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How else could he interpret that tear but as springing from a heart that was full of kindly feeling towards him. It was a tell tale drop of crystal that glistened but one moment there. HOW ELSE COULD HE INTERPRET THAT TEAR BUT AS SPRINGING FROM A HEART THAT WAS FULL OF KINDLY FEELING TOWARDS HIM IT WAS A TELL TALE DROP OF CRYSTAL THAT GLISTENED BUT ONE MOMENT THERE
aised his eyes to her face and detected that tear, a thought for a moment ran through his brain, a faint shadow of hope that perhaps she loved him, or might at some future time do so, and bending over the fair hand he held he pressed it gently to his lips. He was not repulsed, nor chided, but she delicately rose and turned to her mother's apartment. How small a things will affect the whole tenor of a life time; trifles lighter than straws are levers in the building up of destiny. Captain Ratlin turned from that brief interview with a feeling he had never before experienced. The idea that Miss Huntington really cared for him beyond the ordinary interest, that the circumstances of their acquaintances had caused, had not thus far been entertained by him; had this been otherwise he would doubtless have differently interpreted many agreeable tokens which she had granted him, and to which his mind now went back eagerly to recall and consider under the new phase of feeling which actuated him. O HIM BUT WHEN HE RAISED HIS EYES TO HER FACE AND DETECTED THAT TEAR A THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT RAN THROUGH HIS BRAIN A FAINT SHADOW OF HOPE THAT PERHAPS SHE LOVED HIM OR MIGHT AT SOME FUTURE TIME DO SO AND BENDING OVER THE FAIR HAND HE HELD HE PRESSED IT GENTLY TO HIS LIPS HE WAS NOT REPULSED NOR CHIDED BUT SHE DELICATELY ROSE AND TURNED TO HER MOTHER'S APARTMENT HOW SMALL THINGS WILL AFFECT THE WHOLE TENOR OF A LIFETIME TRIFLES LIGHTER THAN STRAWS ARE LEVERS IN THE BUILDING UP OF DESTINY CAPTAIN RATLIN TURNED FROM THAT BRIEF INTERVIEW WITH A FEELING HE HAD NEVER BEFORE EXPERIENCED THE IDEA THAT MISS HUNTINGTON REALLY CARED FOR HIM BEYOND THE ORDINARY INTEREST THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR ACQUAINTANCES HAD CAUSED HAD NOT THUS FAR BEEN ENTERTAINED BY HIM HAD THIS BEEN OTHERWISE HE WOULD DOUBTLESS HAVE DIFFERENTLY INTERPRETED MANY AGREEABLE TOKENS WHICH SHE HAD GRANTED HIM AND TO WHICH HIS MIND NOW WENT BACK EAGERLY TO RECALL AND CONSIDER UNDER THE NEW PHASE OF FEELING WHICH ACTUATED HIM
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