The growing up of the corn, as is hinted in my Journal, had at first some little influence upon me, and began to affect me with seriousness, as long as I thought it had something miraculous in it; but as soon as ever that part of the thought was removed, all the impression that was raised from it wore off also, as I have noted already.
Amint arról naplómban is beszámoltam, a gabonakalászok megjelenése rövid időre újra eltöltött némi vallásos áhítattal, de amint fény derült a gabona származásának okára, a csoda erejébe vetett hit is elhalványult bennem.