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     In one of those moments of more familiar faith which still alternated 

with these cold�察�sad intervals�察�she asked him with some sudden impulse�察�

how he should feel if she loved another�拭�She said it�察�as if guided by an 

instinct�察�to sound the depth of his love for her。            Starting with amazement�察�

he   looked   at   her�察  �and   then�察  �divining   her   feeling�察  �he   only   replied   by   an 

expression      of   reproach�察   �and    by   kissing    her  hands     with   an   habitual 

tenderness that had grown easy to him��and they were such lovely hands� �

But    his  heart   told   him   that  no   spent   swimmer       ever  transferred     more 

eagerly   to   another's   arms   some   precious   burden   beneath   which   he   was 



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consciously   sinking�察  �than   he   would   yield   her   up   to   any   one   whom   she 

would consent to love�察�and who could be trusted with the treasure。 Until 

that ecstasy of release should come�察�he would do his duty��yes�察�his duty。 

     When   these   flushed   hopes   grew   pale�察  �as   they   soon   did�察  �he   could   at 

least play with the wan fancies that took their place。 Hour after hour�察�while 

she    lavished     upon    him   the   sweetness      of  her   devotion�察    �he  was    half 

consciously shaping with his tongue some word of terrible revealing that 

should divide them like a spell�察�if spoken�察�and then recalling it before it 

left   his  lips。  Daily    and   hourly    he  felt  the   last  agony    of  a  weak    and 

passionate nature��to dream of one woman in another's arms。 

     She�察   �too�察 �watched      him   with   an   ever´increasing      instinct   of  danger�察�

studied     with    a  chilly   terror   the  workings      of  his   face�察  �weighed     and 

reweighed his words in absence�察�agonized herself with new and ever new 

suspicions�察     �and   then�察  �when    these   had   accumulated      beyond     endurance�察�

seized them convulsively and threw them all away。                    Then�察�coming back 

to him with a great overwhelming ardor of affection�察�she poured upon him 

more and more in proportion as he gave her less。 

     Sometimes in these moments of renewed affection he half gave words 

to   his   remorse�察   �accused     himself    before    her   of  unnamed       wrong�察   �and 

besought   her   to   help   him   return   to   his   better   self。   These   were   the   most 

dangerous moments of all�察�for such appeals made tenderness and patience 

appear a duty�察�she must put away her doubts as sins�察�and hold him to her�察�

she must   refuse to see his signs   of   faltering faith�察  �or treat them  as   mere 

symptoms of ill health。 Should not a wife cling the closer to her husband 

in proportion as he seemed alienated through the wanderings of disease�拭�

And     was    not    this  her   position�拭     �So    she    said   within    herself�察  �and 

meanwhile it was not hard to penetrate her changing thoughts�察�at least for 

so   keen   an   observer   as   Aunt   Jane。    Hope�察  �at   length�察  �almost   ceased   to 

speak   of   Malbone�察  �and   revealed   her   grief   by   this   evasion�察  �as   the   robin 

reveals her nest by flitting from it。 

     Yet   there   were   times   when   he   really   tried   to   force   himself   into   a 

revival of this calmer emotion。            He studied Hope's beauty with his eyes�察�

he pondered on all her nobleness。 He wished to bring his whole heart back 



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to heror at least wished that he wished it。           But hearts that have educated 

themselves into faithlessness must sooner or later share the suffering they 

give。    Love will be avenged on them。 Nothing could have now recalled 

this   epicure    in  passion�察  �except�察  �possibly�察   �a   little  withholding   or  semi´ 

coquetry on Hope's part�察�and this was utterly impossible for her。 Absolute 

directness was a part of her nature�察�she could die�察�but not manouvre。 

     It actually diminished Hope's hold on Philip�察�that she had at this time 

the   whole    field   to   herself。  Emilia    had   gone    for  a   few  weeks    to  the 

mountains�察  �with   the   household   of   which   she   was   a   guest。 An   ideal   and 

unreasonable passion is strongest in absence�察�when the dream is all pure 

dream�察�and safe from the discrepancies of daily life。 When the two girls 

were together�察�Emilia often showed herself so plainly Hope's inferior�察�that 

it jarred on Philip's fine perceptions。 But in Emilia's absence the spell of 

temperament�察  �or   whatever   else   brought   them  together�察  �resumed   its   sway 

unchecked�察�she became one great magnet of attraction�察�and all the currents 

of the universe appeared to flow from the direction where her eyes were 

shining。 When she was out of sight�察�he needed to make no allowance for 

her defects�察�to reproach himself with no overt acts of disloyalty to Hope�察�

to   recognize   no   criticisms   of   his   own   intellect   or   conscience。   He   could 

resign himself to his reveries�察�and pursue them into new subtleties day by 

day。 

     There was Mrs。 Meredith's house�察�too�察�where they had been so happy。 

And now the blinds were pitilessly closed�察�all but one where the Venetian 

slats had slipped�察�and stood half open as if some dainty fingers held them�察�

and some lovely eyes looked through。 He gazed so long and so often on 

that silent house��by day�察�when the scorching sunshine searched its pores 

as   if   to   purge   away   every   haunting   association�察  �or   by   night�察  �when   the 

mantle of darkness hung tenderly above it�察�and seemed to collect the dear 

remembrances        again��that    his  fancy   by   degrees    grew    morbid�察   �and   its 

pictures unreal。 ;It is impossible�察─�he one day thought to himself�察 �that she 

should have lived   in that   room  so long�察 �sat   in that   window�察 �dreamed   on 

that   couch�察   �reflected   herself   in  that   mirror�察  �breathed    that  air�察 �without 

somehow detaching invisible fibres of her being�察�delicate films of herself�察�



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that   must    gradually�察  �she   being   gone�察   �draw   together    into  a  separate 

individuality an image not quite bodiless�察�that replaces her in her absence�察�

as the holy Theocrite was replaced by the angel。 If there are ghosts of the 

dead�察�why not ghosts of the living also�拭─�This lover's fancy so pleased him 

that he brought to bear upon it the whole force of his imagination�察�and it 

grew stronger day by day。          To him�察�thenceforth�察�the house was haunted�察�

and all its floating traces of herself visible or invisible��from the ribbon 

that he saw entangled in the window´blind to every intangible and fancied 

atom     she  had   imparted    to  the  atmosphere��came       at  last  to  organize 

themselves into   one phantom  shape for  him  and   looked out�察 �a  wraith   of 

Emilia�察�through those relentless blinds。 As the vision grew more vivid�察�he 

saw    the  dim    figure  moving     through    the  house�察  �wan�察  �restless�察 �tender�察�

lingering   where   they  had   lingered�察  �haunting   every  nook   where   they   had 

been happy once。 In the windy moanings of the silent night he could put 

his ear at the keyhole�察�and could fancy that he heard the wild signals of her 

love and despair。 



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                                CHAPTER XV。 



                                   ACROSS THE BAY。 

     THE children�察�as has been said�察�were all devoted to Malbone�察�and this 

was�察�in a certain degree�察�to his credit。 But it is a mistake to call children 

good judges of character�察�except in one direction�察�namely�察�their own。 They 

understand it�察�up to the level of their own stature�察�they know who loves 

them�察  �but   not   who   loves   virtue。   Many   a   sinner   has   a   great   affection   for 

children�察�and no child will ever detect the sins of such a friend�察�because�察�

toward them�察�the sins do not exist。 

     The   children�察  �therefore�察  �all   loved   Philip�察  �and   yet   they   turned   with 

delight�察  �when   out´door   pleasures   were   in   hand�察  �to   the   strong   and   adroit 

Harry。     Philip inclined to the daintier exercises�察�fencing�察�billiards�察�riding�察�

but    Harry's   vigorous     physique     enjoyed    hard    work。   He    taught   all  the 

household to swim�察�for instance。            Jenny�察�aged five�察�a sturdy�察�deep´chested 

little   thing�察  �seemed   as   amphibious   as   himself。   She   could   already   swim 

alone�察�but
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