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of   ocean�察  �belongs   to   it�察  �is   a   part   of   it�察  �yet   is�察  �after   all�察  �but   a   bequest   of 

tempests�察�and covers only a dark abyss of crossing currents and desolate 

tangles of rootless kelp。 Everybody was drawn to her�察�yet not a soul took 

any comfort in her。 Her very voice had in it a despairing sweetness�察�that 

seemed far in advance of her actual history�察�it was an anticipated miserere�察�

a perpetual dirge�察�where nothing had yet gone down。                  So Aunt Jane�察�who 

was wont to be perfectly decisive in her treatment of every human being�察�

was fluctuating and inconsistent with Emilia。               She could not help being 

fascinated   by   the   motherless   child�察  �and   yet   scorned   herself   for   even   the 

doubting love she gave。 

     ;Only think�察�auntie�察─�said Kate�察 �how you kissed Emilia�察�yesterday� ─�

     ;Of course I did�察─�she remorsefully owned。              ;I have kissed her a great 

many times too often。          I never will kiss her again。 There is nothing but 



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sorrow to be found in loving her�察�and her heart is no larger than her feet。 

Today she was not even pretty� �If it were not for her voice�察�I think I should 

never wish to see her again。; 

     But when that soft�察�pleading voice came once more�察�and Emilia asked 

perhaps for luncheon�察�in tones fit for Ophelia�察�Aunt Jane instantly yielded。 

One might as well have tried to enforce indignation against the Babes in 

the Wood。 

     This   perpetual   mute   appeal   was   further   strengthened   by   a   peculiar 

physical   habit   in   Emilia�察  �which   first   alarmed   the   household�察  �but   soon 

ceased to inspire terror。        She fainted very easily�察�and had attacks at long 

intervals   akin   to   faintness�察  �and   lasting   for   several   hours。 The   physicians 

pronounced   them   cataleptic   in   their   nature�察  �saying   that   they   brought   no 

danger�察�and that she would certainly outgrow them。 They were sometimes 

produced      by   fatigue�察  �sometimes      by   excitement�察    �but   they   brought    no 

agitation     with   them�察  �nor   any   development       of  abnormal     powers。    They 

simply   wrapped   her   in   a   profound   repose�察  �from   which   no   effort   could 

rouse her�察�till the trance passed by。          Her eyes gradually closed�察�her voice 

died   away�察  �and   all   movement   ceased�察  �save   that   her   eyelids   sometimes 

trembled without opening�察�and sweet evanescent expressions chased each 

other   across   her   face��the   shadows   of   thoughts   unseen。   For   a   time   she 

seemed to distinguish the touch of different persons by preference or pain�察�

but soon even this sign of recognition vanished�察�and the household could 

only wait and watch�察�while she sank into deeper and yet deeper repose。 

     There was something inexpressibly sweet�察�appealing�察�and touching in 

this impenetrable slumber�察�when it was at its deepest。 She looked so young�察�

so delicate�察�so lovely�察�it was as if she had entered into a shrine�察�and some 

sacred   curtain   had   been   dropped   to   shield   her   from   all   the   cares   and 

perplexities of life。 She lived�察�she breathed�察�and yet all the storms of life 

could but beat against her powerless�察�as the waves beat on the shore。 Safe 

in this beautiful semblance of death��her pulse a little accelerated�察�her rich 

color only softened�察�her eyelids drooping�察�her exquisite mouth curved into 

the sweetness it had lacked in waking��she lay unconscious and supreme�察�

the   temporary   monarch   of   the   household�察  �entranced   upon   her   throne。 A 



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few   hours   having   passed�察  �she   suddenly   waked�察  �and   was   a   self´willed�察�

passionate girl once more。         When she spoke�察�it was with a voice wholly 

natural�察�she had no recollection of what had happened�察�and no curiosity to 

learn。 



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                                CHAPTER X。 



                                 REMONSTRANCES。 

     IT had been a lovely summer day�察�with a tinge of autumnal coolness 

toward nightfall�察�ending in what Aunt Jane called a ;quince´jelly sunset。; 

Kate and Emilia sat upon the Blue Rocks�察�earnestly talking。 

     ;Promise�察�Emilia� ─�said Kate。 

     Emilia said nothing。 

     ;Remember�察─       �continued     Kate�察   �he   is  Hope's    betrothed。    Promise�察�

promise�察�promise� ─�

     Emilia   looked   into   Kate's   face   and   saw   it   flushed   with   a   generous 

eagerness�察�that called forth an answering look in her。 She tried to speak�察�

and the words died into silence。 There was a pause�察�while each watched 

the other。 

     When one soul is grappling with another for life�察�such silence may last 

an instant too long�察�and Kate soon felt her grasp slipping。 Momentarily the 

spell   relaxed。    Other   thoughts   swelled   up�察  �and   Emilia's   eyes   began   to 

wander�察�delicious memories stole in�察�of walks through blossoming paths 

with   Malbone��of   lingering   steps�察  �half´stifled   words   and   sentences   left 

unfinished��then�察  �alas�   �of   passionate   caresses��other   blossoming   paths 

that   only   showed   the   way   to   sin�察  �but   had   never   quite   led   her   there�察  �she 

fancied。 There was so much to tell�察�more than could ever be explained or 

justified。    Moment by moment�察�farther and farther strayed the wandering 

thoughts�察  �and   when   the   poor   child   looked   in   Kate's   face   again�察  �the   mist 

between them  seemed   to   have grown   wide and dense�察 �as   if   neither   eyes 

nor words nor hands could ever meet again。 When she spoke it was to say 

something   evasive   and   unimportant�察  �and   her   voice   was   as   one   from   the 

grave。 

     In truth�察�Philip had given Emilia his heart to play with at Neuchatel�察�

that he might beguile her from an attachment they had all regretted。 The 

device succeeded。        The toy once in her hand�察�the passionate girl had kept 

it�察�had clung to him with all her might�察�he could not shake her off。 Nor was 



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this the worst�察�for to his dismay he found himself responding to her love 

with a self´abandonment of ardor for which all former loves had been but 

a cool preparation。        He had not intended this�察�it seemed hardly his fault�此�

his   intentions    had   been    good�察   �or  at  least  not   bad。   This   piquant    and 

wonderful fruit of nature�察�this girlish soul�察�he had merely touched it and it 

was his。     Its mere fragrance was intoxicating。 Good God� �what should he 

do with it�拭�

     No clear answer coming�察�he had drifted on with that terrible facility for 

which years of self´indulged emotion had prepared him。 Each step�察�while 

it was intended to be the last�察�only made some other last step needful。 

     He had begun wrong�察�for he had concealed his engagement�察�fancying 

that he could secure a stronger influence over this young girl without the 

knowledge。       He had come to her simply as a friend of her Transatlantic 

kindred�察  �and   she�察  �who   was   always   rather   indifferent   to   them�察  �asked   no 

questions�察  �nor   made   the   discovery   till   too   late。  Then�察  �indeed�察  �she   had 

burst upon him with an impetuous despair that had alarmed him。 He feared�察�

not that she would do herself any violence�察�for she had a childish dread of 

death�察�but   that   she   would show   some   desperate   animosity  toward   Hope�察�

whenever they should meet。 After a long struggle�察�he had touched�察�not her 

sense of justice�察�for she had none�察�but her love for him�察�he had aroused her 

tenderness and her pride。 

     Without   his   actual   assurance�察  �she   yet   believed   that   he   would   release 

himself in some way from his betrothal�察�and love only her。 

     Malbone had fortunately great control over Emilia when near her�察�and 

could     thus  keep    the  sight   of  this  stormy     passion    from   the   pure   and 

unconscious Hope。          But a new distress opened before him�察�from the time 

when he again touched Hope's hand。              The close intercourse of the voyage 

had given him for the time almost a surfeit of the hot´house atmosphere of 

Emilia's love。      The first contact of Hope's cool�察�smooth fingers�察�the soft 

light of her clear eyes�察�the breezy grace of her motions�察�the rose´odors that 

clung   around   her�察  �brought   back   all   his   early   passion。   Apart   from   this 

voluptuousness   of   the   heart   into
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