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Chapter 72

           Anothertold,howhehadwonderedmuchthatonesodelicateasshe,shouldbesobold;howshehadneverfearedtoenterthechurchaloneatnight,buthadlovedtolingertherewhenallwasquiet,andeventoclimbthetowerstair,withnomorelightthanthatofthemoonraysstealingthroughtheloopholesinthethickoldwall.Awhisperwentaboutamongtheoldest,thatshehadseenandtalkedwithangels;andwhentheycalledtomindhowshehadlooked,andspoken,andherearlydeath,somethoughtitmightbeso,indeed.Thus,comingtothegraveinlittleknots,andglancingdown,andgivingplacetoothers,andfallingoffinwhisperinggroupsofthreeorfour,thechurchwasclearedintime,ofallbutthesextonandthemourningfriends.

           Theysawthevaultcovered,andthestonefixeddown.Then,whentheduskofeveninghadcomeon,andnotasounddisturbedthesacredstillnessoftheplacewhenthebrightmoonpouredinherlightontombandmonument,onpillar,wall,andarch,andmostofall(itseemedtothem)uponherquietgraveinthatcalmtime,whenoutwardthingsandinwardthoughtsteemwithassurancesofimmortality,andworldlyhopesandfearsarehumbledinthedustbeforethemthen,withtranquilandsubmissiveheartstheyturnedaway,andleftthechildwithGod.

           Oh!itishardtotaketoheartthelessonthatsuchdeathswillteach,butletnomanrejectit,foritisonethatallmustlearn,andisamighty,universalTruth.

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