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Where Highways Cross

coming into his life; now at the sight of that innocent sleep, it suddenly burnt up within him. into strong flame, and for the first time in his life Hepworth recognised the influence of passionate desire to love and to be loved. He looked and looked again, and suddenly closed the door with a gentle movement and went to his own room, full of new thoughts.