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Tears would start from her eyes at the thought of her father , but she realized that the only thing for her to do was to shroud his memory in a great , forgiving pity , and put it away forever . She could only turn from the mystery of his life and death -- the mystery of evil -- to Him who taketh away the sin of the world . There was no darkness in that direction . She busied herself with Mrs. Leonard , and the distribution of food to others , till six o'clock , and then she stood near the door to watch till her true knight should appear in his shirt-sleeves , with a shovel on his shoulder , and an old burned , tattered felt hat on his head , instead of jewelled crest and heron plume . Dennis had gone to his work not very hopeful . He knew Christine would be his grateful friend while she lived , and would perhaps even regard him as a brother , but all this might be and still she be unable to respond to his deeper feelings . Moreover , he knew she was Baroness Ludolph , and might be heiress of such titles and estates in Germany as would require that she should go at once to secure them ; and so she seemed clearly to pass beyond his sphere .