ess, and though the sun sets, it is to rise
upon another shore. Death is only an incident, but life is eternal."

"We could not choose differently?" And though she spoke with the
upward inflection it was not a question.

"No, it would be quite impossible for either of us to desire what the
other did not. And much as we love each other, we will know we have
loved our race and honored God first in our decision. To live, if we
live, not for ourselves alone, but for the good of our kind; to
renounce love, the unspeakable gift, if need be, for the sake of what
seems to us right."

"And if I give you my left hand--?"

The sudden flash of light in his eyes half blinded her. He took both
her hands in his and looked deep in her beautiful unfathomable eyes.

"Then the morning stars will sing together, and all the sons of God
shall shout for joy."

The sun dropped lower and lower over the high sharp peaks at the west,
covering their white summits with a flood of golden glory. The sullen
roar of the ocean seemed hushed, and across its wide expanse the last
beams of the setting sun made radiant pathways of crimson and gold. A
lark far up in the heavens sang its few clear notes as it hastened
homeward. Far away on the mountain-side the cattle lay placidly, and a
mare whinnied to her colt. The air was soft and warm and drowsy with
the scent of many flowers, the sounds of nestling birds, the drone of
an insect here and there, the cheerful call of the crickets.

Adam stood by the rock and waited for her. She came toward him, all
the light of the world seeming to fall upon her and circle her in a
halo that transformed her white draperies, and glistened like a
million gems in the sparse grass about her feet.

They made each other no greeting, but stood and looked into each
other's eyes, grave and sweet with the exaltation of their purpose.
And, standing so, they clasped hands, and the word they spoke was the
same, for they by searching had found out God.

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