itpointstoawayofholinesswherethefoolshallnoterr,andthesagemayfindtherealisationofhisfar-seeking;andyet,despiteitsinclusiveness,itisabeliefwhichcannotsavethebirdsfromdestruction,thesilentmountainsfromadvertisement,orthestreamfrompollution,inanavowedlyChristianland。JohnRuskinscoldedandfoughtanddidyeomanservice,somewhathinderedbyhisover-goodconceitofhimself;butitisnottheworshipofbeautyweneedsomuchasthebeautyofholiness。Littlebylittlethebarriergrowsand\'religion\'becomesaRULEoflife,notlifeitself,althoughtheBridestandsreadytointerpret,likenedinherlovelinesstothechieftreasuresofherhandmaid-Earth。Thereismoretruthinthebelievingcry,\"Comefromthywhitecliffs,O
Pan!\"thaninthereligionthatmeasuresaman\'slifebytheletteroftheTenCommandments,anderectsitselfasjudgeandruleroverhim,insteadofthrowingopenthegateofthegardenwhereGodwalkswithmanfrommorninguntilmorning。
AsIwritethesunissetting;inthepaleradianceoftheskyabovehisglorytheredawnstheeveningstar;andearthlikeatiredchildturnsherfacetothebosomofthenight。
CHAPTERIII
ONCEagainIhavepaidararevisittomytreetofindmanythingschangedsincemylastsojournthere。Thebeesaresilent,forthehoney-ladenflowersofthesycamorearegoneandintheirplacehangdaintytwo-foldkeys。Thepoplarhaslostitsmetallicshimmer,thechestnutitstallwhitecandles;andthesoundofthewindinthefully-leavedbranchesislikethesighingofthesea。