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Only, what was he going to do? she asked suspiciously; write those rubbishing stories of his? Well, he must promise not to stay up more than half an hour at the latest  only until he had smoked one pipe. ONLY WHAT WAS HE GOING TO DO SHE ASKED SUSPICIOUSLY WRITE THOSE RUBBISH IN STORIES OF HIS WELL HE MUST PROMISE NOT TO STAY UP MORE THAN HALF AN HOUR AT THE LATEST ONLY UNTIL HE HAD SMOKED ONE PIPE
r and faster, and fell with audible splashes on to the table, on to her lap, on to the floor. To this tearful abundance, formerly a surprising spectacle, Willoughby was now acclimatized; but the remnant of chivalrous feeling not yet extinguished in his bosom forbade him to sit stolidly by while a woman wept, without seeking to console her. As on previous occasions, his peace-overtures were eventually accepted. Esther's tears gradually ceased to flow, she began to exhibit a sort of compunction, she wished to be forgiven, and, with the kiss of reconciliation, passed into a phase of demonstrative affection perhaps more trying to Willoughby's patience than all that had preceded it. 'You don't love me?' she questioned, 'I'm sure you don't love me?' she reiterated; and he asseverated that he loved her until he despised himself. Then at last, only half satisfied, but wearied out with vexation--possibly, too, with a movement of pity at the sight of his haggard face--she consented to leave him.  WHICH ROLLED DOWN HER CHEEKS FASTER AND FASTER AND FELL WITH AUDIBLE SPLASHES ON TO THE TABLE ON TO HER LAP ON TO THE FLOOR TO THIS TEARFUL ABUNDANCE FORMERLY A SURPRISING SPECTACLE RUUGHBY WAS NOW ACCLIMATISED BUT THE REMNANT OF CHIVALROUS FEELING HAD NOT YET EXTINGUISHED IN HIS BOSOM FORBADE HIM TO SIT STOLIDLY BY WHILE A WOMAN WEPT WITHOUT SEEKING TO CONSOLE HER AS ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS HIS PEACE OVERTURES WERE EVENTUALLY ACCEPTED ESTHER'S TEARS GRADUALLY CEASED TO FLOW SHE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT A SORT OF COMPUNCTION SHE WISHED TO BE FORGIVEN AND WITH THE KISS OF RECONCILIATION PASSED INTO A PHASE OF DEMONSTRATIVE AFFECTION PERHAPS MORE TRYING TO WILL ABUSE PATIENCE THAN ALL THAT HAD PRECEDED IT YOU DON'T LOVE ME SHE QUESTIONED I'M SURE YOU DON'T LOVE ME SHE REITERATED AND HE ASSERVATED THAT HE LOVED HER UNTIL HE DESPISED HIMSELF THEN AT LAST ONLY HALF SATISFIED BUT WEARIED OUT WITH VEXATION POSSIBLY TOO WITH A MOVEMENT OF PITY AT THE SIGHT OF HIS HAGGARD FACE SHE CONSENTED TO LEAVE HIM
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