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Rachael

           Hedidbelieveit,asthenoisewithoutshookthewindow,rattledatthedoorbelow,andwentaboutthehouseclamouringandlamenting.

           ‘Whenshegetsbetter,Stephen,’tistobehopedshe’llleavetheetothyselfagain,anddotheenomorehurt.Anywayswewillhopesonow.AndnowIshallkeepsilence,forIwanttheetosleep.’

           Heclosedhiseyes,moretopleaseherthantoresthiswearyhead;but,byslowdegreesashelistenedtothegreatnoiseofthewind,heceasedtohearit,oritchangedintotheworkingofhisloom,orevenintothevoicesoftheday(hisownincluded)sayingwhathadbeenreallysaid.Eventhisimperfectconsciousnessfadedawayatlast,andhedreamedalong,troubleddream.

           Hethoughtthathe,andsomeoneonwhomhishearthadlongbeensetbutshewasnotRachael,andthatsurprisedhim,eveninthemidstofhisimaginaryhappinessstoodinthechurchbeingmarried.Whiletheceremonywasperforming,andwhileherecognizedamongthewitnessessomewhomheknewtobeliving,andmanywhomheknewtobedead,darknesscameon,succeededbytheshiningofatremendouslight.Itbrokefromonelineinthetableofcommandmentsatthealtar,andilluminatedthebuildingwiththewords.Theyweresoundedthroughthechurch,too,asiftherewerevoicesinthefieryletters.Uponthis,thewholeappearancebeforehimandaroundhimchanged,andnothingwasleftasithadbeen,buthimselfandtheclergyman.

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