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As a fellow-mortal and fellow-sinner, had I any right to harden my heart against an expression of penitence which I felt to be sincere in its motive? But I was bound to think of Eunice. I did think of her, before I ventured to accept the position the critical position, as I shall presently show of Philip's friend.
At first this bonus latro of the Apocryphal Gospels seems to have faintly joined in the reproaches uttered by his fellow-sinner; but when those reproaches merged into deeper blasphemy, he spoke out his inmost thought. It is probable that he had met Jesus before, and heard him, and perhaps been one of those thousands who had seen his miracles.
They were led to rejoice that any contemporary and fellow-sinner had attained to such fellowship with God: and I am constrained to take sides with them. 'One day, in prayer, the sweetness was so great that I could not but contrast it with the place I deserved in hell. The sweetness and the light and the peace were so great that, compared with it, everything in this world is vanity and lies.
Why not send for the poor to fetch away, at least, the fragments of thy table, that the bowels of thy fellow-sinner may be refreshed as well as thine? Ministers should be exemplary; but I am an inferior man, and must take heed of too much meddling. But might I, I would meddle with them, with their wives, and with their children too.
Therefore, when those who speak to me of what he did and sought to do say what I cannot help admitting to be true, I hold my peace, thinking that the duke and I have played as partners as well as on hostile sides, and that I, being no saint, may well hold my tongue about the faults of a fellow-sinner.
She, despairing before God, was fierce as a tigress to her fellow-sinner who would stretch a hand to help her out of the mire, and set her beside him on the rock which he felt firm under his own feet. "I will not leave you alone, Catherine," I said, feeling that I must at length assume another tone of speech with her who resisted gentleness.
He remembers that judgment belongs to God; and that the Lord taught us to pray, "Forgive our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us"; and surely none can hurl denunciation upon a fellow-sinner if from his heart he offers that prayer.
He bent his head, in silent prayer, as it seemed, and then came forward. "Hester Prynne," said he, "if thou feelest it to be for thy soul's peace, I charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow-sinner and fellow-sufferer.
Remember I speak not as a Pharisee, but as one who made the mistake herself a fellow-sinner." She turned her dark eyes reproachfully upon him. "I I don't sleep very well," he admitted, "but otherwise I assure you I feel all right." It was the second time she had manifested concern for his health. The blood coursed deliciously in his veins; a thrill ran through his whole form.
"Thy Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven...." The words stuck in his dried throat. Be done, that Will that left him desolate and laid her away, a still fair, fast-corrupting thing, under the red earth and the great ironstone boulders! "Give us this day our daily bread...." Her love, her presence, her voice, her touch, had been the daily bread of life to him, her fellow-sinner.
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