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f much which that strife had laid low At his feet�察�as he rose at the name of his wife�察�Lay in ruins the brilliant unrealized life Which�察�though yet unfulfill'd�察�seem'd till then�察�in that name�察�To be his�察�had he claim'd it。  The man's dream of fame And of power fell shatter'd before him�察�and only There rested the heart of the woman�察�so lonely In all save the love he could give her。  The lord Of that heart he arose。  Blush not�察�Muse�察�to record That his first thought�察�and last�察�at that moment was not Of the power and fame that seem'd lost to his lot�察�But the love that was left to it�察�not of the pelf He had cared for�察�yet squander'd�察�and not of himself�察�But of her�察�as he murmur'd�察                              �One moment�察�dear jack� �We have grown up from boyhood together。  Our track Has been through the same meadows in childhood�此�in youth Through the same silent gateways�察�to manhood。  In truth�察�There is none that can know me as you do�察�and none To whom I more wish to believe myself known。 Speak the truth�察�you are not wont to mince it�察�I know。 Nor I�察�shall I shirk it�察�or shrink from it now。 In despite of a wanton behavior�察�in spite Of vanity�察�folly�察�and pride�察�Jack�察�which might Have turn'd from me many a heart strong and true As your own�察�I have never turn'd round and miss'd YOU From my side in one hour of affliction or doubt By my own blind and heedless self´will brought about。 Tell me truth。  Do I owe this alone to the sake Of those old recollections of boyhood that make In your heart yet some clinging and crying appeal From a judgment more harsh�察�which I cannot but feel Might have sentenced our friendship to death long ago�拭�Or is it 。 。 。 ��I would I could deem it were so�。� That�察�not all overlaid by a listless exterior�察�Your heart has divined in me something superior To that which I seem�察�from my innermost nature Not wholly expell'd by the world's usurpature�拭�Some instinct of earnestness�察�truth�察�or desire For truth�拭 �Some one spark of the soul's native fire Moving under the ashes�察�and cinders�察�and dust Which life hath heap'd o'er it�拭 �Some one fact to trust And to hope in�拭 �Or by you alone am I deem'd The mere frivolous fool I so often have seem'd To my own self�拭�

JOHN。

                  No�察�Alfred� �you will�察�I believe�察�Be true�察�at the last�察�to what now makes you grieve For having belied your true nature so long。 Necessity is a stern teacher。  Be strong��

;Do you think�察─�he resumed�察 � 。 。 ;what I feel while I speak Is no more than a transient emotion�察�as weak As these weak tears would seem to betoken it�拭�

JOHN。

                                                No��

ALFRED。

Thank you�察�cousin� �your hand then。  And now I will go Alone�察�Jack。  Trust to me。


VIII。


JOHN。

                            I do。  But 'tis late。 If she sleeps�察�you'll not wake her��

ALFRED。

                                     No�察�no� �it will wait ��Poor infant�。� too surely�察�this mission of sorrow�察�If she sleeps�察�I will not mar her dreams of tomorrow。 He open'd the door�察�and pass'd out。                                      Cousin John Watch'd him wistful�察�and left him to seek her alone。


IX。


His heart beat so loud when he knock'd at her door�察�He could hear no reply from within。  Yet once more He knock'd lightly。  No answer。  The handle he tried�此�The door open'd�此�he enter'd the room undescried。


X。


No brighter than is that dim circlet of light Which enhaloes the moon when rains form on the night�察�The pale lamp an indistinct radiance shed Round the chamber�察�in which at her pure snowy bed Matilda was kneeling�察�so wrapt in deep prayer That she knew not her husband stood watching her there。 With the lamplight the moonlight had mingled a faint And unearthly effulgence which seem'd to acquaint The whole place with a sense of deep peace made secure By the presence of something angelic and pure。 And not purer some angel Grief carves o'er the tomb Where Love lies�察�than the lady that kneel'd in that gloom。 She had put off her dress�察�and she look'd to his eyes Like a young soul escaped from its earthly disguise�察�Her fair neck and innocent shoulders were bare�察�And over them rippled her soft golden hair�察�Her simple and slender white bodice unlaced Confined not one curve of her delicate waist。 As the light that�察�from water reflected�察�forever�察�Trembles up through the tremulous reeds of a river�察�So the beam of her beauty went trembling in him�察�Through the thoughts it suffused with a sense soft and dim。 Reproducing itself in the broken and bright Lapse and pulse of a million emotions。                                         That sight Bow'd his heart�察�bow'd his knee。  Knowing scarce what he did�察�To her side through the chamber he silently slid�察�And knelt down beside herand pray'd at her side。


XI。


Upstarting�察�she then for the first time descried That her husband was near her�察�suffused with the blush Which came o'er her soft pallid cheek with a gush Where the tears sparkled yet。                                As a young fawn uncouches�察�Shy with fear from the fern where some hunter approaches�察�She shrank back�察�he caught her�察�and circling his arm Round her waist�察�on her brow press'd one kiss long and warm。 Then her fear changed in impulse�察�and hiding her face On his breast�察�she hung lock'd in a clinging embrace With her soft arms wound heavily round him�察�as though She fear'd�察�if their clasp was relaxed�察�he would go�此�Her smooth�察�naked shoulders�察�uncared for�察�convulsed By sob after sob�察�while her bosom yet pulsed In its pressure on his�察�as the effort within it Lived and died with each tender tumultuous minute。 ;O Alfred�察�O Alfred� �forgive me�察─�she cried ;Forgive me� ─                �Forgive you�察�my poor child� ─�he sigh'd�察 �But I never have blamed you for aught that I know�察�And I have not one thought that reproaches you now。; From her arms he unwound himself gently。  And so He forced her down softly beside him。  Below The canopy shading their couch�察�they sat down。 And he said�察�clasping firmly her hand in his own�察 �When a proud man�察�Matilda�察�has found out at length�察�That he is but a child in the midst of his strength�察�But a fool in his wisdom�察�to whom can he own The weakness which thus to himself hath been shown�拭�From whom seek the strength which his need of is sore�察�Although in his pride he might perish�察�before He could plead for the one�察�or the other avow 'Mid his intimate friends�拭 �Wife of mine�察�tell me now�察�Do you join me in feeling�察�in that darken'd hour�察�The sole friend that CAN have the right or the power To be at his side�察�is the woman that shares His fate�察�if he falter�察�the woman that bears The name dear for HER sake�察�and hallows the life She has mingled her own with��in short�察�that man's wife�拭─ �Yes�察─�murmur'd Matilda�察 �O yes� ─                                    �Then�察─�he cried�察 �This chamber in which we two sit�察�side by side�察。�And his arm�察�as he spoke�察�seem'd more softly to press her���察�Is now a confessionalyou�察�my confessor� ─ �I�拭─�she falter'd�察�and timidly lifted her head。 ;Yes� �but first answer one other question�察─�he said�此 �When a woman once feels that she is not alone�此�That the heart of another is warm'd by her own�察�That another feels with her whatever she feel And halves her existence in woe or in weal�察�That a man�察�for her sake�察�will�察�so long as he lives�察�Live to put forth the strength which the thought of her gives�察�Live to shield her from want�察�and to share with her sorrow�察�Live to solace the day�察�and provide for the morrow�此�Will that woman feel less than another�察�O say�察�The loss of what life�察�sparing this�察�takes away�拭�Will she feel ��feeling this���察�when calamities come�察�That they brighten the heart�察�though they darken the home�拭─�She turn'd�察�like a soft rainy heav'n�察�on him Eyes that smiled through fresh tears�察�trustful�察�tender�察�and dim。 ;That woman�察─�she murmur'd�察 �indeed were thrice blest� ─ �Then courage�察�true wife of my heart� ─�to his breast As he folded and gather'd her closely�察�he cried。 ;For the refuge�察�to´night in these arms open'd wide To your heart�察�can be never closed to it again�察�And this room is for both an asylum�  �For when I pass'd through that door�察�at the door I left there A calamity sudden and heavy to bear。 One step from that threshold�察�and daily�察�I fear�察�We must face it henceforth�察�but it enters not here�察�For that door shuts it out�察�and admits here alone A heart which calamity leaves all your own� ─�She started 。 。 。 ;Calamity�察�Alfred�察�to you�拭─ �To both�察�my poor child�察�but 'twill bring with it too The courage�察�I trust�察�to subdue it。;                                       ;O speak� �Speak� ─�she falter'd in tones timid�察�anxious�察�and weak。 ;O yet for a moment�察─�he said�察 �hear me on� �Matilda�察�this morn we went forth in the sun�察�Like those children of sunshine�察�the bright summer flies�察�That sport in the sunbeam�察�and play through the skies While the skies smile�察�and heed not each other�此�at last�察�When their sunbeam is gone�察�and their sky overcast�察�Who recks in what ruin they fold their wet wings�拭�So indeed the morn found us��poor frivolous things� �Now our sky is o'ercast�察�and our sunbeam is set�察�And the night brings its darkness around us。  Oh yet Have we weather'd no storm through those twelve cloudless hours�拭�Yes�察�you�察�too�察�have wept�                             �While the world was yet ours�察�While its sun was upo
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