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Hermione's Group of Thinkers by Don Marquis
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suffer! To go through fire for our ideals!

And what is physical suffering by the side of
spiritual suffering?

I so often think of that when I am engaged in
sociological work. Only the other night -- it was
raining and chilly, you know -- some of us went
down in the auto to one of the missions and looked
at the sufferers who were being cared for.

And the thought came to me all of a sudden:
"Yes, physical suffering may be relieved -- but what
is there to relieve spiritual suffering like mine?"

Though, of course, it improves one.

I think it is beginning to show in my eyes.

I looked at them for nearly two hours in the
mirror last evening, trying to be quite certain.

And, you know, there's a kind of look in them
that's never been there until recently. A kind of
a -- a ----

Well, it's an INTANGIBLE look, if you get what I mean.

Not exactly the HUNGRY look, more of a YEARNING look!

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