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thelastmoment,leavingthesmallfryfloundering.Ifhesaidhewouldcome,hewouldcome,hewouldneverdeceivehissupporters.Thegentlemenwhomhehadlecturednowurgedoneanothertoattendtheparty,althoughconvincedatheartthathisadvicewasunsound.
HehadspokeninthelittleroomneartheCourtswherethepleaderswaitedforclientsclients,waitingforpleaders,satinthedustoutside.ThesehadnotreceivedacardfromMr.Turton.Andtherewerecirclesevenbeyondthese—peoplewhoworenothingbutaloincloth,peoplewhoworenoteventhat,andspenttheirlivesinknockingtwostickstogetherbeforeascarletdoll—humanitygradinganddriftingbeyondtheeducatedvision,untilnoearthlyinvitationcanembraceit.
Allinvitationsmustproceedfromheavenperhapsperhapsitisfutileformentoinitiatetheirownunity,theydobutwidenthegulfsbetweenthembytheattempt.SoatalleventsthoughtoldMr.GraysfordandyoungMr.Sorley,thedevotedmissionarieswholivedoutbeyondtheslaughterhouses,alwaystravelledthirdontherailways,andnevercame
