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`` No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous , but grievous : nevertheless , afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them that are exercised thereby . '' -- _ Heb . 12:11 _ . Rupert Ames had ridden all day , resting only at noon to permit his horse to graze . As for himself , he was not tired . The long pent-up energy had begun to escape , and it seemed that he could have ridden , or walked , or in any way worked hard for a long time without need of rest . Move , move he must .