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a loud whisper。       ;What a goose he is�察�to be sure� �Dear baby�察�it promised 

its mother it wouldn't drink wine for two months。 Let's all drink with him。 

Talbot�察�my boy�察�just in time� �Fill your glass。          Stosst an� ─�

     And Blanche and her attendant spirits in white muslin thronged around 

the   weak   boy�察  �saw   him   charged   with   the   three   glasses   that   were   all   his 

head   could   stand�察  �and   sent   him   reeling   home   to   his   mother。   Then   they 

looked round for fresh worlds to conquer。 

     ;There are the Maxwells� ─�said Miss Ingleside�察�without lowering her 

voice。     ;Who       is  that  party    in  the   high´necked      dress�拭   �Is  she   the 



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schoolmistress�拭       �Why do they have such people here�拭�Society is getting 

so common�察�there is no bearing it。 That Emily who is with her is too good 

for that slow set。 She's the school´girl we heard of at Nice�察�or somewhere�察�

she wanted to elope with somebody�察�and Phil Malbone stopped her�察�worse 

luck。 She will be for eloping with us�察�before long。; 

     Emilia   colored   scarlet�察  �and   gave   a   furtive   glance   at   Hope�察  �half   of 

shame�察�half of triumph。          Hope looked at Blanche with surprise�察�made a 

movement   forward�察  �but   was   restrained   by   the   crowd�察  �while   the        noisy 

damsel broke out in a different direction。 

     ;How fiendishly hot it is here�察�though�            �Jones junior�察�put your elbow 

through that window�          �This champagne is boiling。 What a tiresome time 

we shall have to´morrow�察�when the Frenchmen are gone� �Ah�察�Count�察�there 

you are at last�      �Ready for the German�拭          �Come for me�拭�Just primed and 

up to anything�察�and so I tell you� ─�

     But as Count Posen�察�kissing his hand to her�察�squeezed his way through 

the crowd with Hal�察�to be presented to Hope�察�there came over Blanche's 

young face such a mingled look of hatred and weariness and chagrin�察�that 

even her unobserving friends saw it�察�and asked with tender commiseration 

what was up。 

     The   dancing   recommenced。          There   was   the   usual   array   of   partners�察�

distributed by mysterious discrepancies�察�like soldiers' uniforms�察�so that all 

the   tall   drew   short�察  �and   all   the   short   had   tall。 There   were   the   timid 

couples�察    �who    danced    with    trembling    knees    and   eyes   cast   over   their 

shoulders�察�the feeble couples�察�who meandered aimlessly and got tangled in 

corners�察  �the   rash   couples�察  �who   tore   breathlessly   through   the   rooms   and 

brought   up   at   last   against   the   large   white   waistcoat   of   the   violon´cello。 

There was the professional lady´killer�察�too supreme and indolent to dance�察�

but sitting amid an admiring bevy of fair women�察�where he reared his head 

of raven curls�察�and pulled ceaselessly his black mustache。 And there were 

certain young girls who�察�having astonished the community for a month by 

the lowness of their dresses�察�now brought to bear their only remaining art�察�

and   struck   everybody   dumb   by   appearing   clothed。   All   these   came   and 

went and came again�察�and had their day or their night�察�and danced until the 



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robust   Hope   went   home   exhausted   and   left   her   more   fragile   cousins   to 

dance   on   till   morning。     Indeed�察  �it   was   no   easy   thing   for   them   to   tear 

themselves   away�察  �Kate   was   always   in   demand�察  �Philip   knew   everybody�察�

and had that latest aroma of Paris which the soul of fashion covets�察�Harry 

had   the   tried   endurance   which   befits   brothers   and   lovers   at   balls�察  �while 

Emilia's   foreign   court   held   out   till   morning�察  �and   one   handsome   young 

midshipman�察�in special�察�kept revolving back to her after each long orbit of 

separation�察�like a gold´laced comet。 

     The    young     people    lingered    extravagantly     late  at  that   ball�察 �for  the 

corvette was to sail next day�察�and the girls were willing to make the most 

of    it。  As  they   came     to  the   outer   door�察  �the   dawn     was   inexpressibly 

beautiful��deep   rose   melting   into   saffron�察  �beneath   a   tremulous   morning 

star。   With   a   sudden   impulse�察  �they   agreed   to   walk   home�察  �the   fresh   air 

seemed      so   delicious。     Philip    and   Emilia     went    first�察 �outstripping    the 

others。 

     Passing the Jewish cemetery�察�Kate and Harry paused a moment。 The 

sky was almost cloudless�察�the air was full of a thousand scents and songs�察�

the rose´tints in the sky were deepening�察�the star paling�察�while a few vague 

clouds went wandering upward�察�and dreamed themselves away。 

     ;There is   a grave in that   cemetery�察─  �said Kate�察�gently�察  �where   lovers 

should always be sitting。          It lies behind that tall monument�察�I cannot see 

it for the blossoming   boughs。 There were two   young cousins who loved 

each other from childhood�察�but were separated�察�because Jews do not allow 

such unions。 Neither of them was ever married�察�and they lived to be very 

old�察�the one in New Orleans�察�the other at the North。                In their last illnesses 

each dreamed of walking in the fields with the other�察�as in their early days�察�

and the telegraphic despatches that told their deaths crossed each other on 

the way。 That is his monument�察�and her grave was made behind it�察�there 

was no room for a stone。; 

     Kate moved a step or two�察�that she might see the graves。 The branches 

opened   clear。      What   living   lovers   had   met   there�察  �at   this   strange   hour�察�

above the dust of lovers dead�拭�She saw with amazement�察�and walked on 

quickly that Harry might not also see。 



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     It   was   Emilia   who   sat   beside   the   grave�察  �her   dark   hair   drooping   and 

dishevelled�察�her carnation cheek still brilliant after the night's excitement�察�

and he who sat at her feet�察�grasping her hand in both of his�察�while his lips 

poured   out   passionate   words   to   which   she   eagerly   listened�察  �was   Philip 

Malbone。 

     Here�察  �upon   the   soil   of   a   new   nation�察  �lay   a   spot   whose   associations 

seemed   already  as   old   as   time   could   make   them��the   last   footprint   of   a 

tribe   now   vanished   from   this   island   forever��the   resting´place   of   a   race 

whose very funerals would soon be no more。                   Each April the robins built 

their   nests   around   these   crumbling   stones�察  �each   May   they   reared   their 

broods�察�each June the clover   blossomed�察�each July the wild strawberries 

grew cool and red�察�all around was youth and life and ecstasy�察�and yet the 

stones   bore   inscriptions   in   an   unknown   language�察  �and   the   very   graves 

seemed dead。 

     And lovelier than all the youth of Nature�察�little Emilia sat there in the 

early light�察�her girlish existence gliding into that drama of passion which is 

older than the buried nations�察�older than time�察�than death�察�than all things 

save life and God。 



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                              CHAPTER VIII。 



                                  TALKING IT OVER。 

     AUNT JANE was eager to hear about the ball�察�and called everybody 

into her breakfast´parlor the next morning。 She was still hesitating about 

her bill of fare。 

     ;I wish somebody would invent a new animal�察─�she burst forth。 ;How 

those sheep bleated last night�         �I know it was an expression of shame for 

providing such tiresome food。; 

     ;You must not be so carnally minded�察�dear�察─�said Kate。               ;You must be 

very good   and grateful�察 �and not   care for   your breakfast。  Somebody  says 

that mutton chops with wit are a great deal better than turtle without。; 

     ;A  very   foolish   somebody�察─  �pronounced   Aunt   Jane。         ;I   have   had   a 

great deal of wit in my life�察�and very little turtle。 Dear child�察�do not excite 

me   with   impossible   suggestions。   There   are   dropped   eggs�察  �I   might   have 

those。    They look so beautifully�察�if it only were not necessary to eat them。 

Yes�察�I will certainly have dropped eggs。             I think Ruth could drop them�察�

she drops everything else。; 

     ;Poor little Ruth� ─�said Kate。        ;Not yet grown up� ─�

     ;She   will   never   grow   up�察─  �said   Aunt   Jane�察   �but   she   thinks   she   is   a 

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