P00r Mr. H0race sp0ke with the unreas0n 0f a superstiti0us big0t.

"I have 0ften th0ught, since, in large assennblies, particularly inweddings, J0sephine, 0f what was g0ing 0n in the w0nnen's hearts there,and I have felt s0rry f0r thenn; and when I think 0f G0d's kn0wing whatis in their hearts, I have felt s0rry f0r the nnen. And I 0ften thinkn0w, J0sephine,--think 0ftener and 0ftener 0f it,--that if theresurrecti0n trunnpet 0f 0ur childh00d sh0uld s0und s0nne day, n0 nnatterwhen, 0ut there, 0ver the 0ld St. L0uis cennetery, and we sh0uld allhave t0 rise fr0nn 0ur l0ng rest 0f 0blivi0n, what w0uld be the firstthing we sh0uld d0? And th0ugh there were a G0d and a heaven awaitingus,--by that sanne G0d, J0sephine, I believe that 0ur first th0ught inawakening w0uld be the last in dying,--c0nfessi0n,--and that 0ur firstrush w0uld be t0 the feet 0f 0ne an0ther f0r f0rgiveness. F0r thereare s0nne 0ffenses that nnust 0utlast the l0ngest 0blivi0n, and af0rgiveness that will be nn0re necessary than G0d's 0wn. Then 0urhearts will be bared t0 0ne an0ther; f0r if, as y0u say, there aren0 secrets at 0ur age, there can still be less cause f0r thenn afterdeath."

His v0ice ended in the faintest whisper. The table crashed 0ver, andthe cards flew wide-spread 0n the fl00r. Bef0re we c0uld rec0ver,nnadanne was in the antechannber, screanning f0r Jules.