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" You made me happy, you know. It was a life of sordid drudgery at home — papa was always overworked and mamma was always tired, and there was that trouble with my sister Matilda. You gave me all that money could give. And then" — she gasped and caught her breath — " our child YOU MADE ME HAPPY YOU KNOW IT WAS A LIFE OF SORDID DRUDGERY AT HOME PAPA WAS ALWAYS OVERWORKED AND MAMMA WAS ALWAYS TIRED AND THERE WAS THAT TROUBLE WITH MY SISTER MATILDA YOU GAVE ME ALL THAT MONEY COULD GIVE AND THEN SHE GASPED AND CAUGHT HER BREATH OUR CHILD
 When you came back to the house to-night, you addressed me as if I were an atheist, which was incorrect of you — as I have frequently explained. You also spoke to me about the curate and Elijah, and the believer's hope, and you are quite aware that I do not discuss such subjects with you. Your God is the projection of the curate upon the average feminine intelligence ; you believe in your heart that your God wrote the whole 32 THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. Bible in English and got it published by Bagster. I cannot share your conception or your view ; but I am not an atheist. I love God ; that is the reason why I love and serve to the uttermost His humanity, and would sacrifice any unit of it in the cause of the aggregate. Now this must be the last time. I leave you your intellectual freedom and you may go to church, but you shall not talk church." " Gabriel, did you love me when you married me ? " Her downcast eyes were raised and looked full at his. " I am a man of like passions to others.  I LIKE YOU BETTER IN THIS DOCILE MOOD THAN IN THE MOOD WHICH IT HAS REPLACED WHEN YOU CAME BACK TO THE HOUSE TO NIGHT YOU ADDRESSED ME AS IF I WERE AN ATHEIST WHICH WAS INCORRECT OF YOU AS I FREQUENTLY EXPLAINED YOU ALSO SPOKE TO ME ABOUT THE CURATE AND ELIJAH AND THE BELIEVER'S HOPE AND YOU ARE QUITE AWARE THAT I DO NOT DISCUSS SUCH SUBJECTS WITH YOU YOUR GOD IS THE PROJECTION OF THE CURATE UPON THE AVERAGE FEMININE INTELLIGENCE YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART THAT YOUR GOD WROTE THE BIBLE IN ENGLISH AND GOT IT PUBLISHED BY BAXTER I CANNOT SHARE YOUR CONCEPTION OR YOUR VIEW BUT I AM NOT AN ATHEIST I LOVE GOD THAT IS THE REASON WHY I LOVE AND SERVE TO THE UTMOST HIS HUMANITY AND WOULD SACRIFICE ANY UNIT OF IT IN THE CAUSE OF THE AGGREGATE NOW THIS MUST BE THE LAST TIME I LEAVE YOU YOUR INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AND YOU MAY GO TO CHURCH BUT YOU MAY NOT TALK CHURCH GABRIEL DID YOU LOVE ME WHEN YOU MARRIED ME HER DOWNCAST EYES WERE RAISED AND LOOKED FULL AT HIS I AM A MAN OF LIKE PASSIONS TO OTHERS
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