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Hope's engagement to Philip was attributed to every cause but the true one。 

And when the storm of the great Rebellion   broke over the   land�察�its vast 

calamity absorbed all minor griefs。 



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                          MALBONE�此     �AN   OLDPORT ROMANCE。 



                             CHAPTER XXIII。 



                                     REQUIESCAT。 

     THANK God� �it is not within the power of one man's errors to blight 

the promise of a life like that of Hope。           It is but a feeble destiny that is 

wrecked   by   passion�察  �when   it   should   be   ennobled。   Aunt   Jane   and   Kate 

watched   Hope   closely   during   her   years   of   probation�察  �for   although   she 

fancied herself to be keeping her own counsel�察�yet her career lay in broad 

light for them。 She was like yonder sailboat�察�which floats conspicuous by 

night   amid    the  path   of  moonbeams�察      �and   which   yet   seems   to  its  own 

voyagers to be remote and unseen upon a waste of waves。 

     Why   should   I   linger   over   the   details   of   her   life�察  �after   the   width   of 

ocean     lay   between   her   and   Malbone�察    �and  a  manhood      of  self´denying 

usefulness had begun to show that even he could learn something by life's 

retributions�拭�We   know   what   she   was�察  �and   it   is   of   secondary   importance 

where she went or what she did。           Kindle the light of the light´house�察�and 

it has nothing to do�察�except to shine。          There is for it no wrong direction。 

There   is   no   need   to   ask�察   �How�拭 �Over   which   especial   track   of   distant 

water must my light go forth�察�to find the wandering vessel to be guided 

in�拭─�It simply shines。       Somewhere there is a ship that needs it�察�or if not�察�

the light does its duty。     So did Hope。 

     We must leave her here。         Yet I cannot bear to think of her as passing 

through earthly life without tasting its deepest bliss�察�without the last pure 

ecstasy of human love�察�without the kisses of her own children on her lips�察�

their waxen fingers on her bosom。 

     And yet again�察�is this life so long�拭        �May it not be better to wait until 

its little day is done�察�and the summer night of old age has yielded to a new 

morning�察�before attaining that acme of joy�拭�Are there enough successive 

grades of bliss for all eternity�察�if so much be consummated here�拭                  �Must 

all novels end with an earthly marriage�察�and nothing be left for heaven�拭�

     Perhaps�察�for such as Hope�察�this life is given to show what happiness 

might be�察�and they await some other sphere for its fulfilment。 The greater 



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part of the human race live out their mortal years without attaining more 

than a far´off glimpse of the very highest joy。 Were this life all�察�its very 

happiness were sadness。           If�察�as I doubt not�察�there be another sphere�察�then 

that which is unfulfilled in this must yet find completion�察�nothing omitted�察�

nothing   denied。   And   though   a   thousand   oracles   should   pronounce   this 

thought an idle dream�察�neither Hope nor I would believe them。 

     It was a radiant morning of last February when I walked across the low 

hills to the scene of the wreck。         Leaving the road before reaching the Fort�察�

I struck across the wild moss´country�察�full of boulders and footpaths and 

stunted   cedars   and sullen ponds。  I   crossed   the height of   land�察 �where   the 

ruined   lookout   stands   like   the   remains   of   a   Druidical   temple�察  �and   then 

went down toward the ocean。 Banks and ridges of snow lay here and there 

among   the   fields�察  �and   the   white   lines   of   distant   capes   seemed   but   drifts 

running seaward。 The ocean was gloriously alive��the blackest blue�察�with 

white   caps   on   every   wave�察  �the   shore   was   all   snowy�察  �and   the   gulls   were 

flying back and forth in crowds�察�you could not tell whether they were the 

white     waves    coming     ashore�察   �or  bits  of   snow    going    to  sea。  A   single 

fragment      of  ship´timber�察    �black   with   time    and   weeds�察   �and   crusty   with 

barnacles�察�heaved to and fro in the edge of the surf�察�and two fishermen's 

children�察    �a  boy   and    girl�察 �tilted  upon    it  as  it  moved�察   �clung    with   the 

semblance of terror to each other�察�and played at shipwreck。 

     The rocks were dark with moisture�察�steaming in the sun。 Great sheets 

of ice�察�white masks of departing winter�察�clung to every projecting cliff�察�or 

slid   with   crash   and   shiver into   the   surge。  Icicles dropped   their   slow  and 

reverberating tears upon the rock where Emilia once lay breathless�察�and it 

seemed      as   if  their  cold�察 �chaste    drops    were   sent   to  cleanse    from    her 

memory each scarlet stain�察�and leave it virginal and pure。 



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