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Now, the past of only last year returned, and, strangely enough, this seemed farther removed from him than all the rest. NOW THE PAST OF ONLY LAST YEAR RETURNED AND STRANGELY ENOUGH THIS SEEMED FARTHER REMOVED FROM HIM THAN ALL THE REST
ar things had been scattered far and wide, never to find themselves under the same roof again; and from those near relatives who still remained to him he lived now hopelessly estranged. Then came the past of his first love-dream, when he worshipped at the feet of Nora Beresford, and, with the whole-heartedness of the true fanatic, clothed his idol with every imaginable attribute of virtue and tenderness. To this day there remained a secret shrine in his heart wherein the Lady of his young ideal was still enthroned, although it was long since he had come to perceive she had nothing whatever in common with the Nora of reality. For the real Nora he had no longer any sentiment, she had passed altogether out of his life and thoughts; and yet, so permanent is all influence, whether good or evil, that the effect she wrought upon his character remained. He recognized tonight that her treatment of him in the past did not count for nothing among the various factors which had determined his fate. E DEAR FAMILIAR THINGS HAD BEEN SCATTERED FAR AND WIDE NEVER TO FIND THEMSELVES UNDER THE SAME ROOF AGAIN AND FROM THOSE NEAR RELATIVES WHO STILL REMAINED TO HIM HE LIVED NOW HOPELESSLY ESTRANGED THEN CAME THE PAST OF HIS FIRST LOVE DREAM WHEN HE WORSHIPPED AT THE FEET OF NORAH BERESFORD AND WITH THE WHOLE HEARTEDNESS OF THE TRUE FANATIC CLOTHED HIS IDOL WITH EVERY IMAGINABLE ATTRIBUTE OF VIRTUE AND TENDERNESS TO THIS DAY THERE REMAINED A SECRET SHRINE IN HIS HEART WHEREIN THE LADY OF HIS YOUNG IDEAL WAS STILL ENTHRONED ALTHOUGH IT WAS LONG SINCE HE HAD COME TO PERCEIVE SHE HAD NOTHING WHATEVER IN COMMON WITH THE NORAH OF REALITY FOR THE REAL NORAH HE HAD NO LONGER ANY SENTIMENT SHE HAD PASSED ALTOGETHER OUT OF HIS LIFE AND THOUGHTS AND YET SO PERMANENT IS ALL INFLUENCE WHETHER GOOD OR EVIL THAT THE EFFECT SHE WROUGHT UPON HIS CHARACTER REMAINED HE RECOGNISED TO NIGHT THAT HER TREATMENT OF HIM IN THE PAST DID NOT COUNT FOR NOTHING AMONG THE VARIOUS FACTORS WHICH HAD DETERMINED HIS FATE
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