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Chapter 17

           MyonlyfearisthatImayhavemisinterpretedsomeofhercrypticinstructions,orhaveomittedoroverlookedsomething.ButofthisIamcertain;IhaveleftundonenothingthatIcanimaginerighttobedone;andIhavedonenothingthatIknowoftoclashwithQueenTera’sarrangement.IwantherGreatExperimenttosucceed.TothisendIhavenotsparedlabourortimeormoneyormyself.Ihaveenduredhardship,andbraveddanger.Allmybrains;allmyknowledgeandlearning,suchastheyare;allmyendeavourssuchastheycanbe,havebeen,are,andshallbedevotedtothisend,tillweeitherwinorlosethegreatstakethatweplayfor."

           "Thegreatstake?"Irepeated;"theresurrectionofthewoman,andthewoman’slife?Theproofthatresurrectioncanbeaccomplished;bymagicalpowers;byscientificknowledge;orbyuseofsomeforcewhichatpresenttheworlddoesnotknow?"

           ThenMr.Trelawnyspokeoutthehopesofhisheartwhichuptonowhehadindicatedratherthanexpressed.OnceortwiceIhadheardCorbeckspeakofthefieryenergyofhisyouth;but,saveforthenoblewordsofMargaretwhenshehadspokenofQueenTera’shopewhichcomingfromhisdaughtermadepossibleabeliefthatherpowerwasinsomesenseduetoheredityIhadseennomarkedsignofit.Butnowhiswords,sweepingbeforethemlikeatorrentallantagonisticthought,gavemeanewideaoftheman.

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