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"Its Precepts Are Eternal;" Or, The Practice Of A Freemason's Daughter.
meaning to a Mason ' s daughter ? Had I not lived at Vienna for years ? and was I not aware of the jealousy , the distrust , the hostility with which a despotic government regards all secret societies ?" " But these papers—these so important to me — how happened it that these should have been speciallpreserved ?"
y " I will not undertake to answer every question , " returned the Frau , evasively , " nor do I admit your right to catechise me . Mixing in various grades of society , —speaking more languages than one , and keeping my ears always open , I know something of Herr Griit . I discovered , — no matter how , — no matter where— no matter whenthat he wished to be
, , master of ALL your papers . I resolved to circumvent him : I succeeded . Ask me no further question . I cannot reply without compromising others . For yourself , let this be your last night in Wien . " " But you must be recompensed , —must be rewarded , — largely and liberally . "
"lam already , and by anticipation . Who saved me from ignorance and vice , — from misery and rain ? Rewarded ? I was so —amply—years ago !" " But that bears not on us : you have saved our fortunes , " persisted Heathfield earnestly . " No , not I , " replied the lady , relapsing into her former qniet manner , —" not I , but , under GOD , the Order to which you belong . Promote it ; its ' principles are eternal ! ' would that its fruits were universal !"
VIII . Some two years after this event , a family group , consisting of a gentleman far advanced in years , a younger lady and gentleman , whom he addressed respectively as " Maurice" and " Helen" might have been seen on the lawn of a country villa
, near London . They appeared a happy party ; and everything around them seemed to bespeak the presence not only of affection but of wealth . " Maurice , " said the old gentleman , speaking slowly and deliberately , " I think—indeed , I feel—after all that has happened , it will well become me to remember one or more of the
Masonic charities in my will . Which shall I select ?" " My dear father , " returned the happy-looking young man thus appealed to , " be your own executor . Help the charities
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
"Its Precepts Are Eternal;" Or, The Practice Of A Freemason's Daughter.
meaning to a Mason ' s daughter ? Had I not lived at Vienna for years ? and was I not aware of the jealousy , the distrust , the hostility with which a despotic government regards all secret societies ?" " But these papers—these so important to me — how happened it that these should have been speciallpreserved ?"
y " I will not undertake to answer every question , " returned the Frau , evasively , " nor do I admit your right to catechise me . Mixing in various grades of society , —speaking more languages than one , and keeping my ears always open , I know something of Herr Griit . I discovered , — no matter how , — no matter where— no matter whenthat he wished to be
, , master of ALL your papers . I resolved to circumvent him : I succeeded . Ask me no further question . I cannot reply without compromising others . For yourself , let this be your last night in Wien . " " But you must be recompensed , —must be rewarded , — largely and liberally . "
"lam already , and by anticipation . Who saved me from ignorance and vice , — from misery and rain ? Rewarded ? I was so —amply—years ago !" " But that bears not on us : you have saved our fortunes , " persisted Heathfield earnestly . " No , not I , " replied the lady , relapsing into her former qniet manner , —" not I , but , under GOD , the Order to which you belong . Promote it ; its ' principles are eternal ! ' would that its fruits were universal !"
VIII . Some two years after this event , a family group , consisting of a gentleman far advanced in years , a younger lady and gentleman , whom he addressed respectively as " Maurice" and " Helen" might have been seen on the lawn of a country villa
, near London . They appeared a happy party ; and everything around them seemed to bespeak the presence not only of affection but of wealth . " Maurice , " said the old gentleman , speaking slowly and deliberately , " I think—indeed , I feel—after all that has happened , it will well become me to remember one or more of the
Masonic charities in my will . Which shall I select ?" " My dear father , " returned the happy-looking young man thus appealed to , " be your own executor . Help the charities