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The doctor raised one of her hands and kissed it, and opened the door for her. She passed out. Halfway up the broad staircase that led to her room she paused a moment, thinking. What had he meant by " hasten her day " ? He had said once before that "her day would come." She knew instinc  tivel)^ that it would be useless to ask him, and put the question by with a kind of despair. In her room she stood before the glass, surveying herself. The colour on her cheeks was slightly disordered. THE DOCTOR RAISED ONE OF HER HANDS AND KISSED IT AND OPENED THE DOOR FOR HER SHE PASSED OUT HALF WAY UP THE BROAD STAIRCASE THAT LED TO HER ROOM SHE PAUSED A MOMENT THINKING WHAT HAVE HE MEANT BY HASTEN HER DAY HE HAD SAID ONCE BEFORE THAT HER DAY WOULD COME SHE KNEW INSTINCTIVELY THAT IT WOULD BE USELESS TO ASK HIM AND PUT THE QUESTION BY WITH A KIND OF DESPAIR IN HER ROOM SHE STOOD BEFORE THE GLASS SURVEYING HERSELF THE COLOR ON HER CHEEKS WAS SLIGHTLY DISORDERED
ached. I get vexed at trifles. I am particular about some quite unimportant things. For that reason I prefer the conventional dinner to the Sunday supper, which is one of m}^ concessions to you ; to which you sit down, perspiring and religious, in a hat. And I despise myself for ever thinking about such light things, when I realize the greatness of the work before me. Do I love you ? My dear Hilda, I do not even love myself My point of view has been changed by " " Don't talk," she broke in passionately, bursting into tears, " don't go on talking ! It doesn't comfort me. Love me ao-ain, Gabriel ! Love me ! Else I shall hate you." " Excessive emotion," said the doctor, " is not good for you, and will probably hasten your day. You must go to bed at once." She rose like a whipped child. " I'm sorry," THE OCTAVE OP CLAUDIUS. 35 she said, in a low husky voice ; "I forgot, I know you don't like scenes, and I'm wanting to try very hard to please you in everything. I'm going ; good night, dear. SELF I TRY TO REGARD ALL THE SMALLER CONVENTIONALITIES AND TO SOME OF THEM I AM REALLY ATTACHED I GET VEXED AT TRIFLES I AM PARTICULAR ABOUT SOME QUITE UNIMPORTANT THINGS FOR THAT REASON I PREFER THE CONVENTIONAL DINNER TO THE SUNDAY SUPPER WHICH IS ONE OF MY CONCESSIONS TO YOU TO WHICH YOU SIT DOWN PERSPIRING AND RELIGIOUS IN A HAT AND I DESPISE MYSELF FOR EVER THINKING ABOUT SUCH LIGHT THINGS WHEN I REALIZE THE GREATNESS OF THE WORK BEFORE ME DO I LOVE YOU MY DEAR HILDA I DO NOT EVEN LOVE MYSELF MY POINT OF VIEW HAS BEEN CHANGED BY DON'T TALK SHE BROKE IN PASSIONATELY BURSTING INTO TEARS DON'T GO ON TALKING IT DOESN'T COMFORT ME LOVE ME AGAIN GABRIEL LOVE ME ELSE I SHALL HATE YOU EXCESSIVE EMOTION SAID THE DOCTOR IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU AND WILL PROBABLY HASTEN YOUR DAY YOU MUST GO TO BED AT ONCE SHE ROSE LIKE A WHIPPED CHILD I'M SORRY SHE SAID IN A LOW HUSKY VOICE I FORGOT I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE SCENES AND I'M WANTING TO TRY VERY HARD TO PLEASE YOU IN EVERYTHING I'M GOING GOOD NIGHT DEAR
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