16/45 When He spoke, I knew it again. His voice was as--as the sound of the sea--as simple as that--as--as lamentable--as strong as that .-- Did you not hear it ?" Oliver bowed his head. "I do not know where He is, nor when He will come back, nor what He will do. I suppose there is a great deal for Him to do, before He is fully known--laws, reforms--that will be your business, my dear. And the rest of us must wait, and love, and be content." Oliver again lifted his face and looked at her. |