\"AllsummerlongIhavebeentryingtoremembersomething;
somethinguntruethatyouhavebeenbelieving,somefalsehoodforwhichIwasresponsible。Ihavepursuedandpursuedit,butithasalwaysescapedme。Onceitwasclearasdaylight,forRodmanreadmefromtheBibleaplainanswertoallthequestionsthattorturedme。\"
\"Thatmusthavebeenthenightthatshefainted,\"thoughtIvory。
\"WhenIawokenextmorningfrommylongsleep,theoldpuzzlehadcomeback,athousandtimesworsethanbefore,forthenIknewthatIhadheldtheclueinmyownhandandhadlostit。Now,praiseGod!Iknowthetruth,andyou,theonlyonetowhomIcantellit,arecloseathand。\"
Ivorylookedathismotherandsawthattheveilthathadseparatedthemmentallyseemedtofivevanishedinthenightthathadpassed。Oftenandoftenithadblownaway,asitwere,forthefractionofamomentandthenblownbackagain。Nowhereyesmethiswithanaltogethernewclearnessthatstartledhim,whileherhealthcamewitheaseandsheseemedstrongerthanformanydays。