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Thy sins which are many are forgiven thee for thou hast loved

much....' And he will forgive my Sonia, He will forgive, I know

it... I felt it in my heart when I was with her just now! And He

will judge and will forgive all, the good and the evil, the wise

and the meek.... And when He has done with all of them, then He

will summon us. 'You too come forth,' He will say, 'Come forth ye

drunkards, come forth, ye weak ones, come forth, ye children of

shame!' And we shall all come forth, without shame and shall

stand before him. And He will say unto us, 'Ye are swine, made in

the Image of the Beast and with his mark; but come ye also!' And

the wise ones and those of understanding will say, 'Oh Lord, why

dost Thou receive these men?' And He will say, 'This is why I

receive them, oh ye wise, this is why I receive them, oh ye of

understanding, that not one of them believed himself to be worthy

of this.' And He will hold out His hands to us and we shall fall

down before him...