Does it mean that I am forgiven ?" "By whom ?" I asked.

"By God ?" "By whom else ?" "How dare man," said I, "speak for the Almighty ?" "How is man to know ?" "That's a hard question," said I."I can only think of answering it by saying that a man knows of God's forgiveness by the measure of the Peace of God in his soul." "There's none of it in mine, my dear chap, and never will be," said Boyce.
I strove to help him.

For what other purpose had he come to me?
"You think then that the sending of Betty is a sign and a promise?
Yes.
Perhaps it is.

What then ?" "I must accept it as such," said he.

"If there is a God, He would not give me back the woman I love, only to take her away again.