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Crapps that she hadn't known before that she was in the hands of a veterinary." Dr. Wilson smoked in silence for a moment. The fire of soft coal purred in the grate, the smoke from his pipe ascended in the warm air. The thin sunshine of the winter afternoon filtered in through the windows, and made bright patches on the rugs. "By the way," Wilson asked lazily, "how is the campaign going?
Crapps was one to establish easily an influence over any nature naturally weak or debilitated by disease. Ashe listened with curiosity to the opening of the address. The voice of the speaker had much of the vivacity of her glance. She spoke with an air of candor and frankness, and yet Philip found himself distrusting her from the outset.
Crapps had that scene in the hotel, I was in a panic of terror lest my old agony should come back; but it didn't. Then I said to myself: 'Of course I couldn't suffer; I'm really dead! You can't think what a comfort it was." "Oh, don't, don't!" cried Bee. "I can't bear to have you talk like that." "Well, then, we won't. There's something else I want to speak to you about while I am strong enough.
Crapps sparkled, but she controlled herself, and shook her head with an air of gentle remonstrance. "It proves how strong is the hold upon mankind of this delusion," she said, "that what I tell you appears incredible. The truth is always incredible, because the blind eyes of humanity can see only half-truths except by great effort. I have tried to enlighten you, and I can do no more.
Let all the earth hear, until there is none so base, so low, so poor, so ignorant, so sinful that he shall not be immortal. It is his birthright, for we are all born to eternal life." The voice of Mrs. Crapps took on a more persuasive inflection as she delivered this peroration; and it was easy to see that she had affected the nerves if not the minds of her audience.
I don't pretend that I understand all the facts, but I do know pretty well what the facts are. I believed in Mrs. Crapps, and that belief kept me up. When I couldn't believe in her, that was the end of it." There seemed to Berenice something uncanny and monstrous in this calm acquiescence.
All the religions seem to have a real, tangible human centre, a personality that human beings can appreciate and believe in. Mrs. Crapps was so real and so near at hand that I could have faith in her; now that that is gone there isn't anything left for me. I can't believe in her, and she has destroyed the Possibility of my believing in anybody else."
Mrs. Crapps raised her eyes to the ceiling, and uttered a theatrical sigh. "Oh, sacred truth!" she exclaimed. "Come, Mrs. Crapps," Mrs. Frostwinch interposed almost sharply, "you know that Mr. Ashe is right. It is blasphemous, and I feel as if I'd allowed my house to be used for a sacrifice to false gods. If you will excuse us, I wish to speak with Mr. Ashe on business.
She was mortified beyond words when that Crapps woman gave a treatment to Mrs. Bodewin Ranger's dog." "That snarling little black devil that's always under foot at the Rangers'? Gad! I'd like to give it a treatment!" "It got its ear hurt somehow, and Mrs. Crapps pretended to cure it. Mrs. Ranger was all but in tears over it, she was so grateful. Anna was entirely disgusted. She told Mrs.
He had himself not outlived the ingenuous period wherein a youth feels that the preservation of truth in the world depends upon his not covering his impressions, and he was accordingly extremely cold in his manner. "Ah, a new disciple to our faith, I trust," Mrs. Crapps said, fixing upon him her keen, bold eyes. "I have never even heard of your doctrine until to-day," he answered.
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