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Chapter 18
Trelawnyspokeagain:
"Youaresureofwhatyousay!Youbelieveitwithallyoursoul?"Margaret’sfacehadlosttheabstractedlook;itnowseemedilluminatedwiththedevotionofonetowhomisgiventospeakofgreatthings.Sheansweredinavoicewhich,thoughquiet,vibratedwithconviction:
"Iknowit!Myknowledgeisbeyondbelief!"Mr.Trelawnyspokeagain:
"Thenyouaresosure,thatwereyouQueenTeraherself,youwouldbewillingtoproveitinanywaythatImightsuggest?"
"Yes,anyway!"theanswerrangoutfearlessly.Hespokeagain,inavoiceinwhichwasnonoteofdoubt:
"EvenintheabandonmentofyourFamiliartodeath—toannihilation."
Shepaused,andIcouldseethatshesuffered—sufferedhorribly.Therewasinhereyesahuntedlook,whichnomancan,unmoved,seeintheeyesofhisbeloved.Iwasabouttointerrupt,whenherfather’seyes,glancingroundwithafiercedetermination,metmine.Istoodsilent,almostspellbound;soalsotheothermen.Somethingwasgoingonbeforeuswhichwedidnotunderstand!
WithafewlongstridesMr.Trelawnywenttothewestsideofthecaveandtorebacktheshutterwhichobscuredthewindow.Thecoolairblewin,andthesunlightstreamedoverthemboth,forMargaretwasnowbyhisside.Hepointedtowherethesunwassinkingintotheseainahaloofgoldenfire,andhisfacewasassetasflint