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I can bear no more . '' Then Andrew went with him down the cliff , and helped him to his saddle ; and afterwards he walked along the beach till he came to a lonely spot hid in the rocks , and there he threw himself face downward on the sands , and `` communed with his own heart and was still . '' At this supreme hour , all that was human flitted and faded away , and the primal essence of self was overshadowed by the presence of the Infinite . When the midnight tide flowed , the bitterness of the sorrow was over , and he had reached that serene depth of the soul which enabled him to rise to his feet and say `` Thy Will be done ! '' The next day they looked for some communication from Braelands ; yet they did not suffer this expectation to interfere with Sophy 's explicit wish , and the preparations for her funeral went on without regard to Archie 's promise . It was well so , for there was no redemption of it . He did not come again to Pittendurie , and if he sent any message , it was not permitted to reach them .