WhatwasItodo?Wheretogo?Oh,intolerablequestions,whenI
coulddonothingandgonowhere!—whenalongwaymustyetbemeasuredbymyweary,tremblinglimbsbeforeIcouldreachhumanhabitation—
whencoldcharitymustbeentreatedbeforeIcouldgetalodging:
reluctantsympathyimportuned,almostcertainrepulseincurred,beforemytalecouldbelistenedto,oroneofmywantsrelieved!
Itouchedtheheath:itwasdry,andyetwarmwiththeheatofthesummerday。Ilookedatthesky;itwaspure:akindlystartwinkledjustabovethechasmridge。Thedayfell,butwithpropitioussoftness;nobreezewhispered。Natureseemedtomebenignandgood;