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There is no hope, if we look back at the past: there may be hope, if we look on to the future.

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“There is no hope, if we look back at the past: there may be hope, if we look on to the future.”

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Mr Pendril urges Miss Garth to focus on what can still change rather than treating past disaster as proof that every future possibility is closed.

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No Name, Project Gutenberg #1438. Mr Pendril speaks after the Vanstone sisters lose their legal and financial position; the surrounding dialogue immediately qualifies the hope as uncertain and dependent on future events.

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