THE DAWN OF A TO—MORROW

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THE DAWN OF A TO—MORROW By FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT

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  That’sthewaythewillisdonein’eaven。That’swotIarstforalldaylong——forittobedoneonearthasitisin’eaven。’WhatcouldIsay?CouldItellherthatthewilloftheDeityontheearthhecreatedwasonlythewilltodoevil——togivepain——tocrushthecreaturemadeinHisownimage。Whatelsedowemeanwhenwesayunderallhorrorandagonythatbefalls,`ItisGod’swill——God’swillbedone。’

  BaseunbelieverthoughIam,Icouldnotspeakthewords。Oh,shehassomethingwehavenot。Herpoor,littlemisspentlifehaschangeditselfintoashiningthing,thoughitshinesandglowsonlyinthishideousplace。

  Sheherselfdoesnotknowofitsshining。ButDrunkenBetwouldstaggeruptoherroomandasktobetoldwhatshecalledher`pantermine’

  stories。Ihaveseenhertheresittinglistening——listeningwithstrangequietonheranddullyearninginhersoddeneyes。Sowouldotherandworsewomengotoher,andI,whohadstruggledwiththem,couldseethatshehadreachedsomeremotelongingintheirbeingswhichIhadnevertouched。Intimetheseedwouldhavestirredtolife——itisbeginningtostirevennow。Duringthemonthssinceshecamebacktothecourt——thoughtheyhavelaughedather——bothmenandwomenhavebeguntoseeherasacreatureweirdlysetapart。Mostofthemfeelsomethinglikeaweofher;theyhalfbelieveherprayerstobebewitchments,buttheywantthemontheirside。

  Theyhaveneverwantedmine。ThatIhaveknown——KNOWN。ShebelievesthatherDeityisinAppleBlossomCourt——inthedireholesitspeoplelivein,onthebrokenstairway,ineverynookandawfulcrannyofit——

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