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Chapter XXXIII

           Iwalkedfastthroughtheroom:Istopped,halfsuffocatedwiththethoughtsthatrosefasterthanIcouldreceive,comprehend,settlethem:-thoughtsofwhatmight,could,would,andshouldbe,andthaterelong. Ilookedattheblankwall:itseemedaskythickwithascendingstars,everyonelitmetoapurposeordelight. Thosewhohadsavedmylife,whom,tillthishour,Ihadlovedbarrenly,Icouldnowbenefit. Theywereunderayoke,Icouldfreethem:theywerescattered,Icouldreunitethem:theindependence,theaffluencewhichwasmine,mightbetheirstoo. Werewenotfour?Twentythousandpoundssharedequallywouldbefivethousandeach,justiceenoughandtospare:justicewouldbedone,mutualhappinesssecured. Nowthewealthdidnotweighonme:nowitwasnotamerebequestofcoin,itwasalegacyoflife,hope,enjoyment. 

           HowIlookedwhiletheseideasweretakingmyspiritbystorm,Icannottell;butIperceivedsoonthatMr.Rivershadplacedachairbehindme,andwasgentlyattemptingtomakemesitdownonit. Healsoadvisedmetobecomposed; Iscornedtheinsinuationofhelplessnessanddistraction,shookoffhishand,andbegantowalkaboutagain. 

           "WritetoDianaandMaryto-morrow,"Isaid,"andtellthemtocomehomedirectly.Dianasaidtheywouldbothconsiderthemselvesrichwithathousandpounds,sowithfivethousandtheywilldoverywell." 

           "TellmewhereIcangetyouaglassofwater,"saidSt.John;"youmustreallymakeanefforttotranquilliseyourfeelings. 

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