Chapter 30

"Meeting thus upon the threshold going out and coming in; Going out unto the triumph, coming in unto the fight; Coming in unto the darkness, going out unto the light!" "The years of old age are stalls in the cathedral of life, in which for aged men to sit and listen, and meditate, and be patient till the service is over, and in which they may get themselves ready to say Amen at last, with all their hearts, and souls, and strength."

Pemaquid: a Story of Old Times in New England