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Hence, when Dean Alford's notes seemed to jeopardise the evidences for these things, he could brook no trifling; for unless Christ actually died and actually came to life again, he saw no escape from an utter denial of any but natural religion. Christ would have been no more to him than Socrates or Shakespeare, except in so far as his teaching was more spiritual.
When he had finished Dean Alford's notes he found them come to this, namely, that no one yet had succeeded in bringing the four accounts into tolerable harmony with each other, and that the Dean, seeing no chance of succeeding better than his predecessors had done, recommended that the whole story should be taken on trust and this Ernest was not prepared to do.
He played whist assiduously, and appeared to enjoy the game. He often spent two or three hours with the major during the day, and occasionally beguiled the time by reading aloud to him, but the element of gallantry toward the daughter seemed wanting, and the aunt concluded, "No woman can rival a book in Alford's heart that is, if he has one and he is simply studying Grace as if she were a book.
The university made you a student. You came out here a fearless soldier to fight your country's enemies. Alford's death made you a patriot who would plant American ideals in these islands. May I tell you that there is still one more lesson to learn?" Thaine looked up inquiringly. "You must learn to be a Christian. You must know what service for humanity means.
I kept letting it go, when I first began to get old-sighted." Another lady came to Alford's rescue. "I guess Mr. Alford has no need to get fitted for old sight yet a while. You got little spidery things specks and dots in your eyes?" "Yes multitudes," he said, hopelessly. "Well, I'll tell you what: you want to build up.
Alford's, pondering much on the strange events that had perplexed the usually quiet village. He reached the house, after a brief walk, and was met by Aunt Mercy, the portly mistress, but with something less than her accustomed cordiality. "Miss Kinloch is not able to see company," she said, "and must be excused." Mark poured forth a torrent of questions, to which Mrs.
Minver burst into a scream, and Rulledge looked red and silly for having given himself away; but he made an excursion to the buffet outside, and returned with a sandwich with which he supported himself stolidly under Minver's derision, until Wanhope came to his relief by resuming his story, or rather his study, of Alford's strange experience. Mrs.
I hope he will be better, if he gets through his difficulties; otherwise I am afraid to think of what may happen. "You wonder, probably, at not getting a letter from Mildred. Don't be surprised when I tell you that she has left home and is staying at Mr. Alford's. Mrs.
At length he said slowly: "Dr. Carey, when I saw Lieutenant Alford brought in I counted the cost again. Only American ideals of government and civilization can win this wilderness. For this Alford's blood was shed. He wrote to his mother on Christmas day that he was studying here to get his Master's Degree from the Kansas University.
Listening at the door, he heard Grace ask, a few moments later, in a faint voice, "What has happened?" "You only fainted, deary." "Why why I'm in the library." "Yes, you got up in your sleep, and I followed you; and the doctor will soon be here, although little need we have of him." "Oh, I've had a fearful dream. I thought I saw Warren or Alford. I surely heard Alford's voice."
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