As to Harry, he is my boy, and I will stand by him everywhere
and in every way I can. He is sweet and true-hearted, and clever on all
sides--the dangerous ten talents, John! We ought to pity and help him,
for their general heritage is
"The ears to hear,
The eyes to see,
And the hands
That let all go."
CHAPTER X
AT HER GATES
We shape ourselves the joy or tear,
Of which the coming life is made;
And fill our future atmosphere
With sunshine or with shade.
It was just at the edge of the dark when John left his mother. He had
perhaps been strengthened by her counsel, but he had not been comforted.
In Hatton market-place he saw a large gathering of men and women and
heard Greenwood in a passionate tone talking to them. Very soon a voice,
almost equally powerful, started what appeared to be a hymn, and John
rode closer to the crowd and listened.
"The Day of the Lord is at hand, at hand,
His storms roll up the sky;
The nations sleep starving on heaps of gold,
The dreamers toss and sigh.
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