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But a sudden and unexpected light was thrown on all that past life as we silently gave ourselves up to the vehement words of the philosopher. As when a traveller, walking heedlessly across unknown ground, suddenly puts his foot over the edge of a cliff, so it now seemed to us that we had hastened to meet the great danger rather than run away from it. Here at this spot, so memorable to us, we heard the warning: "Back! Not another step! Know you not whither your footsteps tend, whither this deceitful path is luring you?" BUT A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LIGHT WAS THROWN ON ALL THAT PAST LIFE AS WE SILENTLY GAVE OURSELVES UP TO THE VEHEMENT WORDS OF THE PHILOSOPHER AS WHEN A TRAVELLER WALKING HEEDLESSLY ACROSS UNKNOWN GROUND SUDDENLY PUTS HIS FOOT OVER THE EDGE OF A CLIFF SO IT NOW SEEMED TO US THAT WE HAD HASTENED TO MEET THE GREAT DANGER RATHER THAN RUN AWAY FROM IT HERE AT THIS SPOT SO MEMORABLE TO US WE HEARD THE WARNING BACK NOT ANOTHER STEP KNOW YOU NOT WHITHER YOUR FOOTSTEPS TEND WHETHER THIS DECEITFUL PATH IS LURING YOU
ss, the cool air, and the lonely situation of himself and his companion. "Well! What are we about!" he ejaculated, "it's dark. You know whom we were expecting here; but he hasn't come. We have waited in vain; let us go." * * * * * I must now, ladies and gentlemen, convey to you the impressions experienced by my friend and myself as we eagerly listened to this conversation, which we heard distinctly in our hiding-place. I have already told you that at that place and at that hour we had intended to hold a festival in commemoration of something: and this something had to do with nothing else than matters concerning educational training, of which we, in our own youthful opinions, had garnered a plentiful harvest during our past life. We were thus disposed to remember with gratitude the institution which we had at one time thought out for ourselves at that very spot in order, as I have already mentioned, that we might reciprocally encourage and watch over one another's educational impulses. D SUDDENLY BECAME AWARE OF THE DARKNESS THE COOL AIR AND THE LONELY SITUATION OF HIMSELF AND HIS COMPANION WELL WHAT ARE WE ABOUT HE EJACULATED IT'S DARK YOU KNOW WHOM WE WERE EXPECTING HERE BUT HE HASN'T COME WE HAVE WAITED IN VAIN LET US GO I MUST NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN CONVEY TO YOU THE IMPRESSIONS EXPERIENCED BY MY FRIEND AND MYSELF AS WE EAGERLY LISTENED TO THIS CONVERSATION WHICH WE HEARD DISTINCTLY IN OUR HIDING PLACE I HAVE ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT AT THAT PLACE AND AT THAT HOUR WE HAD INTENDED TO HOLD A FESTIVAL IN COMMEMORATION OF SOMETHING AND THIS SOMETHING HAD TO DO WITH NOTHING ELSE THAN MATTERS CONCERNING EDUCATIONAL TRAINING OF WHICH WE IN OUR OWN YOUTHFUL OPINIONS HAD GARNERED A PLENTIFUL HARVEST DURING OUR PAST LIFE WE WERE THUS DISPOSED TO REMEMBER WITH GRATITUDE THE INSTITUTION WHICH WE HAD AT ONE TIME THOUGHT OUT FOR OURSELVES AT THAT VERY SPOT IN ORDER AS I HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED THAT WE MIGHT RECIPROCALLY ENCOURAGE AND WATCH OVER ONE ANOTHER'S EDUCATIONAL IMPULSES
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