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"No, don't think that," said Dorothea "I have no longings"

He did not speak, but she replied to soe in his expression "I

mean, for myself Except that I should like not to have sofor others But I have a belief

of my own, and it comforts me"

"What is that?" said Will, rather jealous of the belief

"That by desiring what is perfectly good, even e don't quite knohat it is and cannot do ould, we are part of the divine power

against evil--widening the skirts of light and le with

darkness narrower"

"That is a beautiful mysticism--it is a--"

"Please not to call it by any naly "You will say it is Persian, or soraphical It is my life I have found it out, and cannot part

with it I have always been finding out irl I used to pray so much--now I hardly ever pray I try

not to have desires ood for

others, and I have too ht

know quite well howat hi at each other like two fond

children ere talking confidentially of birds

"What is _your_ religion?" said Dorothea "I ion, but the belief that helps you ood and beautiful when I see it," said Will "But I