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CHAPTERXXXV
HEdidnotleaveforCambridgethenextday，ashehadsaidhewould。Hedeferredhisdepartureawholeweek，andduringthattimehemademefeelwhatseverepunishmentagoodyetstern，aconscientiousyetimplacablemancaninflictononewhohasoffendedhim。Withoutoneovertactofhostility，oneupbraidingwordhecontrivedtoimpressmemomentlywiththeconvictionthatIwasputbeyondthepaleofhisfavour。
NotthatSt。Johnharbouredaspiritofunchristianvindictiveness—
notthathewouldhaveinjuredahairofmyhead，ifithadbeenfullyinhispowertodoso。Bothbynatureandprinciple，hewassuperiortothemeangratificationofvengeance:hehadforgivenmeforsayingIscornedhimandhislove，buthehadnotforgottenthewords;