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Did he spare his own feelings? Indeed he did not. On the night when we first met him bidding good bye to Silencieux "until the rising of the moon," he had sat through dinner eating but little, feverishly and somewhat cruelly gay. DID HE SPARE HIS OWN FEELINGS INDEED HE DID NOT ON THE NIGHT WHEN WE FIRST MET HIM BIDDING GOOD BY TO SELAJO UNTIL THE RISING OF THE MOON HE HAD SAT THROUGH DINNER EATING BUT LITTLE FEVERISHLY AND SOMEWHAT CRUELLY GAY
rice, from whom as the days went by he grew more and more withdrawn. It was true that the long lonely days which he spent in the wood bore fruit in a remarkable productiveness. Never had his imagination been so enkindled, or his pen so winged. But this very industry, the proofs of which he would each evening bring down the wood for that fine judgment of Beatrice's, which, in spite of all, still remained more to him than any other praise—this very industry was the secret confirmation for Beatrice's sad heart. No longer the inspirer, she was yet, she bitterly told herself, honoured among women as a critic. Her heart might bleed, and her eyes fill with tears, as he read; but then, as he would say, the Beauty, the Music! Is it Beautiful? Is it Music? If it be that, no matter how it has been made! Let us give thanks for creation, though it involves the sacrifice of our own most tender and sacred feelings. To set mere personal feelings against Beauty—human tears against an immortal creation! NTONY MUST TAKE AWAY FROM BEATRICE FROM WHOM AS THE DAYS WENT BY HE GREW MORE AND MORE WITHDRAWN IT WAS TRUE THAT THE LONG LONELY DAYS WHICH HE SPENT IN THE WOOD BORE FRUIT IN A REMARKABLE PRODUCTIVENESS NEVER HAD HIS IMAGINATION BEEN SO ENKINDLED OR HIS PEN SO WINGED BUT THIS VERY INDUSTRY THE PROOFS OF WHICH HE WOULD EACH EVENING BRING DOWN THE WOOD FOR THAT FINE JUDGMENT OF BEATRICE'S WHICH IN SPITE OF ALL STILL REMAINED MORE TO HIM THAN ANY OTHER PRAISE THIS VERY INDUSTRY WAS THE SECRET CONFIRMATION FOR BEATRICE'S SAD HEART NO LONGER THE INSPIRER SHE WAS YET SHE BITTERLY TOLD HERSELF HONORED AMONG WOMEN AS A CRITIC HER HEART MIGHT BLEED AND HER EYES FILLED WITH TEARS AS HE READ BUT THEN AS HE WOULD SAY THE BEAUTY THE MUSIC IS IT BEAUTIFUL IS IT MUSIC IF IT BE THAT NO MATTER HOW IT HAS BEEN MADE LET US GIVE THANKS FOR CREATION THOUGH IT INVOLVES THE SACRIFICE OF OUR OWN MOST TENDER AND SACRED FEELINGS TO SET MERE PERSONAL FEELINGS AGAINST BEAUTY HUMAN TEARS AGAINST IMMORTAL CREATION
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