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It was as if, at the same time, her light might at any instant go out; wherefore he must make the most of it. IT WAS AS IF AT THE SAME TIME HER LIGHT MIGHT AT ANY INSTANT GO OUT WHEREFORE HE MUST MAKE THE MOST OF IT
." "It would if it _should_ happen," said May Bartram. "What we're speaking of, remember, is only my idea." "It's your belief," Marcher returned. "That's enough for me. I feel your beliefs are right. Therefore if, having this one, you give me no more light on it, you abandon me." "No, no!" she repeated. "I'm with you--don't you see?--still." And as to make it more vivid to him she rose from her chair--a movement she seldom risked in these days--and showed herself, all draped and all soft, in her fairness and slimness. "I haven't forsaken you." It was really, in its effort against weakness, a generous assurance, and had the success of the impulse not, happily, been great, it would have touched him to pain more than to pleasure. But the cold charm in her eyes had spread, as she hovered before him, to all the rest of her person, so that it was for the minute almost a recovery of youth. He couldn't pity her for that; he could only take her as she showed--as capable even yet of helping him. INCLUDES ALL THE LOSS AND ALL THE SHAME THAT ARE THINKABLE IT WOULD IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN SAID MAY BARTRAM WHAT WE'RE SPEAKING OF REMEMBER IS ONLY MY IDEA IT'S YOUR BELIEF MARCHER RETURNED THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME I FEEL YOUR BELIEFS ARE RIGHT THEREFORE IF HAVING THIS ONE YOU GIVE ME NO MORE LIGHT ON IT YOU ABANDON ME NO NO SHE REPEATED I'M WITH YOU DON'T YOU SEE STILL AND AS TO MAKE IT MORE VIVID TO HIM SHE ROSE FROM HER CHAIR A MOVEMENT SHE SELDOM RISKED IN THESE DAYS AND SHOWED HERSELF ALL DRAPED AND ALL SOFT IN HER FAIRNESS AND SLIMNESS I HAVEN'T FORSAKEN YOU IT WAS REALLY IN ITS EFFORT AGAINST WEAKNESS A GENEROUS ASSURANCE AND HAD THE SUCCESS OF THE IMPULSE NOT HAPPILY BEEN GREAT IT WOULD HAVE TOUCHED HIM TO PAIN MORE THAN TO PLEASURE BUT THE COLD CHARM IN HER EYES HAD SPREAD AS SHE HOVERED BEFORE HIM TO ALL THE REST OF HER PERSON SO THAT IT WAS FOR THE MINUTE ALMOST A RECOVERY OF YOUTH HE COULDN'T PITY HER FOR THAT HE COULD ONLY TAKE HER AS SHE SHOWED AS CAPABLE EVEN YET OF HELPING HIM
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