Surely I
need not excuse God's dealings to you any more, Stephen.'
'But there comes no judgment upon the master,' said Stephen in a low
voice.
A flush of pain passed over Miss Anne's face as she met Stephen's eager
gaze, and saw something of the working of his heart in his flashing eye.
'Our God will suffer no sin to go unpunished for ever,' she answered
solemnly. '"Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord." Listen,
Stephen: when our Lord spoke those "blessings" in your chapter, He
implied that on the opposite side there were curses corresponding to
them. But He did not leave this matter uncertain; I will read them to you
from another chapter: "But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have
received your consolation. Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall
hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and lament."'
'That is the master,' said Stephen, his face glowing with satisfaction,
'for he is rich and full, and he laughs now!'
'Yes, who can tell but that these woes will fall upon my uncle,' said
Miss Anne, and her head drooped low, and Stephen saw the tears streaming
down her cheeks; 'all my prayers and love for him may be lost.
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