So the painter began; but he ended,--

"When I come back from battle, I will think of what you say. I do

believe in my own integrity as firmly as I trust my loyalty."

There was a rare gentleness in the man's voice that seemed to say that

mists were rising to envelop the summits of the mountains, and he looked

forth, not to the bald heights, but along the purple heather-reaches,

where any human feet might walk, finding pleasant paths, fair flowers,

cool shades, and blessed reflections of heaven.

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