She covered her face with her hands, and wept bitterly But it was not too late. A powerful conviction of her own respon sibility still remained she still felt the va lue and importance of time as connected with eternity; and, again and again, she resolved to regulate her conduct by her own sense of duty, not by the example and maxims of those around her. Alas! Ge raldine made this resolution in the solitude of her chamber but it was to be put into effect amidst the seductions and tempt ations *of the world.

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