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shness�察�the faith�察�of your own earnest youth�拭�Yes� �YOU will be happy。 I�察�too�察�in the bliss I foresee for you�察�I shall be happy。 And this Proves me worthy your friendship。 And solet it prove That I cannotI do not respond to your love。 Yes�察�indeed� �be convinced that I could not ��no�察�no�察�Never�察�never�。� have render'd you happy。 And so�察�Rest assured that�察�if false to the vows you have plighted�察�You would have endured�察�when the first brief�察�excited Emotion was o'er�察�not alone the remorse Of honor�察�but also ��to render it worse�� Disappointed affection。 ;Yes�察�Alfred�察�you start�拭�But think� �if the world was too much in your heart�察�And too little in mine�察�when we parted ten years Ere this last fatal meeting�察�that time ��ay�察�and tears�。� Have but deepen'd the old demarcations which then Placed our natures asunder�察�and we two again�察�As we then were�察�would still have been strangely at strife。 In that self´independence which is to my life Its necessity now�察�as it once was its pride�察�Had our course through the world been henceforth side by side�察�I should have revolted forever�察�and shock'd Your respect for the world's plausibilities�察�mock'd�察�Without meaning to do so�察�and outraged�察�all those Social creeds which you live by。 ;Oh� �do not suppose That I blame you。 Perhaps it is you that are right。 Best�察�then�察�all as it is� �Deem these words life's Good´night To the hope of a moment�此�no more� �If there fell Any tear on this page�察�'twas a friend's。 ;So farewell To the pastand to you�察�Alfred Vargrave。 ;LUCILE。;
X。
So ended that letter。 The room seem'd to reel Round and round in the mist that was scorching his eyes With a fiery dew。 Grief�察�resentment�察�surprise�察�Half chocked him�察�each word he had read�察�as it smote Down some hope�察�rose and grasped like a hand at his throat�察�To stifle and strangle him。 Gasping already For relief from himself�察�with a footstep unsteady�察�He pass'd from his chamber。 He felt both oppress'd And excited。 The letter he thrust in his breast�察�And�察�in search of fresh air and of solitude�察�pass'd The long lime´trees of Luchon。 His footsteps at last Reach'd a bare narrow heath by the skirts of a wood�此�It was sombre and silent�察�and suited his mood。 By a mineral spring�察�long unused�察�now unknown�察�Stood a small ruin'd abbey。 He reach'd it�察�sat down On a fragment of stone�察�'mid the wild weed and thistle�察�And read over again that perplexing epistle。
XI。
In re´reading that letter�察�there roll'd from his mind The raw mist of resentment which first made him blind To the pathos breath'd through it。 Tears rose in his eyes�察�And a hope sweet and strange in his heart seem'd to rise。 The truth which he saw not the first time he read That letter�察�he now sawthat each word betray'd The love which the writer had sought to conceal。 His love was received not�察�he could not but feel�察�For one reason alone��that his love was not free。 True� �free yet he was not�此�but could he not be Free erelong�察�free as air to revoke that farewell�察�And to sanction his own hopes�拭�he had but to tell The truth to Matilda�察�and she were the first To release him�此�he had but to wait at the worst。 Matilda's relations would probably snatch Any pretext�察�with pleasure�察�to break off a match In which they had yielded�察�alone at the whim Of their spoil'd child�察�a languid approval to him。 She herself�察�careless child� �was her love for him aught Save the first joyous fancy succeeding the thought She last gave to her doll�拭�was she able to feel Such a love as the love he divined in Lucile�拭�He would seek her�察�obtain his release�察�and�察�oh� �then He had but to fly to Lucile�察�and again Claim the love which his heart would be free to command。 But to press on Lucile any claim to her hand�察�Or even to seek�察�or to see�察�her before He could say�察 �I am free� �free�察�Lucile�察�to implore That great blessing on life you alone can confer�察─�'Twere dishonor in him�察�'twould be insult to her。 Thus still with the letter outspread on his knee He follow'd so fondly his own revery�察�That he felt not the angry regard of a man Fix'd upon him�察�he saw not a face stern and wan Turn'd towards him�察�he heard not a footstep that pass'd And repass'd the lone spot where he stood�察�till at last A hoarse voice aroused him。 He look'd up and saw�察�On the bare heath before him�察�the Duc de Luvois。
XII。
With aggressive ironical tones�察�and a look Of concentrated insolent challenge�察�the Duke Address'd to Lord Alfred some sneering allusion To ;the doubtless sublime reveries his intrusion Had�察�he fear'd�察�interrupted。 Milord would do better�察�He fancied�察�however�察�to fold up a letter The writing of which was too well known�察�in fact�察�His remark as he pass'd to have failed to attract。;
XIII。
It was obvious to Alfred the Frenchman was bent Upon picking a quarrel� �and doubtless 'twas meant From HIM to provoke it by sneers such as these。 A moment sufficed his quick instinct to seize The position。 He felt that he could not expose His own name�察�or Lucile's�察�or Matilda's�察�to those Idle tongues that would bring down upon him the ban Of the world�察�if he now were to fight with this man。 And indeed�察�when he look'd in the Duke's haggard face�察�He was pain'd by the change there he could not but trace。 And he almost felt pity。 He therefore put by Each remark from the Duke with some careless reply�察�And coldly�察�but courteously�察�waving away The ill´humor the Duke seem'd resolved to display�察�Rose�察�and turn'd�察�with a stern salutation�察�aside。
XIV。
Then the Duke put himself in the path�察�made one stride In advance�察�raised a hand�察�fix'd upon him his eyes�察�And said 。 。 。 ;Hold�察�Lord Alfred� �Away with disguise� �I will own that I sought you�察�a moment ago�察�To fix on you a quarrel。 I still can do so Upon any excuse。 I prefer to be frank。 I admit not a rival in fortune or rank To the hand of a woman�察�whatever be hers Or her suitor's。 I love the Comtesse de Nevers。 I believed�察�ere you cross'd me�察�and still have the right To believe�察�that she would have been mine。 To her sight You return�察�and the woman is suddenly changed。 You step in between us�此�her heart is estranged。 You� �who now are betrothed to another�察�I know�此�You� �whose name with Lucile's nearly ten years ago Was coupled by ties which you broke�此�you� �the man I reproach'd on the day our acquaintance began。 You� �that left her so lightly��I cannot believe That you love�察�as I love�察�her�察�nor can I conceive You�察�indeed�察�have the right so to love her。 Milord�察�I will not thus tamely concede at your word�察�What�察�a few days ago�察�I believed to be mine� �I shall yet persevere�此�I shall yet be�察�in fine�察�A rival you dare not despise。 It is plain That to settle this contest there can but remain One wayneed I say what it is�拭�
XV。
Not unmoved With regretful respect for the earnestness proved By the speech he had heard�察�Alfred Vargrave replied In words which he trusted might yet turn aside The quarrel from which he felt bound to abstain�察�And�察�with stately urbanity�察�strove to explain To the Duke that he too ��a fair rival at worst�。� Had not been accepted。
XVI。
;Accepted� �say first Are you free to have offer'd�拭─ �Lord Alfred was mute。
XVII。
;Ah�察�you dare not reply� ─�cried the Duke。 ;Why dispute�察�Why palter with me�拭 �You are silent� �and why�拭�Because�察�in your conscience�察�you cannot deny 'Twas from vanity�察�wanton and cruel withal�察�And the wish an ascendancy lost to recall�察�That you stepp'd in between me and her。 If�察�milord�察�You be really sincere�察�I ask only one word。 Say at once you renounce her。 At once�察�on my part�察�I will ask your forgiveness with all truth of heart�察�And there CAN be no quarrel between us。 Say on� ─�Lord Alfred grew gall'd and impatient。 This tone Roused a strong irritation he could not repress。 ;You have not the right�察�sir�察─�he said�察 �and still less The power�察�to make terms and conditions with me。 I refuse to reply。;
XVIII。
As diviners may see Fates they cannot avert in some figure occult�察�He foresaw in a moment each evil result Of the quarrel now imminent。 There�察�face to face�察�'Mid the ruins and tombs of a long´perish'd race�察�With�察�for witness�察�the stern Autumn Sky overhead�察�And beneath them�察�unnoticed�察�the graves�察�and the dead�察�Those two men had met�察�as it were on the ridge Of that perilous�察�narrow�察�invisible bridge Dividing the Past from the Future�察�so small That if one should pass over�察�the other must fall。
XIX。
On the ear�察�at that moment�察�the sound of a hoof�察�Urged with speed�察�sharply smote�察�and from under the roof Of the forest in view�察�where the skirts of it verged On the heath where they stood�察�at full gallop emerged A horseman。 A guide he appear'd�察�by the sash Of red silk round the waist�察�and the long leathern lash With a short wooden handle�察�slung crosswise behind The short jacket�察�the loose canvas trouser�察�confined By the long boots�察�the woollen capote
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