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Moral conviction--that conviction on which a man acts--does not always coincide with the intellectual process Occasionally it outruns it; occasionally lags behind; and the first sign of its arrival is the cessation of strain The intellect ; but the thing itself is done, and the soul leans back

A certain amount of excitementfor his arrival to congratulate hi hiht o'clock on the following Sunday; but it was notto be inevitably true now; the time and place at which it manifested itself was not supremely important

Yes, he wrote in answer; he would certainly keep the appointested

He dined out at a restaurant, returned to his rooe his ideas

These, to be frank, were not very many, nor very profound

He had already, in the days that had passed since his shock, no lighter because expected, when he had learned froie that the test was fulfilled, and that a fact known to no one present, not even hih his lips--since that time the idea had become familiar that the veil between this world and the next was a very thin one After all, a large number of persons in the world believe that, as it is; and they are not, in consequence, in a continuous state of exaltation Laurie had learned this, he thought, experimentally Very well, then, that was so; there was no ht of coe extent burned itself out It was nearly four months since her death; and in his very heart of hearts he was beginning to be aware that she had not been so entirely his twin-soul as he would still have maintained He had reflected a little, in thetea-parties, the odor of cheeses Certainly these things could not destroy an "affinity" if the affinity were robust; but it would need to be

He was still very tender towards the thought of her; she had gained too, inevitably, by dying, a dignity she had lacked while living, and it ht well be that intercourse with her in the manner proposed would be an extraordinarily sweet experience But he was no longer excited--passionately and overwhelhtful? Yes But

Then Laurie began to look at his religion, and at that view he stopped dead He had no ideas at all on the subject; he had not a notion where he stood All he kneas that it had beco True? Oh, yes, he supposed so He retained it still as many retain faith in the supernatural--a reserve that could be drawn upon in extremities