But come; loss now will be gain then! To wait is harder than to run, and its meed is the fuller.
 George MacDonald, Lilith (1895). copy citation

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Author George MacDonald
Source Lilith
Topic waiting loss gain
Date 1895
Language English
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“The horse bent his head over my shoulder lovingly. I twisted my hands in his mane and scrambled onto his back, not without aid from certain protuberant bones.
«He would outspeed any leopard in creation!» I cried.
«Not that way at night,» answered the raven; «the road is difficult.—But come; loss now will be gain then! To wait is harder than to run, and its meed is the fuller. Go on, my son—straight to the cottage. I shall be there as soon as you. It will rejoice my wife's heart to see son of hers on that horse!»
I sat silent. The horse stood like a block of marble.
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