"So great that it would be worth any sacrifice; but Catholics say it is a supernatural gift, and that it must come from God."
"And Eugene insists that the presence of sin blinds the soul; by obscuring the spiritual faculty, thus hindering the reception of faith."
"If so," said Hester, "we must do what we can to get clear of sin, even at the price of confession."
"It is therefor I intend to see the abbé, to make reparation. I will not voluntarily put an obstacle to the reception of God's gifts. If grace comes, it shall find me ready to receive it."
Hester looked at Adelaide in surprise. The haughty duchess had disappeared; another spirit so gentle looked from those eyes, that Hester could only throw herself into her sister's arms and weep.
TO BE CONTINUED
ORIGINAL.
ON THE CURE OF BARTIMEUS.
"Bartimeus, the blind man,
sat by the wayside begging.
And they say to him:
Be of better comfort:
arise, He calleth thee."