Andherememberedthathehaddaredtomurmur!
Often,inthemiddleofthenight,herosetolistentothegratefulsongofthoseinnocentcreaturesweigheddownwithseverities,andthebloodrancoldinhisveinsatthethoughtthatthosewhowerejustlychastisedraisedtheirvoicesheavenwardonlyinblasphemy,andthathe,wretchthathewas,hadshakenhisfistatGod。
Therewasonestrikingthingwhichcausedhimtomeditatedeeply,likeawarningwhisperfromProvidenceitself:thescalingofthatwall,thepassingofthosebarriers,theadventureacceptedevenattheriskofdeath,thepainfulanddifficultascent,allthoseeffortseven,whichhehadmadetoescapefromthatotherplaceofexpiation,hehadmadeinordertogainentranceintothisone。Wasthisasymbolofhisdestiny?Thishousewasaprisonlikewiseandboreamelancholyresemblancetothatotheronewhencehehadfled,andyethehadneverconceivedanideaofanythingsimilar。
Againhebeheldgratings,bolts,ironbars——toguardwhom?Angels。
Theseloftywallswhichhehadseenaroundtigers,henowbeheldoncemorearoundlambs。