human
Is it Eleanor's duty to find out if Henry Evelyn and Horace Erskine are one?
gpt
Yes, said the priest
human
Yes; it is. It is everybody's duty to prevent mischief. It is her duty, as far as lies in her power, to prevent sin.
gpt
And if it proves true--that which Corny Nugent says, what then?
human
Be content for the present. It is a very difficult case to act in.
gpt
God bless you, my child; and the sign of the cross seemed to bless her sensibly.
human
Thank you, father! And, without lifting her eyes, she left the room and the house; and still saying that prayer that had grown to be her strength and her help, she went up the steep rugged path to the spreading down; and then she turned round and looked on the great sea heaving, lazily under the sunset rays, that painted it in the far distance with gold and red, and a silvery light, till it touched the ruby-colored sky, and received each separate ray of glory on its breast just where earth and heaven seemed to meet--just where you could fancy another world looking into the depths of the great sea that flowed up into its gates. It seemed to do Jenifer good. The whole scene was so glorious, and the glory was so far-spreading--all the world seemed to rest around her bathed in warm light and basking in the smile of heaven. She stood still and said again, in a sweet soft voice: