I know it; ask me not how;
but be comforted, for it is truth. Moreover, though it be sharp, your
pain is not more than you can bear, else it would never be laid upon
you."
"But, Nou, if he does come back, what will it help me, who am built in
by this strict command of them that begat me, to break through which
would be to sin against and earn the curse of God and man?"
"I do not know; I only know this, that in that wall, as in others, a
door will be found. Trouble not for the future, but leave it in the
hand of Him Who shapes all futures. Sufficient to the day is the evil
thereof. So He said. Accept the saying and be grateful. It is something
to have gained the love of such a one as this Roman, for, unless the
wisdom which I have gained through many years is at fault, he is true
and honest; and that man must be good at heart who can be reared in Rome
and in the worship of its gods and yet remain honest. Remember these
things, and I say be grateful, since there are many who go through their
lives knowing no such joy, even for an hour."
"I will try, Nou," said Miriam humbly, still staring at the ridge whence
Marcus had vanished.
"You will try, and you will succeed. Now there is another matter of
which I must speak to you.
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