"I know now what is blinding my soul.

When a man lies he loses some degree of his power to distinguish between truth and falsehood." He stood looking into my face impatiently, as if waiting to hear what I would say to his remark.
"That would be the natural result, I have no doubt," said I; "but are you not trying to convict yourself of too much wickedness and stupidity ?" I had never considered the misfortune of knowing too much--of being able to detect every difference between word and thought, between appearance and reality.

That was the power which Rayel possessed, and it increased his moral responsibility by as much as it transcended the power common to others.

Here, indeed, was a man ripe for the fate of a martyr.
"Won't you tell me Fenlon's secret, if you have found it out ?" I asked.
"I've been thinking about it night and day since we first saw him." "Be wise! Don't try to learn too fast, Kendric" said he.

"You shall know it soon, I am sure of that--indeed, I promise that you shall." "I am quite willing to wait on the future for everything if you think it is best," I said.
We sat for a long time, making plans for our future life in England.