We see its operation daily, turn our eyes whatsoever
way we choose. And God forbid that I should deliberately enter the
way that leads to ultimate unhappiness! Self-denial in the present
is better than gnawing regret in the future. The good things of this
world prove to be curses instead of blessings, unless the mind be
rightly adjusted for their enjoyment. And such a right adjustment is
impossible where the very fact of their possession involves a moral
wrong. I see this so clearly, Doctor, that I shudder inwardly at the
bare imagination of committing such a wrong."
"It is by trial that God proves us," said I, "and may He bring you
out of this one, should the trial come, as gold from the refiner's
furnace!"
"Amen!" was her solemnly uttered response; "if it should come, may I
be found strong enough to do the right!"
For over a week this search for a will was continued, until it was
clear to all concerned that no such document was in existence. Then
preparation was made for the visit to England, in search of evidence
bearing upon the identity of Mrs.
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