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It did not content me. One night I was rung up by a woman ; I went downstairs and found her hysterical on the door steps. She pulled herself together, and prayed me to come at once to see her son who was dying. IT DID NOT CONTENT ME ONE NIGHT I WAS WRUNG UP BY A WOMAN I WENT DOWNSTAIRS AND FOUND HER HYSTERICAL ON THE DOORSTEPS SHE PULLED HERSELF TOGETHER AND PRAYED ME TO COME AT ONCE TO SEE HER SON WHO WAS DYING
g. I'm in earnest about it. The poetry of it is so strenu- ous and yet so quiet ; so full of fresh life, and yet so full of the old peace that still passes all understanding. But it's always as the service of God that I take my Sunday evening walk. I love the lime-trees — trees of the Pentecost — with their leaves turning to tongues of fire as they shake under the strokes of wind and sunlight. I love the cold purity of the sky on winter evenins-s that o-et dark so soon. How all the stars look at one ! The heavens declare the glory of God. Ah ! I'm talking far too much ! " Claudius was watchincj him with keen 22 TEE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. interest. " No, no," he said, " go on, I'm beginning to understand." " That really is all — only on Sunday even- ings do I walk, because it is not church but is service. The rest of my time is given to work." " To work, doctor ? But you said that you did not practise." " Quite so, I do not, although, Avhen I was a younger man, I had a practice for a time. Y EYES GREW LUMINOUS SOMETIMES IT'S IN THE SPRING DAMN IT THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A SPRING EVENING I'M IN EARNEST ABOUT IT THE POETRY OF IT IS SO STRENUOUS AND YET SO QUIET SO FULL OF FRESH LIFE AND YET SO FULL OF THE OLD PIECE THAT STILL PASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING BUT IT'S ALWAYS AS THE SERVICE OF GOD THAT I TAKE MY SUNDAY EVENING WALK I LOVE THE LIME TREES TREES OF THE PENTECOST WITH THEIR LEAVES TURNING TO TONGUES OF FIRES THEY SHAKE UNDER THE STROKES OF WIND AND SUNLIGHT I LOVE THE COLD PURITY OF THE SKY ON WINTER EVENINGS THAT GET DARK SO SOON HOW ALL THE STARS LOOK AT ME THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD AH I'M TALKING FAR TOO MUCH CLOUDIUS WAS WATCHING HIM WITH KEEN INTEREST NO NO HE SAID GO ON I'M BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND THAT REALLY IS ALL ONLY ON SUNDAY EVENINGS DO I WALK BECAUSE IT'S NOT CHURCH BUT IT IS SERVICE THE REST OF MY TIME IS GIVEN TO WORK TO WORK DOCTOR BUT YOU SAID THAT YOU DO NOT PRACTISE QUITE SO I DO NOT ALTHOUGH WHEN I WAS A YOUNGER MAN I HAD PRACTISED FOR A TIME
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