death of the lion- 第10部分

It　may　be　imagined　whether；　now　that　he's　gone；　the　promise　seems　
to　me　less　sacred。　　I'm　convinced　that　if　such　pages　had　appeared　
in　his　lifetime　the　Abbey　would　hold　him　to…day。　　I've　kept　the　
advertising　in　my　own　hands；　but　the　manuscript　has　not　been　
recovered。　　It's　impossible；　and　at　any　rate　intolerable；　to　
suppose　it　can　have　been　wantonly　destroyed。　　Perhaps　some　hazard　
of　a　blind　hand；　some　brutal　fatal　ignorance　has　lighted　kitchen…
fires　with　it。　　Every　stupid　and　hideous　accident　haunts　my　
meditations。　　My　undiscourageable　search　for　the　lost　treasure　
would　make　a　long　chapter。　　Fortunately　I've　a　devoted　associate　in　
the　person　of　a　young　lady　who　has　every　day　a　fresh　indignation　
and　a　fresh　idea；　and　who　maintains　with　intensity　that　the　prize　
will　still　turn　up。　　Sometimes　I　believe　her；　but　I've　quite　ceased　
to　believe　myself。　　The　only　thing　for　us　at　all　events　is　to　go　on　
seeking　and　hoping　together；　and　we　should　be　closely　united　by　
this　firm　tie　even　were　we　not　at　present　by　another。




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