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Perhaps the beaten, worn out body let something through at last. The nerves, over strained to numbness, lay very still. PERHAPS THE BEATEN WORN OUT BODY LET SOMETHING THROUGH IT LAST THE NERVES OVERSTRAINED TO NUMBNESS LAY VERY STILL
 was not a trace of bitterness or envy now; only this profound conviction, of obscurest origin, that it was right and absolutely just—full, honest repayment of a debt incurred. Some ancient balance of account was being settled; there was no “chance”; injustice and caprice played no role at all. ... And a deeper understanding of life’s ironies crept into him; for if everything was just, there was no room for whimpering. And the voice persisted above the sound of busy footsteps in the ward: “I owe it ... I’ll pay it gladly ...!” Through the pain and weakness the whisper died away. He was exhausted. There were periods of unconsciousness,[150] but there were periods of half-consciousness as well; then flashes of another kind of consciousness altogether, when, bathed in high, soft light, he was aware of things he could not quite account for. He saw. It was absolutely real. Only, the critical faculty was gone. He did not question what he saw, as he stared across at his cousin’s bed. He knew. GOD I OWE MORE THAN THAT I MEAN TO PAY IT TOO THERE WAS NOT A TRACE OF BITTERNESS OR ENVY NOW ONLY THIS PROFOUND CONVICTION OF OBSCUREST ORIGIN THAT IT WAS RIGHT AN ABSOLUTELY JUST FULL HONEST REPAYMENT OF A DEBT INCURRED SOME ANCIENT BALANCE OF ACCOUNT WAS BEING SETTLED THERE WAS NO CHANCE INJUSTICE AND CAPRICE PLAYED NO ROLE AT ALL AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE'S IRONIES CREPT INTO HIM FOR IF EVERYTHING WAS JUST THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR WHIMPERING AND THE VOICE PERSISTED ABOVE THE SOUND OF BUSY FOOTSTEPS IN THE WARD I OWE IT I'LL PAY IT GLADLY THROUGH THE PAIN AND WEAKNESS THE WHISPER DIED AWAY HE WAS EXHAUSTED THERE WERE PERIODS OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS BUT THERE WERE PERIODS OF HALF CONSCIOUSNESS AS WELL THEN FLASHES OF ANOTHER KIND OF CONSCIOUSNESS ALTOGETHER WHEN BATHED IN HIGH SOFT LIGHT HE WAS AWARE OF THINGS HE COULD NOT QUITE ACCOUNT FOR HE SAW IT WAS ABSOLUTELY REAL ONLY THE CRITICAL FACULTY WAS GONE HE DID NOT QUESTION WHAT HE SAW AS HE STARED ACROSS AT HIS COUSIN'S BED HE KNEW
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