The Scales went home the following week to prepare for the wedding, which was to take place immediately. They both wrote to Evadne kindly before they left, and she replied in the same tone, but she could not persuade herself to see them again, nor did they wish it. END OF BOOK II. BOOK III. DEVELOPMENT AND ARREST OF DEVELOPMENT. _Fury_: Blood thou canst see, and fire; and canst hear groans;-- Worse things, unheard, unseen, remain behind. _Prometheus_: Worse? _Fury_: In each human heart terror survives The ravin it has gorged. The loftiest fear All that they would disdain to think were true: Hypocrisy and Custom make their minds The fanes of many a worship now outworn. They dare not devise good for man's estate, And yet they know not that they do not dare. The good want power but to weep barren tears: The powerful goodness want,--worse need for them: The wise want love: and those who love want wisdom: And all best things are thus confused to ill. Many are strong and rich and would be just, But live among their suffering fellow-men As if none felt: they know not what they do. --_Prometheus Unbound_ CHAPTER I. Edith was married in the cathedral at Morningquest, and of course the twins were present at the wedding. From what social gathering were they ever excluded if they chose to be present? Mrs. Beale had not thought of asking them at all, but Angelica intimated, in her royal way, that she wished to be a bridesmaid, and Diavolo must be a page, and Lady Adeline begged Mrs. Beale for Heaven's sake to arrange it so, lest worse should come of it.