12/19 "I heard an earnest middle-aged dissenter preach a sermon on that text a few days ago." "What ?"--his old friend leaned forward. "Are _you_ going to hear sermons ?" "I am one of the children, I suppose. Though I do not shriek aloud, probably something shrieks within me. I was passing a small chapel and heard a singular voice. I don't know exactly why I went into the place, but when I sat down inside I felt the tension of the atmosphere at once. |