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     She threw herself on her knees at the bedside。 

     Still Emilia slept�察�but now she stirred her head in the slightest possible 

way�察�so that a single tress of silken hair slipped from its companions�察�and 

lay across her face。         It was a faint sign that the trance was waning�察�the 

slight pressure disturbed her nerves�察�and her lips trembled once or twice�察�

as if to relieve themselves of the soft annoyance。                 Hope watched her in a 

vague�察�distant way�察�took note of the minutest motion�察�yet as if some vast 

weight   hung   upon   her   own   limbs   and   made   all   interference   impossible。 

Still   there   was   a   fascination   of   sympathy   in   dwelling   on   that   atom   of 

discomfort�察 �that tiny  suffering�察 �which   she   alone   could   remove。 The   very 

vastness of this tragedy that hung about the house made it an inexpressible 

relief   to   her   to   turn   and   concentrate   her   thoughts   for   a   moment   on   this 

slight distress�察�so easily ended。 

     Strange�察 �by  what   slender   threads   our   lives   are   knitted   to   each   other� �

Here was one who had taken Hope's whole existence in her hands�察�crushed 

it�察�and thrown it away。         Hope had soberly said to herself�察�just before�察�that 

death would be better than life for her young sister。 Yet now it moved her 

beyond endurance to see that fair form troubled�察�even while unconscious�察�

by   a   feather's   weight   of   pain�察  �and   all   the   lifelong   habit   of   tenderness 

resumed in a moment its sway。 

     She   approached   her   fingers   to   the   offending   tress�察  �very   slowly�察  �half 

withholding them at the very last�察�as if the touch would burn her。 She was 

almost surprised that it did not。          She looked to see if it did not hurt Emilia。 

But it now seemed as if the slumbering girl enjoyed the caressing contact 

of the smooth fingers�察�and turned her head�察�almost imperceptibly�察�to meet 

them。     This   was   more   than       Hope   could     bear。   It   was   as   if   that   slight 

motion   were   a   puncture   to   relieve   her   overburdened   heart�察  �a   thousand 

thoughts swept over her��of their father�察�of her sister's childhood�察�of her 

years   of   absent   expectation�察  �she   thought   how   young   the   girl   was�察  �how 

fascinating�察 �how   passionate�察 �how   tempted�察  �all   this swept   across her   in   a 

great     wave      of    nervous      reaction�察    �and    when      Emilia     returned      to 

consciousness�察�she was lying in her sister's arms�察�her face bathed in Hope's 

tears。 



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                              CHAPTER XIX。 



                                    DE PROFUNDIS。 

     THIS was the history of Emilia's concealed visits to Malbone。 

     One week after her marriage�察�in a crisis of agony�察�Emilia took up her 

pen�察�dipped it in fire�察�and wrote thus to him�此�

     ;Philip Malbone�察�why did nobody ever tell me what marriage is where 

there is no love�拭     �This man who calls himself my husband is no worse�察�I 

suppose�察�than other men。          It is only for being what is called by that name 

that I abhor him。       Good God� �what am I to do�拭�It was not for money that 

I married him��that you know very well�察�I cared no more for his money 

than for himself。       I thought it was the only way to save Hope。              She has 

been   very   good   to   me�察  �and   perhaps   I   should   love   her�察  �if   I   could   love 

anybody。 Now I have done what will only make more misery�察�for I cannot 

bear   it。  Philip�察  �I   am   alone   in   this   wide   world�察  �except   for   you。   Tell   me 

what to do。      I will haunt you till you die�察�unless you tell me。 Answer this�察�

or I will write again。; 

     Terrified   by   this   letter�察  �absolutely   powerless   to   guide   the   life   with 

which   he   had   so   desperately   entangled   himself�察  �Philip   let   one   day   pass 

without   answering�察  �and   that   evening   he   found   Emilia   at   his   door�察  �she 

having glided unnoticed up the main stairway。 She was so excited�察�it was 

equally dangerous to send her away or to admit her�察�and he drew her in�察�

darkening the windows and locking the door。               On the whole�察�it was not so 

bad as he expected�察�at least�察�there was less violence and more despair。 She 

covered her   face with   her hands�察  �and   writhed in   anguish�察�when she   said 

that   she   had   utterly   degraded    herself   by  this  loveless    marriage。    She 

scarcely mentioned her husband。 She made no complaint of him�察�and even 

spoke of him as generous。 It seemed as if this made it worse�察�and as if she 

would be happier if she could expend herself in hating him。 She spoke of 

him   rather   as   a   mere   witness   to   some   shame   for   which   she   herself   was 

responsible�察  �bearing   him   no   malice�察  �but   tortured   by   the   thought   that   he 

should exist。 



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     Then   she   turned   on   Malbone。       ;Philip�察  �why   did   you   ever   interfere 

with my life�拭      �I should have been very happy with Antoine if you had let 

me   marry  him�察 �for   I never should   have known   what it   was   to love   you。 

Oh�     �I wish he were here now�察�even he��any one who loved me truly�察�and 

whom   I   could   love   only   a   little。   I   would   go   away   with   such   a   person 

anywhere�察�and never trouble you and Hope any more。                       What shall I do�拭�

Philip�察�you might tell me what to do。 Once you told me always to come to 

you。; 

     ;What can you do�拭─�he asked gloomily�察�in return。 

     ;I cannot imagine�察─�she said�察�with a desolate look�察�more pitiable than 

passion�察  �on   her   young   face。    ;I   wish   to   save   Hope�察  �and   to   save   myto 

save   Mr。   Lambert。      Philip�察  �you   do   not   love   me。   I   do   not   call   it   love。 

There     is  no   passion    in  your    veins�察  �it  is  only   a  sort  of   sympathetic 

selfishness。      Hope   is   infinitely  better   than   you   are�察  �and   I  believe   she   is 

more capable of loving。 I began by hating her�察�but if she loves you as I 

think she does�察�she has treated me more generously than ever one woman 

treated another。 For she could not look at me and not know that I loved 

you。 I did love you。        O Philip�察�tell me what to do� ─�

     Such beauty in anguish�察�the thrill of the possession of such love�察�the 

possibility of   soothing by  tenderness   the   wild   mood   which he   could not 

meet   by   counsel��it     would     have   taken   a  stronger    or  less   sympathetic 

nature than Malbone's to endure all this。 It swept him away�察�this revival of 

passion was irresistible。 When her pent´up feeling was once uttered�察�she 

turned to   his   love  as a  fancied   salvation。      It   was a  terrible   remedy。  She 

had never looked more beautiful�察�and yet she seemed to have grown old at 

once�察�her very caresses appeared to burn。 She lingered and lingered�察�and 

still he kept her there�察�and when it was no longer possible for her to go 

without disturbing the house�察�he led her to a secret spiral stairway�察�which 

went from attic to cellar of that stately old mansion�察�and which opened by 

one    or  more     doors   on   each   landing�察   �as  his   keen   eye   had   found    out。 

Descending this�察�he went forth with her into the dark and silent night。 The 

mist hung   around the   house�察�the   wet leaves   fluttered and   fell upon their 

cheeks�察    �the   water    lapped    desolately    against    the   pier。  Philip   found     a 



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carriage   and   sent   her   back   to   Mrs。   Meredith's�察  �where   she   was   staying 

during the brief absence of John Lambert。 

     These      concealed     meetings�察     �once    begun�察    �became     an    absorbing 

excitement。   She   came   several   times�察  �staying   half   an   hour�察  �an   hour�察  �two 

hours。 They were together long enough for suffering�察�never long enough 

for   soothing。     It   was   a   poor   substitute   for   happiness。  Each   time   she 

came�察�Malbone wished that she might never go or never return。 His warier 

nature   was   feverish   with   solicitude   and   with   self´reproach�察  �he   liked   the 

excitement of slight risks�察�but this was far too intense�察�the vibrations too 

extreme。      She�察�on the other hand�察�rode t
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