Thetaleofthisgreatfailureis，tothosewhoremainedtruetohim，thetaleofasuccess.Inhisyouthhetookthoughtfornoonebuthimself;whenhecameashoreagain，hiswholearmadalost，heseemedtothinkofnonebutothers.Suchwashistendernessforothers，suchhisinstinctoffinecourtesyandpride，thatofthatimpurepassionofremorseheneverbreathedasyllable;evenregretwasrarewithhim，andpointedwithajest.Youwouldnothavedreamed，ifyouhadknownhimthen，thatthiswasthatgreatfailure，thatbeacontoyoungmen，overwhosefallawholesocietyhadhissedandpointedfingers.Oftenhavewegonetohim，red—hotwithourownhopefulsorrows，railingontherose—leavesinourprincelybedoflife，andhewouldpatientlygiveearandwiselycounsel;anditwasonlyuponsomereturnofourownthoughtsthatwewereremindedwhatmannerofmanthiswastowhomwedisembosomed：aman，byhisownfault，ruined;shutoutofthegardenofhisgifts;hiswholecityofhopebothploughedandsalted;silentlyawaitingthedeliverer.Thensomethingtookusbythethroat;andtoseehimthere，sogentle，patient，braveandpious，oppressedbutnotcastdown，sorrowwassoswallowedupinadmirationthatwecouldnotdaretopityhim.Eveniftheoldfaultflashedoutagain，itbutawokeourwonderthat，inthatlostbattle，heshouldhavestilltheenergytofight.HehadgonetoruinwithakindofkinglyABANDON，likeonewhocondescended;butonceruined，withthelightsallout，hefoughtasforakingdom.
Mostmen，findingthemselvestheauthorsoftheirowndisgrace，railthelouderagainstGodordestiny.Mostmen，whentheyrepent，obligetheirfriendstosharethebitternessofthatrepentance.Buthehadheldaninquestandpassedsentence：MENE，MENE;andcondemnedhimselftosmilingsilence.Hehadgiventroubleenough;hadearnedmisfortuneamply，andforegonetherighttomurmur.
Thuswasouroldcomrade，likeSamson，carelessinhisdaysofstrength;butonthecomingofadversity，andwhenthatstrengthwasgonethathadbetrayedhim—\"forourstrengthisweakness\"—
hebegantoblossomandbringforth.Well，now，heisoutofthefight：theburdenthatheborethrowndownbeforethegreatdeliverer.We\"Inthevastcathedralleavehim;
Godaccepthim，Christreceivehim！\"