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The Chaplain

           Hewrotebrief,untroubledletterstoheronceaweek,sometimestwice.Hewantedtowriteurgentloveletterstoheralldaylongandcrowdtheendlesspageswithdesperate,uninhibitedconfessionsofhishumbleworshipandneedandxwithcarefulinstructionsforadministeringartificialrespiration.Hewantedtopourouttoherintorrentsofself-pityallhisunbearablelonelinessanddespairandwarnhernevertoleavetheboricacidortheaspirininreachofthechildrenortocrossastreetagainstthetrafficlight.Hedidnotwishtoworryher.Thechaplain’swifewasintuitive,gentle,compassionateandresponsive.Almostinevitably,hisreveriesofreunionwithherendedinexplicitactsoflove-making.

           Thechaplainfeltmostdeceitfulpresidingatfunerals,anditwouldnothaveastonishedhimtolearnthattheapparitioninthetreethatdaywasamanifestationoftheAlmighty’scensurefortheblasphemyandprideinherentinhisfunction.Tosimulategravity,feigngriefandpretendsupernaturalintelligenceofthehereafterinsofearsomeandarcaneacircumstanceasdeathseemedthemostcriminalofoffenses.Herecalledorwasalmostconvincedherecalledthesceneatthecemeteryperfectly.

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