He lay
very still, his thoughts busy with a new world which had been disclosed
to him. "Youth hungers for the vanities," he said, "and the middle-aged
for home." He took Pierre's hand. "I will go," he added. "A door will
open somewhere for me."
Then he turned his face to the wall. The storm had ceased, the wild dog
huddled quietly on the hearth, and for hours the only sound was the
crackling of the logs as Pierre stirred the fire.
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