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Mannering should ask you to consider others�察─�said Sir Walter。 ;To you a 

sudden and peaceful death might be no ill�察�but it would be a very serious 

ill to the living ´ a loss to your work on earth�察�which is not done�察�a shock 

and grief to those who respect you�察�and a reflection on all here。; 

     ;Let the living minister to the living and put their trust in God。; 

     Mannering spoke to the vicar of Chadlands。 

     ;What   do   you   think�察  �Prodgers�拭     �You   are   a   parson�察  �too�察  �yet   may   be 

able to see with our eyes。          Surely common sense shouldn't be left out of 

our calculations�察�even if they concern the next world�拭─�

     ;I   respect    Mr。    May's    faith�察─  �answered      the  younger      priest�察  �and 

assuredly   I   believe   that   if   we   eliminate   all   physical   and   natural   causes 

from   poor   Captain   May's   death�察  �then   no   member   of   our   sacred   calling 

should fear to spend   the night alone in that room。                Jacob   wrestled   with 

the   angel    of  light。  Shall    the   servants   of   God    fear  to  oppose    a  dark 

angel�拭─�

     ;Well spoken�察─�said Mr。 May。 



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     ;But that is not all�察�sir�察─�continued Noel Prodgers。                  ;It is impossible 

that   we   can   share   such   certainty   as   you   claim。   Probability   lies   entirely 

against it。     This has happened twice�察�remember�察�and each time a valuable 

and   precious   life   disappears�察  �for   causes   beyond   our   knowledge。            That�察�

however�察  �is   no   reason   for   assuming   the   causes   are   beyond   all   human 

knowledge。        We do not all possess learning in physics。                I would venture 

most earnestly to beg you to desist�察�at least until much more has been done 

and this famous professional man has made such researches as his genius 

suggests。      That is only reasonable�察�and reason�察�after all�察�is a mighty gift of 

God´a gift�察�no doubt�察�often abused by finite beings�察�who actually use it to 

defy   the   Giver   ´   yet   none   the   less�察  �in   its   proper   place�察  �the   handmaid   of 

faith and the light of true progress。; 

     But Septimus May argued against him。                   ;To shelter behind reason at 

such a moment is to blunt the sword of the spirit�察─�he replied�察 �and human 

reason   is   never   the   handmaid   of   faith�察  �as   you   wrongly   suggest�察  �but   her 

obdurate�察�unsleeping foe。            That which metaphysicians call intuition�察�and 

which I call the voice of God�察�tells me in clear tones that my boy died by 

no   human   agency   whatever   and   by   no   natural   accident。          He   was   wrapt 

from this life to the next in the twinkling of an eye by forces�察�or a force�察�

concerning   which   we   know   nothing   save   through   the   Word   of   God。              I 

will go farther。       I will venture to declare that this death´dealing ghost�察�or 

discarnate   but   concious   being�察  �may   not   be�察  �as   you   say�察  �a   dark   angel   ´ 

perhaps   not     wholly   evil´perhaps        not  evil   at   all。 One     thing   none    can 

question   ´   it   did the   will   of   its   Creator�察 �as   we   all   must�察  �and   we   are   not�察�

therefore�察  �justified   in   asserting   that   a   malignant   force   was   exerted。      To 

say   so   is   to   speak   in   terms   of   our   own   bitter   loss   and   our   own   aching 

hearts。     But we are justified in believing that a fearful�察�unknown power 

was liberated during the night that Tom died�察�and I desire to approach that 

power upon my knees and with my life in my Maker's hands。; 

     The conviction of this righteous but superstitious soul was uttered with 

passionate zeal。        He puzzled to understand how fellow Christians   could 

argue against him�察�and much resented the fact that Sir Walter withstood his 

claim   and     declined     to  permit    the   experiment      he  desired    to   make。     A 

formalist and precisian�察�he held any sort of doubt to be backsliding before 



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the message in his own heart。           They argued unavailingly with him�察�and 

Henry Lennox suggested a compromise。 

     ;Why is it vital�察�after all�察�that only one should undertake this ordeal�拭 ─�

he asked。     ;I begged you to let me try ´ for revenge。; 

     ;Do not use that word�察─�said Mr。 Prodgers。 

     ;Well�察�at any rate�察�I feel just as great a call to be there as Tom's father 

can feel ´ just as pressing a demand and desire。 There may have been foul 

play。    At any rate�察�the thing was done by an active agency�察�and Tom was 

taken in some way at a disadvantage。            There was no fair fight�察�I'll swear。 

He   was   evidently   kneeling�察  �calmly   enough   looking   out   of   the   window�察�

when he died�察�and the blow must have been a coward's blow�察�struck from 

behind�察�whoever struck it。; 

     ;There was no blow�察�Henry�察─�said Sir Walter。 

     ;Death   is   a   blow�察  �uncle´the   most   awful   blow   a   strong   man   can   be 

called to suffer�察�surely。      And I beg this�察�that if you won't let me face the 

infernal thing alone you'll let me share this business with Mr。 May。                  He 

can pray and I can ´ watch。; 

     But the dead man's father made short work of Henry's proposition。 

     ;You are introducing that very element of rationalism to be�察�before all 

things�察�distrusted here。       The mere introduction of human precaution and 

human   weapons   would   sully   faith   and   make   of   no   avail   the   only   sure 

means   of   winning   light   on   this   solemn   problem。   Reason�察  �so   employed�察�

would be a hindrance´an actual danger。             Only absolute faith can unravel 

the mystery before us。; 

     ;Then�察�frankly�察�I tell you that I lack any such absolute faith�察─�declared 

Sir Walter。 

     ;Do not say that ´ you libel yourself and are letting a base and material 

fear cloud your own trust�察─�answered May。             ;As there is no human reason 

for what   has happened�察�so   no human reason   will   be found to   explain   it。 

By denying me�察�you are denying the sole means by which this dark terror 

can be banished。        You are denying God's offer of peace。             We must not 

only seek peace�察�but ensue it。         That means that we are now called to take 

such steps as the Almighty puts at our service by the road of conscience 

and faith。    I have a right to this revelation as my boy's father。          The cup is 



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mine�察�and you will do very wrongly if you deny me the right to drink it。 I 

desire to say�察�'Peace be to this house' before I leave it�察�and�察�Christian to 

Christian�察�you cannot deny me�察�or hesitate as to your answer。; 

     No argument would bend his obstinate conviction�察�and he debated with 

great force from his own standpoint。              He presented a man overmastered 

and     mentally     incapable     of   appreciating      any    argument      against    his 

possession。 

     But   Sir   Walter�察  �now   determined�察  �was   as   obstinate   as   the   clergyman。 

Mannering bluntly declared that it would be suicide on May's part�察�and a 

conniving at the same by any who permitted him to attempt his vigil。 

     ;I�察  �too�察 �must   do   my   duty   as   I  see  it�察─ �summed     up   the   master   of 

Chadlands�察   �and   after   I   have   done   so�察  �then   we   may   be   in   a   position   to 

admit the case is altered。; 

     The other suddenly rose and lifted his hands。              He was trembling with 

emotion。 

     ;May my God give a sign�察�then� ─�he cried。 

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