I would that I might share it with thee." "And so thou shalt, my beloved, for alone I should be sorely let and hindered.

Anthony shall be our guest and kinsman--soon to be our brother; for he is without home, and his brother in Dorset is a man of fierce temper, and has sent him a violently accusing letter on hearing what has happened in Oxford, which has cut him to the quick.

He will be in sore need of comfort and repose; and if there be others in like case with him, whose friends will only persecute and revile them, then let them come to us also.

Ours shall be a house of refuge for the distressed and oppressed.
"Thou wilt not refuse to aid me in that task, Magda?
I know that thy heart yearns always over all who suffer from sorrow and pain, even though they may in some sort have brought this upon themselves." "I should love such a task," answered the girl earnestly; "I would ask nothing better myself than to tend and comfort those who have suffered in such a cause.

But thou, Arthur--how hast thou come to think of such a thing?
Thou hast never been one of the brethren; thou hast never been touched by heresy; thou hast ever deplored the rashness of those who have committed themselves to such courses; and yet thou art showing thyself now the friend of all." He looked straight before him with a thoughtful smile.
"These men will be 'purged from heresy,' as it is called, ere I offer them the shelter of my house," he answered.