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It moved upwards again, changed to a slow, straining  waltz that beat its great wings regularly — upwards into the rarefied atmosphere of the passionate lover, where the whole world stopped, and one kiss continued. 42 THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. He had arrived slowly at his resolution — beginning with criticism and ending in ecstasy, just at the last, warming a cold ambition by the fires of love, or the nearest that he could get to love. IT MOVED UPWARDS AGAIN CHANGED TO A SLOW STRAINING WALTZ THAT BEAT ITS GREAT WINGS REGULARLY UPWARDS INTO THE RARE FIELD ATMOSPHERE OF THE PASSIONATE LOVER WHERE THE WHOLE WORLD STOPPED AND ONE KISS CONTINUED HE HAD ARRIVED SLOWLY AT HIS RESOLUTION BEGINNING WITH CRITICISM AND ENDING IN ECSTASY JUST AT THE LAST WARMING A COLD AMBITION BY THE FIRES OF LOVE OR THE NEAREST THAT HE COULD GET TO LOVE
nt of her long eyelashes, or the curve of her figure in some chance position that she had taken would baulk dispassionate criticism ; she had a store of trifles to throw into the THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. 41 scale against classical beauty, and apparently outweigh it. She had seemed at one time to Burnage to be a flirt ; but now he was inclined to think that she had grown serious- hearted, and was being hurt by it. He wondered if she cried sometimes at night, just before she went to sleep, because of her thoughts. That would be terrible. She should tell him about it — just give him her warm little hands to hold, cast her eyes down, and make shy confidences. His vanity, caught by his imagination, soared grandly upwards, like thistledown riding the wind. He began to picture things ; her rapt eyes seemed to look at him, and her low voice to tell him how good he was. He seemed to hear music ; the wedding march took its memorable downward sweep, curled over the key-note, and broke at his feet. BB AND FLOW OF COLOUR ON HER DUSKY CHEEKS OR CHANCE MOVEMENT OF HER LONG EYELASHES OR THE CURVE OF HER FIGURE AND SOME CHANCE POSITION THAT SHE HAD TAKEN WOULD BALK THIS PASSIONATE CRITICISM SHE HAD A STORE OF TRIFLES TO THROW IN THE SCALE AGAINST CLASSICAL BEAUTY AND APPARENTLY OUTWEIGH IT SHE HAD SEEMED AT ONE TIME TO BURNAGE TO BE A FLIRT BUT NOW HE WAS INCLINED TO THINK THAT SHE HAD GROWN SERIOUS HEARTED AND WAS BEING HURT BY IT HE WONDERED IF SHE CRIED SOMETIMES AT NIGHT JUST BEFORE SHE WENT TO SLEEP BECAUSE OF HER THOUGHTS THAT WOULD BE TERRIBLE SHE WOULD TELL HIM ABOUT IT JUST GIVE HIM HER WARM LITTLE HANDS TO HOLD CAST HER EYES DOWN AND MAKE SHY CONFIDENCES HIS VANITY CAUGHT BY HIS IMAGINATION SOARED GRANDLY UPWARDS LIKE THISTLEDOWN RIDING IN THE WIND HE BEGAN TO PICTURE THINGS HER RAPT EYES SEEMED TO LOOK AT HIM AND HER LOW VOICE TO TELL HIM HOW GOOD HE WAS HE SEEMED TO HEAR MUSIC THE WEDDING MARCH TOOK ITS MEMORABLE DOWNWARD SWEEP CURLED OVER THE KEYNOTE AND BROKE AT HIS FEET
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