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though perhaps a sentence in his diary might lead 

 to such a supposition. But whether he did so or 

 not, the death of his colleague put it quite out of 

 the question. He recognizes this when, in speaking 

 of his future return, he remarks, " the path of duty 

 is the path of safety." He saw his path of duty 

 plainly marked out for him ; he heard the voice of 

 God telling him that his sojourn in England would 

 be brief, no matter how the ties of relationship and 

 earthly affection might seem to bind him to the 

 old country. 



