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"I have always thought you unwise to live in that valley," said the doctor. "It's pretty, but like most pretty places, it's unhealthy. Nature can seldom be good and beautiful at the same time." The doctor was somewhat of a philosopher. I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU UNWISE TO LIVE IN THAT VALLEY SAID THE DOCTOR IT'S PRETTY BUT LIKE MOST PRETTY PLACES IT'S UNHEALTHY NATURE CAN SELDOM BE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL AT THE SAME TIME THE DOCTOR WAS SOMEWHAT OF A PHILOSOPHER
 and stood still. "O God," he cried, "it cannot be that. Oh, it cannot." At that moment for the first time a dreadful thought had crossed his mind. Suddenly a memory of that afternoon when he had bade Wonder kiss Silencieux flashed upon him; and once more he heard himself saying: "Silencieux, I bring you my little child." But he had never meant it so. It had all been a mad fancy. What was Silencieux herself but a wilful, selfish dream? He saw it all now. How could a lifeless image have power over the life of his child? And yet again, was Silencieux a lifeless image? And still again, if she were an image, was it not always to an image that humanity from the beginning had been sacrificed? Yes; perhaps if Silencieux were only an image there was all the more reason to fear her. When he returned he would go to Silencieux, go on his knees and beg for the life of his child. Silencieux had been cruel, but she could hardly be so cruel as that. He drove back across the moor by the doctor's side. GOOD PACE ALONG THE MOSSY TRACKS PRESENTLY HE GAVE A LITTLE CRY OF PAIN AND STOOD STILL O GOD HE CRIED IT CANNOT BE THAT OH IT CANNOT AT THAT MOMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME A DREADFUL THOUGHT HAD CROSSED HIS MIND SUDDENLY A MEMORY OF THAT AFTERNOON WHEN HE HAD BADE WONDER KISS SELA FLASHED UPON HIM AND ONCE MORE HE HEARD HIMSELF SAYING SILAJO I BRING YOU MY LITTLE CHILD BUT HE HAD NEVER MEANT IT SO IT HAD ALL BEEN A MAD FANCY WHAT WAS SELA HERSELF BUT A WILFUL SELFISH DREAM HE SAW IT ALL NOW HOW COULD A LIFELESS IMAGE HAVE POWER OVER THE LIFE OF HIS CHILD AND YET AGAIN WAS SELA A LIFELESS IMAGE AND STILL AGAIN IF SHE WERE AN IMAGE WAS IT NOT ALWAYS TO AN IMAGE THAT HUMANITY FROM THE BEGINNING HAD BEEN SACRIFICED YES PERHAPS IF SALAJO WERE ONLY AN IMAGE THERE WAS ALL THE MORE REASON TO FEAR HER WHEN HE RETURNED HE WOULD GO TO SELAGO GO ON HIS KNEES AND BEG FOR THE LIFE OF HIS CHILD SELA HAD BEEN CRUEL BUT SHE COULD HARDLY BE SO CRUEL AS THAT HE DROVE BACK ACROSS THE MOOR BY THE DOCTOR'S SIDE
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