John's grief must have had something to do with this terrible sermon.

She felt her heart leap up from the past anxiety like a bird from a net, and the brooding sadness began to fade from her face.

The preacher had come down from the pulpit with a certain exhilaration, as of duty done.

He was inspired to hope, and even certainty, by the greatness of the theme.

Helen should see the truth, his silence should no longer mislead her, she should believe in the justice of God.