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The Fortunate Youth

CHAPTER XVII
12/53

He has to me.

When my fellow-citizens asked me to stand as the Liberal candidate, I thought it was because they knew me to be an upright man, who had worked hard on their council, an active apostle in the cause of religion, temperance and the suppression of vice.

I thought I had merely deserved well in their opinion.

When I fell on my knees and prayed the glory of the Lord spread about me and I knew that they had been divinely inspired.

It was revealed to me that this was a Divine Call to represent the Truth in the Parliament of the nation." "I remember your saying, when I first had the pleasure of meeting you," Paul remarked, with unwonted dryness, "that the Kingdom of Heaven was not adequately represented in the House of Commons." "I have not changed my opinion, Mr Savelli.


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