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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
woman�察 �she even th
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