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and let you see his eyes。 I might as well have been the sound of rain�察�A 

wind among the cedars�察�or a bird�察�Or nothing。 Mary�察�make him look at you�察�

And   even   if   he   should   say  that   we   are   nothing�察 �To   know  that   you   have 

heard him will be something。 And yet he loved us�察�and it was for love The 

Master gave him back。 Why did He wait So long before He came�拭�Why 

did He weep�拭�I thought He would be glad  and Lazarus  To see us all 

again as He had left us  All as it was�察�all as it was before。; 

     Mary�察  �who   felt   her   sister's   frightened   arms   Like   those   of   someone 

drowning   who   had   seized   her�察 �Fearing   at   last they  were   to   fail   and   sink 

Together      in  this   fog´stricken    sea   of   strangeness�察    �Fought    sadly�察  �with 

bereaved indignant eyes�察�To find again the fading shores of home That she 

had seen but now could see no longer。 Now she could only gaze into the 

twilight�察�And in the dimness know that he was there�察�Like someone that 

was not。 He who had been Their brother�察�and was dead�察�now seemed alive 

Only in death again  or worse than death�察�For tombs at least�察�always until 

today�察  �Though   sad   were   certain。   There   was   nothing   certain   For   man   or 

God in such a day as this�察�For there they were alone�察�and there was he  

Alone�察  �and   somewhere   out of   Bethany�察�The   Master      who   had   come   to 

them so late�察�Only for love of them and then so slowly�察�And was for their 

sake hunted now by men Who feared Him as they feared no other prey  

For the world's sake was hidden。 ;Better the tomb For Lazarus than life�察�if 

this   be   life�察─  �She   thought�察  �and   then   to   Martha�察   �No�察  �my   dear�察─  �She   said 

aloud�察 �not as it was before。 Nothing is ever as it was before�察�Where Time 

has been。 Here there is more than Time�察�And we that are so lonely and so 

far From home�察�since he is with us here again�察�Are farther now from him 

and from ourselves Than we are from the stars。 He will not speak Until the 

spirit that is in him speaks�察�And we must wait for all we are to know�察�Or 

even to learn that we are not to know。 Martha�察�we are too near to this for 

knowledge�察  �And   that   is   why   it   is   that   we   must   wait。   Our   friends   are 



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coming   if   we   call   for   them�察�And   there   are   covers   we'll   put over   him To 

make him warmer。 We are too young�察�perhaps�察�To say that we know better 

what is best Than he。 We   do not know  how  old he   is。  If   you   remember 

what the Master said�察�Try to believe that we need have no fear。 Let me�察�the 

selfish and the careless one�察�Be housewife and a mother for tonight�察�For I 

am not so fearful as you are�察�And I was not so eager。; 

       Martha sank Down at her sister's feet and there sat watching A flower 

that had a small familiar name That was as old as memory�察�but was not 

The name of what she saw now in its brief And infinite mystery that so 

frightened her That life became a terror。 Tears again Flooded her eyes and 

overflowed。   ;No�察  �Mary�察─  �She   murmured   slowly�察  �hating   her   own   words 

Before she heard them�察 �you are not so eager To see our brother as we see 

him now�察�Neither is He who gave him back to us。 I was to be the simple 

one�察�as always�察�And this was all for me。; She stared again Over among the 

trees where Lazarus�察�Who seemed to be a man who was not there�察�Might 

have been one more shadow among shadows�察�If she had not remembered。 

Then   she   felt   The   cool   calm   hands   of   Mary   on   her   face�察�And   shivered�察�

wondering if such hands were real。 

     ;The Master loved you as He loved us all�察�Martha�察�and you are saying 

only things That children say when they have had no sleep。 Try somehow 

now to rest a little while�察�You know that I am here�察�and that our friends 

Are coming if I call。; 

       Martha   at   last Arose�察  �and   went   with   Mary  to   the   door�察�Where   they 

stood   looking   off   at   the   same   place�察  �And   at   the   same   shape   that   was 

always there As if it would not ever move or speak�察�And always would be 

there。 ;Mary�察�go now�察�Before the dark that will be coming hides him。 I am 

afraid of him out there alone�察�Unless I see him�察�and I have forgotten What 

sleep is。 Go now  make him look at you  And I shall hear him if he stirs 

or whispers。 Go�  �or I'll scream and bring all Bethany To come and make 

him speak。 Make him say once That he is glad�察�and God may say the rest。 

Though He say I shall sleep�察�and sleep for ever�察�I shall not care for that 。 。 。 

Go� ─�

       Mary�察  �moving   Almost   as   if   an   angry   child   had   pushed   her�察  �Went 

forward a few steps�察�and having waited As long as Martha's eyes would 



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look at hers�察�Went forward a few more�察�and a few more�察�And so�察�until she 

came to Lazarus�察�Who crouched with his face hidden in his hands�察�Like 

one that had no face。 Before she spoke�察�Feeling her sister's eyes that were 

behind her As if the door where Martha stood were now As far from her as 

Egypt�察  �Mary   turned   Once   more   to   see   that   she   was   there。   Then�察  �softly�察�

Fearing him not so much as wondering What his first word might be�察�said�察�

;Lazarus�察  �Forgive   us   if   we   seemed   afraid   of   you�察─�And   having   spoken�察�

pitied her poor speech That had so little seeming gladness in it�察�So little 

comfort�察�and so little love。 

     There was no sign from him that he had heard�察�Or that he knew that 

she was there�察�or cared Whether she spoke to him again or died There at 

his feet。 ;We love you�察�Lazarus�察�And we are not afraid。 The Master said 

We need not be afraid。 Will you not say To me that you are glad�拭�Look�察�

Lazarus� �Look at my face�察�and see me。 This is Mary。; 

     She   found   his   hands   and   held   them。   They   were   cool�察  �Like   hers�察  �but 

they   were   not   so   calm   as   hers。   Through   the   white   robes   in   which   his 

friends had wrapped him When he had groped out of that awful sleep�察�She 

felt him trembling and she was afraid。 At last he sighed�察�and she prayed 

hungrily To God that she might have again the voice Of Lazarus�察�whose 

hands were giving her now The recognition of a living pressure That was 

almost a language。 When he spoke�察�Only one word that she had waited for 

Came from his lips�察�and that word was her name。 

     ;I heard them saying�察�Mary�察�that He wept Before I woke。; The words 

were   low   and   shaken�察  �Yet   Mary   knew   that   he   who   uttered   them   Was 

Lazarus�察�and that would be enough Until there should be more 。 。 。 ;Who 

made Him come�察�That He should weep for me�拭 � 。 。 Was it you�察�Mary�拭─�

The questions held in his incredulous eyes Were more than she would see。 

She   looked   away�察  �But   she   had   felt   them   and   should   feel   for   ever�察  �She 

thought�察  �their   cold   and   lonely   desperation   That   had   the   bitterness   of   all 

cold things That were not cruel。 ;I should have wept�察─�he said�察 �If I had 

been the Master。 。 。 。; 

       Now she could feel His hands above her hair  the same black hair 

That once he made a jest of�察�praising it�察�While Martha's busy eyes had left 

their work To flash with laughing envy。 Nothing of that Was to be theirs 



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again�察  �and   such   a   thought   Was   like   the   flying   by   of   a   quick   bird   Seen 

through   a   shadowy   doorway   in   the   twilight。   For   now   she   felt   his   hands 

upon her head�察�Like weights of kindness�此 �I forgive you�察�Mary。 。 。 。 You 

did not know  Martha could not have known  Only the Master knew。 。 。 。 

Where is He now�拭�Yes�察�I remember。 They came after Him。 May the good 

God forgive Him。 。 。 。 I forgive Him。 I must�察�and I may know only from 

Him The burden of all this。 。 。 。 Martha was here  But I was not yet here。 

She was afraid。 。 。 。 Why did He do it�察�Mary�拭�Was it  you�拭�Was it for 

you�拭   �   。   。 Where   are   the   friends   I   saw�拭�Yes�察  �I   remember。   They  all   went 

away。 I  made them go away。 。   。 。 Where is He now�拭 � 。 。 What do I see 

down there�拭�Do I see Martha  Down by the door�拭 � 。 。 I must have time 

for this。; 

     Lazarus   looked   about   him   fearfully�察  �And   then   again   at   Mary�察  �who 

discovered Awakening apprehension in his eyes�察�And shivered at his feet。 

All    she   had   feared    Was    here�察  �and   only   in  the   slow    reproach    Of    his 

forgiveness lived his gratitude。 Why had he asked if it was all for her That 

he was here�拭�And what had Martha meant�拭�Why had the Master waited�拭�

What was coming To Lazarus�察�and to them�察�that had not come�拭�What had 

the Master seen before He came�察�That He had come so late�拭�

       ;Where   is   He�察  �Mary�拭─  �Lazarus   asked   again。   ;Where   did   He   go�拭─�

Once more   he   gazed about him�察 �and once   more At Mary  for   an   answer。 

;Have they found Him�拭�Or did He go away because He wished Never to 

look into my eyes again�拭 � 。 。 That�察�I could understand。 。 。 。 Where is He�察�

Mary�拭─�

     ;I do not know�察─�she said。 ;Yet in my heart I know that He is living�察�as 

you   are   living      Living�察  �and   here。   He   is   not   far   from  us。  He   will   come 

back to us and find us all  Lazarus�察�Martha�察�Mary  everything  All as 

it was   before。  Martha said   that。 And   He said  we  were  not to be   afraid。; 

Lazarus   closed   his   eyes   while   on   his   face   A  tortured   adumbration   of   a 

smile Flickered an instant。 ;All as it was before�察─�He murmured wearily。 
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