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He permitted his hand to drop upon hers, and she made no motion of

displeasure

"You merely express clearly what thousands feel without the e to utter it The saddest part of it all is, the deeper we

delve the less we are satisfied in our intellectual natures We mies Men like Mr

Wynkoop are simply driven back upon faith as a last resort, absolutely

baffled by an inpenetrable wall, against which they batter mentally in

vain They have striven with nominious

defeat Faith alone remains, and I dare not deny that such faith is

above all knowledge The pity of it is, there are soe is iry and

remain unfed; thirsty, yet unable to quench their thirst"

"Are you a church s you do not understand?"

He drew a deep breath, scarcely knowing at that moment how best to

answer, yet sincerely anxious to lead this girl toward the light