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my dear little girl the best thing to do is to forget it . it was a foolish thing to dothat charm business but happily no harm is done . now say nothing about it and never do it again . |
do it again ? oh ! |
it was just tomfoolery there was no sin about it so confession would n't do her any good on the contrary it would hurt a girl 's selfrespect to have a man know she had tried to catch him . but what a donkey he was not to see . . . . oh yes i 'm sure i 'm right i wonder how dr . lavendar would look at it ? |
the voice ! |
you should not be grateful |
perhaps god will forgive me . |
he moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform ! |
i heard you call upon god for forgiveness the lord is merciful and gracious ! |
yes oh yes . that is what she meant ! she wanted me to care for her before i cared for her soul . |
no . |
no mary . not now . go away . |
the lord is unwilling that my thoughts should be diverted from his service by my own personal happiness . |
love one another . i certainly thought she loved me . |
marvel not my brethren if the world hate you . i am perhaps personally unattractive to her and yet i wonder why ? marvel marvel |
men in our profession sir must not expect personal happiness . |
well perhaps if we do n't expect it the surprise of getting it makes it all the better . i expected it but i 've exceeded my expectations ! |
but you are not married |
i hope you will marry fenn i am married to my profession that is enough for any minister . |
you 'll find your profession a mighty poor housekeeper |
i must speak to you alone sir |
he is a worthy young man my philippa . why do you dislike him ? |
i do not dislike him . |
then why ? |
you 'll get a crooked stick at the end if you do n't look out ! |
i sha ' n't have any stick ever ! |
i wonder if i was wise to tell that child to hold her tongue ? perhaps they might have straightened it out between 'em before this if she had told him and been done with it . i 've a great mind to ask dr . lavendar . |
you are talking about young philippa roberts ? |
how did you guess it ? oh well yes i am . i guess there 's no harm telling you not the slightest especially as i knew it already from the young mani mean i knew she would n't have him . but i did n't know why until your story dovetailed with his . william the thing has festered in her ! the lancet ought to have been used the next day . i believe she 'd have been married by this time if she 'd spoken out then and there . |
i thought being a girl you know her pride her selfrespect |
oh yes the lancet hurts but it 's better thanwell i do n't know the terms of your trade willybut i guess you know what i mean ? |
i guess i do do you suppose it 's too late now ? |
it will be more of an operation |
could i tell him ? |
i do n't see why not |
i suppose i 'd have to ask her permission ? |
nonsense ! |
it 's nonsense you know that philly does n't take that boy . he 's head over heels in love with her . |
she is not attached to him in any such manner i wonder a little at it myself . he is a good youth . |
i think the child cares for him i suppose you know about it ? |
do n't you think you might try to make her feel that she is wrong not to accept him now that the charm has worked so to speak ? |
the charm ? |
i thought you understood |
so great a sinmy little philly ! |
my dear sir do n't talk about sin in connection with that child . i wish i 'd held my tongue ! |
there can be no good reason if it is a bad reason i will overcome it ! tell me why ? |
come it is my due philippa . i will know ! |
you must tell me beloved |
never mind philly never mind ! if you do n't want to tell me |
i do want to tell you . i will tell you ! you will despise me . but i will tell you . i did a wicked deed . it was this very planthere where we stand monk'shood ! it was poison . i did n't knowoh i did n't know . the book said monk'shoodit was a mistake . but i did a wicked deed . i tried to kill you |
philly ! we will not speak of it |
i murdered you i put the charm into your tea to make you . . . love me . you did n't die . but it was murder . i meanti meant no harm |
why ! whybut philly ! you loved me ! |
what difference does that make ? |
it makes much difference to me |
no no . |
but |
listen |
love you loved me ! you will marry me . |
no i am a wicked girlaaan immodest girl |
my beloved you meant no wrong |
doctor ! tell her for heaven 's sake tell her that it was nothingthat charm ! tell her she did no wrong . |
no one can do that it was a sin . |
now look here |
it was a sin to try to move by foolish arts the will of god . |
you see ? |
no ! no i do n't seeor if i do never mind . |
oh father i am a great sinner |
no you 're not ! |
yes my philippa you are |
doctor king ! tell her 'no ! ' 'no ! ' |
yes it was a sin . therefore philippa sin no more . did you pray that this young man 's love might be given to you ? |
yes . |
and it was given to you ? |
yes . |
philippa was it the foolish weed that moved him to love ? my child my philly it was your saviour who moved the heart of this youth because you asked him . will you do such despite to your lord as to reject the gift he has given in answer to your prayer ? the gift he had given ! |
oh philippa ! oh philippa ! i do requirei do require that you accept your saviour 's gift . add not sin to sin . oh add not sin to sin by making prayer of no avail ! behold he has set before thee an open door . oh let no man shut it . oh let no man shut it . . . . |
the voice of god . |
my dear william the most beautiful thing in the world is the knowledge that comes to you when you get to be as old as i am that they are the same thing . |
with my hands |
we must take no risks whatever helen . |
where 's your father rosalind ? |
ijima ! |
order the double trap and tell them to hurry . |
mr . donovanmr . laurance donovani am sure of it ! |