The Ultimate Intimacy

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The statement that any resemblance between characters in a literary work and actual persons is purely coincidental generally tempts the reader to find real-life models for fictional characters.

The hero of this novel is a Protestant pastor, as the reader will immediately realize from its opening lines, and since I have a good number of friends among the Protestant clergy, whom I esteem for their social and moral stands, I should like to assure my readers that on this occasion it would be truly pointless to seek a model for my hero among their number. The same also applies, of course, to all the other characters in the book. After a lifetime's experience of prose writing, it is my considered opinion that the most authentic people and stories are those that emerge from the authors imagination.

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The light has grown dimmer in the chapel. Outside, seen through the narrow window, large flakes of March snow are falling. There are only two weeks left to Easter, so the chapel is almost full. Unless Daniel counts the three dozen or so loyal members of the congregation, people these days tend to come to church only around the traditional feast days.

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