thedumbcreaturemightdemandafuturelifealso,anddeclarethelawunjustthatexcludesitfromtheadvantagesofthehighercreation."

"christsaid:'inmyfather'shousearemanymansions,'"sheanswered."heavenisasboundlessastheloveofourcreator;thedumbanimalisalsohiscreature,andifirmlybelievethatnolifewillbelost,buteachwillreceiveasmuchhappinessashecanenjoy,whichwillbesufficientforhim."

"thisworldissufficientforme,"saidthehusband,throwinghisarmroundhisbeautiful,sweet-temperedwife.hesatbyhersideontheopenbalcony,smokingacigaretteinthecoolair,whichwasloadedwiththesweetscentofcarnationsandorangeblossoms.soundsofmusicandtheclatterofcastanetscamefromtheroadbeneath,thestarsshoneabovethen,andtwoeyesfullofaffection-thoseofhiswife-lookeduponhimwiththeexpressionofundyinglove."suchamoment,"hesaid,"makesitworthwhiletobeborn,todie,andtobeannihilated!"hesmiled-theyoungwiferaisedherhandingentlereproof,andtheshadowpassedawayfromhermind,andtheywerehappy-quitehappy.

everythingseemedtoworktogetherfortheirgood.theyadvancedinhonour,inprosperity,andinhappiness.achangecamecertainly,butitwasonlyachangeofplaceandnotofcircumstances.

theyoungmanwassentbyhissovereignasambassadortotherussiancourt.thiswasanofficeofhighdignity,buthisbirthandhisacquirementsentitledhimtothehonour.hepossessedalargefortune,andhiswifehadbroughthimwealthequaltohisown,forshewasthedaughterofarichandrespectedmerchant.oneofthismerchant'slargestandfinestshipswastobesentthatyeartostockholm,anditwasarrangedthatthedearyoungcouple,thedaughterandtheson-in-law,shouldtravelinittost.thearrangementsonboardwereprincelyandsilkandluxuryoneveryside.

inanoldwarsong,called"thekingofengland'sson,"itsays:

"farewell,hesaid,andsailedaway.

andmanyrecollectthatday.

theropeswereofsilk,theanchorofgold,

andeverywhererichesandwealthuntold."

thesewordswouldaptlydescribethevesselfromspain,forherewasthesameluxury,andthesamepartingthoughtnaturallyarose:

"godgrantthatweoncemoremaymeet

insweetuncloudedpeaceandjoy."

therewasafavourablewindblowingastheyleftthespanishcoast,anditwouldbebutashortjourney,fortheyhopedtoreachtheirdestinationinafewweeks;butwhentheycameoutuponthewideoceanthewinddropped,theseabecamesmoothandshining,andthestarsshonebrightly.manyfestiveeveningswerespentonboard.atlastthetravellersbegantowishforwind,forafavourablebreeze;buttheirwishwasuseless-notabreathofairstirred,orifitdidariseitwascontrary.weekspassedbyinthisway,twowholemonths,andthenatlengthafairwindblewfromthesouth-west.theshipsailedonthehighseasbetweenscotlandandjutland;thenthewindincreased,justasitdidintheoldsongof"thekingofengland'sson."

"'midstormandwind,andpeltinghail,