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therhereisther”jacquessled;hekne
her.
”sheisenteringthehaven,”saidtheabbebirotteau.
theabbedonislookedatasiftosay:”didinottellyouthe
starsglory”
deleiher,breathingwhenshe
breathed,listeningtothesoftbreath,thelastthreadbyhshe
heldtolife,anderror,fearingthatevery
effortofrespirationghtbethelast.likeahegatesof
thesanctuary,theyounggirl,strongbutreverent.
atthatnttheangelusrangfrohevillageclocktower.wavesof
teeredairbroughtitsreverberationstorendusthatthishe
sacredhourianityrepeatstheheao
theahefaultsofhersex.”averia”
surely,atthisnttheheaven.the
prophecyheeventsohatintotears.the
rringsoundsofevening,lodiousbreezesintheleafage,last
andechooftheis,thevoicesof
theers,theplaintivecryofthetreefrog,alluntrythings
otheloveliestlilyofthevalley,toher
sile,rurallife.thereligiouspoesyofthehour,noothat
ofnature,expressedsovividlythepsalfthedepartingsoulthat
oursobsredoubled.
thoughthedoorofthechaerereallsoplungedin
ionofthesprintitsriesforeveron
oursouls,thatilyservantswhowere
kneelingasagroupandprayingfervently.thesepoorpeople,living
onhope,hadbelievedtheirstressghtbespared,andthisplain
etheatasignfroheabbebirotteautheold
huntshecurateofsache.thedoctor,standingby
thebed,calssdholdingthehandofthestillsleeping
an,haddethenfessntosaythatthissleephe
onlyhourainedfortherecalledahe
nthadetoadhelastsatsofthechurch.at
nineoclockshealy,lookedatushsurprisedbutgentle
eyes,andoreinallthebeautyofforr
days.
”theryouaretoobeautifultodielifeahareingback
toyou”crieddeleine.
”deardaughter,ishallliveinthee,”sheansiling.
thenfollobraotherandherchildren.
nsieurdertsaufkissedhisoloredwhen
shesae.
”dearfelix,”shesaid,”thisis,ithink,theonlygriefthatishall
everhaveayhavesaid,i,apoor
creaturechbesideself.”sheheldoutherhand;itookitand
kissedit.thenshesaid,ile,”asin
theolddays,felix”
andintothesalthelast
nfession.iapproacheddeleine.inpreseherssheuld
notescapeother,she
lookedatnoone,asileeveuinghereyes
iion.
”deardeleine,”isaidinaloe
h,to
rencileusall”
”iheariytherissayingatthisnt,”she
replied,od,”that
virgin,alreadysorrooprotecttheworldfor
todie.
”andyouhentotherabsolves,if
indeediauilty.”
”you,you,”shesaid,”alwaysyourself”
thetonesofhervoicerevealedthedeterredofarsi,
ilacableasthejudgntsofthosehavingstudiedlife,
adtofenuationoffaultsttedagainstthelahe
heart.
anhouretous
afterreceiviesssgeneralnfession,and
bapulsesh
ofteonoblends,allsistersofoent,haddethebr >
dressherintheloobehershroud.we
foutingup;beautifulfroxpiatioifulinhope.i
saylettersbeen
bued,asacrificee,she
hadnotbeeilthehourofherdeath.shesled
uponusallileofotherdays.hereyes,isthtears,
gaveevidenceofiny;shesahecelestialjoysofthe
prosedland.
”dearfelix,”shesaid,holdingoutherhandandpressiay
ustbepresentatthelastsylife,notthe
leastpainfulangnysuch,butoneinhyouarenceed.”
shedeasignandthedoorherrequesttheuntsat
doaianding.thenates
helptheuntessroseabeforetheasto,
persistinginreiningthere.antafter,atehadleft
theroosheraisedherheadhshehadlaiduponherhusbands
knees.
”thoughihavebeenafaithfuloyou,”shesaid,inafaint
voiesfailedinduty.ihavejustprayedtogod
togivestrengthtoaskyourpardon.ihavegiventoafriendship
outsideoffalyreaffeatecarethanihaveshooyou.
perhapsihavesotisirritatedyoubytheparisonsyouyhave
debethesecares,thesethoughts,andthoseigavetoyou.i
havehad,”shesaid,inasinkingvoice,”adeepfriendship,hno
oevenhesobject,hasfullyknohoughi
haventinuedvirtuousaanlahoughihave
beenairreproachableoyou,stillotherthoughts,voluntaryor
involuntary,haveoftenyndand,inthishour,ifeari
haveedtheooly.butasihavetenderlylovedyou,and
ntiobeyoursubssivehecloudspassing
beheskydonotalteritspurity,inowprayforyourblessing
haheart.ishalldiehoutoerthoughtifi
hearfroourlipsateherof
yourchildren,ifiknohatyiveherthosethingsforh
shedidniveherselftillreassuredbythegreattribunalh
pardonsall.”
”blanan,sheddingtearsuponhis
e”heraisedherhastrength
unusualtohikissedhersolelyontheforehead,andthusholding
herntinued:”haveiniveoaskofyouhaveineverbeen
harshareyounotkingtoochofyirlis
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