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He knew how precious was such a forgiveness, the forgiveness of a mother heart broken for the child, which he, directly or indirectly, had sacrificed,—directly as he and Wonder alone knew, indirectly by taking them with him into the Valley of Beauty. "Ah, Beatrice, your love is almost greater than I can bear. I am not worthy of it. HE KNEW HOW PRECIOUS WAS SUCH A FORGIVENESS THE FORGIVENESS OF A MOTHER HEARTBROKEN FOR THE CHILD WHICH HE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY HAD SACRIFICED DIRECTLY AS HE AND WONDER ALONE KNEW INDIRECTLY BY TAKING THEM WITH HIM INTO THE VALLEY OF BEAUTY AH BEATRICE YOUR LOVE IS ALMOST GREATER THAN I CAN BEAR I AM NOT WORTHY OF IT
each how their souls lightened as the valleys of the world folded away behind them, and the simple slopes mounted in their path. In that pure unladen air which so exhilarated their very bodies, there seemed some mysterious property of exhilaration for the soul also. One might have dreamed that just to breathe on those heights all one's days would be to grow holy by the more cleansing power of the air. With such bright currents ever running through the brain, surely one's thoughts would circle there white as stones at the bottom of a spring. "O Antony," said Beatrice, "why were we so long in finding the hills?" "We found them once before, Beatrice—do you remember?" "Yes! You have not forgotten?" said Beatrice, with the ray of a lost happiness in her eyes—lost, and yet could it be dawning again? There was a morning star in Antony's face. "And then," said Antony, "we went into the valley—the Valley of Beauty and Death." Beatrice pressed his hand and looked all her love at him for comfort. BEAUTY OF ART IT WAS STRANGE TO EACH HOW THEIR SOULS LIGHTENED AS THE VALLEYS OF THE WORLD FOLDED AWAY BEHIND THEM AND THE SIMPLE SLOPES MOUNTED IN THEIR PATH IN THAT PURE UNLADEN AIR WHICH SO EXHILARATED THEIR VERY BODIES THERE SEEMED SOME MYSTERIOUS PROPERTY OF EXHILARATION FOR THE SOUL ALSO ONE MIGHT HAVE DREAMED THAT JUST TO BREATHE ON THOSE HEIGHTS ALL ONE'S DAYS WOULD BE TO GROW HOLY BY THE MORE CLEANSING POWER OF THE AIR WITH SUCH BRIGHT CURRENTS EVER RUNNING THROUGH THE BRAIN SURELY ONE'S THOUGHTS WOULD CIRCLE THERE WHITE AS STONES AT THE BOTTOM OF A SPRING OH ANTONY SAID BEATRICE WHY WERE WE SO LONG IN FINDING THE HILLS WE FOUND THEM ONCE BEFORE BEATRICE DO YOU REMEMBER YES YOU HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN SAID BEATRICE WITH THE RAY OF A LOST HAPPINESS IN HER EYES LOST AND YET COULD IT BE DAWNING AGAIN THERE WAS A MORNING STAR IN ANTONY'S FACE AND THEN SAID ANTHONY WE WENT INTO THE VALLEY THE VALLEY OF BEAUTY AND DEATH BEATRICE PRESSED HIS HAND AND LOOKED ALL HER LOVE AT HIM FOR COMFORT
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