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Then at evening, with a refilled pipe, he went for a long lean over the west gate, while he traced fantastic pictures and wove romances in the glories of the sunset clouds. THEN AT EVENING WITH A REFILLED PIPE HE WENT FOR A LONG LEAN OVER THE WEST GATE WHILE HE TRACED FANTASTIC PICTURES AND WOVE ROMANCES IN THE GLORIES OF THE SUNSET CLOUDS
ing, and, remembering the kiss he had given her, repented it very sincerely. He had an uncomfortable suspicion she had not received it in the same spirit in which it had been bestowed, but, attaching more serious meaning to it, would build expectations thereon which must be left unfulfilled. It was best indeed not to meet her again; for he acknowledged to himself that, though he only half liked, and even slightly feared her, there was a certain attraction about her--was it in her dark unflinching eyes or in her very red lips?--which might lead him into greater follies still. Thus it came about that for two successive evenings Esther waited for him in vain, and on the third evening he said to himself, with a grudging relief, that by this time she had probably transferred her affections to someone else. It was Saturday, the second Saturday since he left town. He spent the day about the farm, contemplated the pigs, inspected the feeding of the stock, and assisted at the afternoon milking.  WHITE LIGHT OF NEXT MORNING AND REMEMBERING THE KISS HE HAD GIVEN HER REPENTED IT VERY SINCERELY HE HAD AN UNCOMFORTABLE SUSPICION SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED IT IN THE SAME SPIRIT IN WHICH IT HAD BEEN BESTOWED BUT ATTACHING MORE SERIOUS MEANING TO IT WOULD BUILD EXPECTATIONS THEREON WHICH MUST BE LEFT UNFULFILLED IT WAS BEST INDEED NOT TO MEET HER AGAIN FOR HE ACKNOWLEDGED TO HIMSELF THAT THOUGH HE ONLY HALF LIKED AND EVEN SLIGHTLY FEARED HER THERE WAS A CERTAIN ATTRACTION ABOUT HER WAS IT IN HER DARK UNFLINCHING EYES OR IN HER VERY RED LIPS WHICH MIGHT LEAD HIM INTO GREATER FOLLIES STILL THUS IT CAME ABOUT THAT FOR TWO SUCCESSIVE EVENINGS ESTHER WAITED FOR HIM IN VAIN AND ON THE THIRD EVENING HE SAID TO HIMSELF WITH A GRUDGING RELIEF THAT BY THIS TIME SHE HAD PROBABLY TRANSFERRED HER AFFECTIONS TO SOME ONE ELSE IT WAS SATURDAY THE SECOND SATURDAY SINCE HE LEFT TOWN HE SPENT THE DAY ABOUT THE FARM CONTEMPLATED THE PIGS INSPECTED THE FEEDING OF THE STOCK AND ASSISTED AT THE AFTERNOON MILKING
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