothermenweresilentunconsciously.Onemanhadhadhisdreaming;fortheother,hisdreamsweretocome.
Formyself,Iwaslikeoneinatrance.Whowasthisnew,radiantbeingwhohadwontoexistenceoutofthemistanddarknessofourfears?Lovehasdivinepossibilitiesforthelover’sheart!Thewingsofthesoulmayexpandatanytimefromtheshouldersofthelovedone,whothenmaysweepintoangelform.IknewthatinmyMargaret’snatureweredivinepossibilitiesofmanykinds.Whenundertheshadeoftheoverhangingwillow-treeontheriver,Ihadgazedintothedepthsofherbeautifuleyes,Ihadthenceforthastrictbeliefinthemanifoldbeautiesandexcellencesofhernature;butthissoaringandunderstandingspiritwas,indeed,arevelation.
