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"Toute passion nuisible attire, comme le gouffre, par le vertige. La faiblesse de volonte amene la faiblesse de tete, et l'abime, malgre son horreur, fascine alors comme un asile. " -- AMIEL.
People said that John had a charmed life. The divergence of an eighth of an inch, of a hundredth part of an inch, of a hair's-breadth and the little bead that passed right through his neck would have pierced the jugular artery, and John would have added one more to the long list of names in Overleigh Church. As it was, when once the direction of the bullet had been ascertained, he was pronounced to be in little danger. He rallied steadily, and without relapse.