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           Jesustherefore,groaninginsideofhimselfandfulloftrouble,cametothegrave.Itwasacave,andastonehadbeenraisedagainstthemouth."Rollawaythestone,"Jesussaid.

           Marthasaid,"Lord,bythistimehewillhavebeguntorot.Hehasbeendeadfourdays."...

           Andwhenhehadprayedawhile,Jesusraisedhisvoiceandcried,"Lazarus,comeforth!"Andhethatwasdeadcameforth,boundhandandfootwithgraveclothes;andhisfacewasboundaboutwithanapkin.

           Jesussaidtothem,"Loosehimandlethimgo."

           —JOHN’SGOSPEL(paraphrase)

           "Ionlyjustthoughtofit,"shesaidhysterically."Whydidn’tIthinkofitbefore?Whydidn’tyouthinkofit?"

           "Thinkofwhat?"hequestioned.

           "Theothertwowishes,"sherepliedrapidly."We’veonlyhadone."

           "Wasthatnotenough?"hedemandedfiercely.

           "No,"shecriedtriumphantly:"we’llhaveonemore.Godownandgetitquickly,andwishourboyaliveagain."

           —W.W.JACOBS("TheMonkey’sPaw")

           JudCrandallcameawakewithasuddenjerk,almostfallingoutofhischair.Hehadnoideahowlonghehadslept;itcouldhavebeenfifteenminutesorthreehours.Helookedathiswatchandsawthatitwasfiveminutesoffive.Therewasafeelingthateverythingintheroomhadbeensubtlyshiftedoutofposition,andtherewasalineofpainacrosshisbackfromsleepingsittingup.