pride
cannot
blind God!
You tempt
him to
wring
them, till
he forces
a cry of
humiliation.”
“Quietly
as a
lamb!” I
answered,
aloud.
“She drew
a sigh,
and
stretched
herself,
like a
child
reviving,
and
sinking
again to
sleep; and
five
minutes
after I
felt one
little
pulse at
her heart,
and
nothing
more!”
“And – did
she ever
mention
me?” he
asked,
hesitating,
as if he
dreaded
the answer
to his
question
would
introduce
