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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. 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
resulted in his receiving a bullet through the chest—a bullet he would not otherwise have received, presumably. It was some days later, gravely wounded, that he discovered his cousin in another bed across the darkened floor. They exchanged remarks. Jones was already “decorated,” it seemed, having snatched success from his cousin’s hands, while little aware whose help had made it easier. ... And once again there stole across the inmost mind of Smith that strange, insistent whisper: “I owed it to him ... but, by 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 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. LORY IN THE PLACE OF DEATH THE SLIGHT DELAY HOWEVER RESULTED IN HIS RECEIVING A BULLET THROUGH THE CHEST A BULLET HE WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE RECEIVED PRESUMABLY IT WAS SOME DAYS LATER GRAVELY WOUNDED THAT HE DISCOVERED HIS COUSIN IN ANOTHER BED ACROSS THE DARKENED FLOOR THEY EXCHANGED REMARKS JONES WAS ALREADY DECORATED IT SEEMED HAVING SNATCHED SUCCESS FROM HIS COUSIN'S HANDS WHILE LITTLE AWARE WHOSE HELP HAD MADE IT EASIER AND ONCE AGAIN THERE STOLE ACROSS THE INMOST MIND OF PSMITH THAT STRANGE INSISTENT WHISPER I OWED IT TO HIM BUT BY 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
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