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Strange words of a strange love! An austere patriot’s passion for his fatherland! He sat down; for half…an…hour we never spoke; neither he to me nor I to him: that interval past; he remenced—

“Jane; I go in six weeks; I have taken my berth in an East Indiaman which sails on the 20th of June。”

“God will protect you; for you have undertaken His work;” I answered。

“Yes;” said he; “there is my glory and joy。 I am the servant of an infallible Master。 I am not going out under human guidance; subject to the defective laws and erring control of my feeble fellow…worms: my king; my lawgiver; my captain; is the All…perfect。 It seems strange to me that all round me do not burn to enlist under the same banner;—to join in the same enterprise。”

“All have not your powers; and it would be folly for the feeble to wish to march with the strong。”

“I do not speak to the feeble; or think of them: I address only such as are worthy of the work; and petent to acplish it。”

“Those are few in number; and difficult to discover。”

“You say truly; but when found; it is right to stir them up—to urge and exhort them to the effort—to show them what their gifts are; and why they were given—to speak Heaven’s message in their ear;—to offer them; direct from God; a place in the ranks of His chosen。”

“If they are really qualified for the task; will not their own hearts be the first to inform them of it?”

I felt as if an awful charm was framing round and gathering over me: I trembled to hear some fatal word spoken which would at once declare and rivet the spell。

“And what does your heart say?” demanded St。 John。

“My heart is mute;—my heart is mute;” I answered; struck and thrilled。

“Then I must speak for it;” co

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