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It is a loss not to have them incorporated in one's very being. A mile or so from the church I left the highway and wandered along the river bank in an ecstasy of spring joy. The rippling water, the fresh salt breeze, the bird songs, and the charming stretches of meadow and hill all contributed to a state of beatitude which was crowned by the discovery of wild azalea in all the glory of its pink bloom. Some sprays of this I carried with me to a high rock which commanded a sweeping view, and the...re 1 stayed in a passion of love for life, until the carriage appeared down the road bringing the family home from church. I watched it as it grew from a mere speck in the distance to a recognizable shape, until I heard the wheels rattle on the little bridge spanning the mill stream, and the sound of voices; then I came down 112 THE MEANS OF GRACE from my eminence, intercepted the carriage, and rode the rest of the way home. I am convinced that Cousin Henrietta is right. I ought to go to church, and I hke to go!
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