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attempted to explain other questions of no possible interest to

hianisms, the materialistic theory

of consciousness, and so forth

Moreover, during his wife's confine had happened

that seemed extraordinary to hi, and at the moment he prayed, he believed But that

moment had passed, and he could not make his state of mind at

that moment fit into the rest of his life

He could not admit that at that ; for as soon as he began thinking calmly

about it, it all fell to pieces He could not admit that he was

mistaken then, for his spiritual condition then was precious to

him, and to admit that it was a proof of weakness would have been

to desecrate those ainst

himself, and strained all his spiritual forces to the utmost to

escape from this condition