'We never acknowledge the reality of our fate until it is inexorably decided. We always think a miracle will be worked to avert its decrees. The stream will run backwards, the sun will stand still in our case. It is only when we find the stream rushing impetuously onward, and the sun shining with brilliant indifference while our hearts are breaking, that we acknowledge how powerless we are to stop the relentless advance of forces beyond our power and ken.'
from Helene by Mrs Arthur Kennard (Volume II, Chapter IV)
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