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As he spoke he snatched a dagger from among some bibelots on his mantel, and drew it from its sheath. "You are proud of your martyrs," he laughed; "see, I will bleed to death for your sake. In God's name speak." AS HE SPOKE HE SNATCHED A DAGGER FROM AMONG SOME BIVULETS ON HIS MANTLE AND DREW IT FROM ITS SHEAF YOU ARE PROUD OF YOUR MARTYRS HE LAUGHED SEE I WILL BLEED TO DEATH FOR YOUR SAKE IN GOD'S NAME SPEAK
vet cloak. A table stood between them, and on it stood two glasses, and a decanter nearly empty of wine, Silencieux's glass stood untasted, but Antony had evidently been drinking deeply, for his cheeks were flushed and his eyes wild. He was speaking in angry, passionate, despairing tones. One of her strange moods of silence had come upon Silencieux, and she lay back in her pillows stonily unresponsive. "For God's sake speak to me," Antony cried. "I love you with my whole heart. I have sacrificed all I love for your sake. I would die for you this instant—yes! a hundred thousand deaths. But you will not answer me one little word—" But there was no answer. "Silencieux! Have you ceased to love me? Is the dream once more at an end, the magic faded? Oh, speak—tell me—anything—only speak!" But still Silencieux neither spoke nor smiled. "Listen, Silencieux," at last cried Antony, beside himself, "unless you answer me, I will die this night, and my blood shall be upon your cruel altar for ever. NG BACK IN HER CUSHIONS WAS THE IMAGE DRAPED IN A LARGE BLACK VELVET CLOAK A TABLE STOOD BETWEEN THEM AND ON IT STOOD TWO GLASSES AND A DECANTER NEARLY EMPTY OF WINE SELAGO'S GLASS STOOD UNTASTED BUT ANTONY HAD EVIDENTLY BEEN DRINKING DEEPLY FOR HIS CHEEKS WERE FLUSHED AND HIS EYES WILD HE WAS SPEAKING IN ANGRY PASSIONATE DESPAIRING TONES ONE OF HER STRANGE MOODS OF SILENCE HAD COME UPON SELAJO AND SHE LAY BACK IN HER PILLOWS STONY UNRESPONSIVE FOR GOD'S SAKE SPEAK TO ME ANTONY CRIED I LOVE YOU WITH MY WHOLE HEART I HAVE SACRIFICED ALL I LOVE FOR YOUR SAKE I WOULD DIE FOR YOU THIS INSTANT YES A HUNDRED THOUSAND DEATHS BUT YOU WILL NOT ANSWER ME ONE LITTLE WORD BUT THERE WAS NO ANSWER SELAJO HAVE YOU CEASED TO LOVE ME IS THE DREAM ONCE MORE AT AN END THE MAGIC FADED OH SPEAK TELL ME ANYTHING ONLY SPEAK BUT STILL SELAJO NEITHER SPOKE NOR SMILED LISTEN SEALAJO AT LAST CRIED ANTONY BESIDE HIMSELF UNLESS YOU ANSWER ME I WILL DIE THIS NIGHT AND MY BLOOD SHALL BE UPON YOUR CRUEL ALTAR FOREVER
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