ed and grew under Rhoda's shadow, till, spite of the
evidence of his own senses, spite of reason, spite of public judgment, he
entertained a strange doubt, and to his world and its ridicule
acknowledged it. Long years wore out Rhoda's suspicion of his sincerity;
long years raised him in her esteem in exact proportion as he sank in his
own.

Tell us how Rhoda never stooped to mate with one less worthy than her
first love.

But a day came when the House Monitory gave her way to a grave with a
little son against her breast; and she stood there to look out over the
sea that hid the bones of Christian, and thanked her God for appointing
her in His world a place as helpmeet for a weak soul, who by paths of
humility sought after right worship. Then she wept.

Tell us in some figure of words how the soul of Christian entered for
reward into the light of God's countenance.

At rest his body lay, and over it flowed the tides.

Tell us in some figure of words how the soul of Diadyomene, wan and
shivering, found an unaltered love, with full comprehension and great
compassion, her shelter in the light of God's countenance.

At rest her body lay, and over it sang the winds.

Tell us in some figure of words how Lois beheld these two hand in hand,
and recognised the wonderful ways of God and His mercy in the light of
His countenance.

At rest her body lay, and over it grasses grew.

We need no words to tell us that God did wipe away all tears from their
eyes.

Surely, surely; for quietly in the grave the elements resumed their
atoms.

Printed by T. and A. CONSTABLE, Printers to Her Majesty at the Edinburgh
University Press

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Transcriber's Notes: On equal number occurrences of same word with and
without hyphens (seagull:sea-gull; piecemeal:piece-meal;
wellnigh:well-nigh) opted to leave both as printed.

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