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Esther's tears gradually ceased to flow, she began to exhibit a sort of compunction, she wished to be forgiven, and, with the kiss of reconciliation, passed into a phase of demonstrative affection perhaps more trying to Willoughby's patience than all that had preceded it. 'You don't love me?' she questioned, 'I'm sure you don't love me?' she reiterated; and he asseverated that he loved her until he despised himself. ESTHER'S TEARS GRADUALLY CEASED TO FLOW SHE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT A SORT OF COMPUNCTION SHE WISHED TO BE FORGIVEN AND WITH THE KISS OF RECONCILIATION PASSED INTO A PHASE OF DEMONSTRATIVE AFFECTION PERHAPS MORE TRYING TO WILL ABUSE PATIENCE THAN ALL THAT HAD PRECEDED IT YOU DON'T LOVE ME SHE QUESTIONED I'M SURE YOU DON'T LOVE ME SHE REITERATED AND HE ASSERVATED THAT HE LOVED HER UNTIL HE DESPISED HIMSELF
ded injuries, Willoughby had heard the whole litany many times before. While she raged and he looked at her, he remembered he had once thought her pretty. He had seen beauty in her rough brown hair, her strong colouring, her full red mouth. He fell into musing ... a woman may lack beauty, he told himself, and yet be loved.... Meanwhile Esther reached white heats of passion, and the strain could no longer be sustained. She broke into sobs and began to shed tears with the facility peculiar to her. In a moment her face was all wet with the big drops which rolled down her cheeks faster and faster, and fell with audible splashes on to the table, on to her lap, on to the floor. To this tearful abundance, formerly a surprising spectacle, Willoughby was now acclimatized; but the remnant of chivalrous feeling not yet extinguished in his bosom forbade him to sit stolidly by while a woman wept, without seeking to console her. As on previous occasions, his peace-overtures were eventually accepted. H THE EXCEPTION OF TO DAY'S ADDED INJURIES WILLOUGHBY HAD HEARD THE WHOLE LITANY MANY TIMES BEFORE WHILE SHE RAGED AND HE LOOKED AT HER HE REMEMBERED HE HAD ONCE THOUGHT HER PRETTY HE HAD SEEN BEAUTY IN HER ROUGH BROWN HAIR HER STRONG COLOURING HER FULL RED MOUTH HE FELL INTO MUSING A WOMAN MAY LACK BEAUTY HE TOLD HIMSELF AND YET BE LOVED MEANWHILE ESTHER REACHED WHITE HEATS OF PASSION AND THE STRAIN COULD NO LONGER BE SUSTAINED SHE BROKE INTO SOBS AND BEGAN TO SHED TEARS WITH THE FACILITY PECULIAR TO HER IN A MOMENT HER FACE WAS ALL WET WITH THE BIG DROPS WHICH ROLLED DOWN HER CHEEKS FASTER AND FASTER AND FELL WITH AUDIBLE SPLASHES ON TO THE TABLE ON TO HER LAP ON TO THE FLOOR TO THIS TEARFUL ABUNDANCE FORMERLY A SURPRISING SPECTACLE RUUGHBY WAS NOW ACCLIMATISED BUT THE REMNANT OF CHIVALROUS FEELING HAD NOT YET EXTINGUISHED IN HIS BOSOM FORBADE HIM TO SIT STOLIDLY BY WHILE A WOMAN WEPT WITHOUT SEEKING TO CONSOLE HER AS ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS HIS PEACE OVERTURES WERE EVENTUALLY ACCEPTED
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