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Antony was sitting in a big chair drawn up to the fire. Opposite to him, lying back in her cushions, was the Image draped in a large black velvet cloak. ANTONY WAS SITTING IN A BIG CHAIR DRAWN UP TO THE FIRE OPPOSITE HIM LYING BACK IN HER CUSHIONS WAS THE IMAGE DRAPED IN A LARGE BLACK VELVET CLOAK
 wrought was he with the fires that consumed him. Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned. As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder. The summer beauty gave her courage, but she knew that the end could not be very far away. One day there had been that in Antony's manner which had more than usually alarmed her, and when night fell and he had not returned, she went up the wood in search of him, her heart full of forebodings. As she neared the châlet she seemed to hear voices. No! there was only one voice. Antony was talking to some one. Careful to make no noise, she stole up to the window and looked in. The sight that met her eyes filled her with a great dread. "O God, he is going mad," she cried to herself. RROW IN HER FEAR FOR HIM SO WROUGHT WAS HE WITH THE FIRES THAT CONSUMED HIM SOME DAY SHE ALMOST FEARED FOR HIS REASON AND SHE LONGED TO WATCH OVER HIM BUT HIS OLD IRRITATION AT HER PRESENCE HAD RETURNED AS THE SUMMER DAYS CAME ON SHE WOULD SEE HIM DISAPPEAR THROUGH THE GREEN DOOR OF THE WOOD AT MORNING AND RETURN BY IT AT EVENING BUT ALL THE DAY EACH HAD BEEN ALONE BEATRICE ALONE WITH A SOLITUDE IN WHICH WAS NOW NO LONGER ANY WONDER THE SUMMER BEAUTY GAVE HER COURAGE BUT SHE KNEW THAT THE INN COULD NOT BE VERY FAR AWAY ONE DAY THERE HAD BEEN THAT IN ANTONY'S MANNER WHICH HAD MORE THAN USUALLY ALARMED HER AND WHEN NIGHT FELL AND HE HAD NOT RETURNED SHE WENT UP THE WOOD IN SEARCH OF HIM HER HEART FULL OF FOREBODINGS AS SHE NEARED THE CHALET SHE SEEMED TO HEAR VOICES NO THERE WAS ONLY ONE VOICE ANTONY WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE CAREFUL TO MAKE NO NOISE SHE STOLE UP TO THE WINDOW AND LOOKED IN THE SIGHT THAT MET HER EYES FILLED HER WITH A GREAT DREAD OH GOD HE IS GOING MAD SHE CRIED TO HERSELF
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