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Chapter 53

           Thosemisdeedsevenwhencommittedhadtheynotbeenhalfsanctifiedbythesinglenessofhisdesiretodevotehimselfandallhepossessedtothefurtheranceofthedivinescheme?Andwasheafteralltobecomeamerestoneofstumblingandarockofoffence?Forwhowouldunderstandtheworkwithinhim?Whowouldnot,whentherewasthepretextofcastingdisgraceuponhim,confoundhiswholelifeandthetruthshehadespoused,inoneheapofobloquy?

           Inhisclosestmeditationsthelife-longhabitofMr.Bulstrode’smindcladhismostegoisticterrorsindoctrinalreferencestosuperhumanends.Butevenwhilewearetalkingandmeditatingabouttheearth’sorbitandthesolarsystem,whatwefeelandadjustourmovementstoisthestableearthandthechangingday.Andnowwithinalltheautomaticsuccessionoftheoreticphrasesdistinctandinmostastheshiverandtheacheofoncomingfeverwhenwearediscussingabstractpain,wastheforecastofdisgraceinthepresenceofhisneighborsandofhisownwife.Forthepain,aswellasthepublicestimateofdisgrace,dependsontheamountofpreviousprofession.Tomenwhoonlyaimatescapingfelony,nothingshortoftheprisoner’sdockisdisgrace.ButMr.BulstrodehadaimedatbeinganeminentChristian.

           Itwasnotmorethanhalf-pastseveninthemorningwhenheagainreachedStoneCourt.

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