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Thus it came about that for two successive evenings Esther waited for him in vain, and on the third evening he said to himself, with a grudging relief, that by this time she had probably transferred her affections to someone else. THUS IT CAME ABOUT THAT FOR TWO SUCCESSIVE EVENINGS ESTHER WAITED FOR HIM IN VAIN AND ON THE THIRD EVENING HE SAID TO HIMSELF WITH A GRUDGING RELIEF THAT BY THIS TIME SHE HAD PROBABLY TRANSFERRED HER AFFECTIONS TO SOME ONE ELSE
nished to see her eyes soften with tears, and to hear the real emotion in her voice as she answered, 'It was just heaven down there with you until you turned so funny-like. What had I done to make you cross? Say you forgive me, do!' 'Silly child!' said Willoughby, completely mollified, 'I'm not the least angry. There, goodbye!' and like a fool he kissed her. He anathematized his folly in the white light of next morning, and, remembering the kiss he had given her, repented it very sincerely. He had an uncomfortable suspicion she had not received it in the same spirit in which it had been bestowed, but, attaching more serious meaning to it, would build expectations thereon which must be left unfulfilled. It was best indeed not to meet her again; for he acknowledged to himself that, though he only half liked, and even slightly feared her, there was a certain attraction about her--was it in her dark unflinching eyes or in her very red lips?--which might lead him into greater follies still.  DOWN THERE IN THE WOODS EH HE WAS ASTONISHED TO SEE HER EYES SOFTEN WITH TEARS AND TO HEAR THE REAL EMOTION IN HER VOICE AS SHE ANSWERED IT WAS JUST HEAVEN DOWN AIR WI YOU UNTIL YOU TURNED SO FANNY LIKE WHAT HAD I DONE TO MAKE YOU CROSS SAY YOU FORGIVE ME DO SILLY CHILD SAID WILLOUGHBY COMPLETELY MOLLIFIED I'M NOT THE LEAST ANGRY THERE GOOD BY AND LIKE A FOOL HE KISSED HER HE ANATHEMATIZED HIS FOLLY IN THE WHITE LIGHT OF NEXT MORNING AND REMEMBERING THE KISS HE HAD GIVEN HER REPENTED IT VERY SINCERELY HE HAD AN UNCOMFORTABLE SUSPICION SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED IT IN THE SAME SPIRIT IN WHICH IT HAD BEEN BESTOWED BUT ATTACHING MORE SERIOUS MEANING TO IT WOULD BUILD EXPECTATIONS THEREON WHICH MUST BE LEFT UNFULFILLED IT WAS BEST INDEED NOT TO MEET HER AGAIN FOR HE ACKNOWLEDGED TO HIMSELF THAT THOUGH HE ONLY HALF LIKED AND EVEN SLIGHTLY FEARED HER THERE WAS A CERTAIN ATTRACTION ABOUT HER WAS IT IN HER DARK UNFLINCHING EYES OR IN HER VERY RED LIPS WHICH MIGHT LEAD HIM INTO GREATER FOLLIES STILL
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