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It was Kathleen Eppes who sat beside him; the six years were as utterly forgotten as the name of Magdalen's first lover. IT WAS KATHLEEN EPPS WHO SAT BESIDE HIM THE SIX YEARS WERE AS UTTERLY FORGOTTEN AS THE NAME OF MAGDALEN'S FIRST LOVER
y yet before I've done. I tried to avoid her yesterday--you must have seen that. And I couldn't--I give you my word, I could no more have kept away from her than I could have spread a pair of wings and flown away. She doesn't care a bit for me now; but I can no more give up loving her than I can give up eating my dinner. That isn't a pretty simile, Kathleen, but it expresses the way I feel toward her. It isn't merely that I want her; it's more than that--oh, far more than that. I simply can't do without her. Don't you understand, Kathleen?" he asked, desperately. "Yes--I think I understand," she said, when he had ended. "I--oh, Billy, I am almost sorry. It's dear of you--dear of you, Billy, to care for me still, but--but I'm almost sorry you care so much. I'm not worth it, boy dear. And I--I really don't know what to say. You must let me think." Mr. Woods gave an inarticulate sound. The face she turned to him was perplexed, half-sad, fond, a little pleased, and strangely compassionate. N I'VE PAID DEARLY FOR IT AND I'LL PAY MORE DEARLY YET BEFORE I'VE DONE I TRIED TO AVOID HER YESTERDAY YOU MUST HAVE SEEN THAT AND I COULDN'T I GIVE YOU MY WORD I COULD NO MORE HAVE KEPT AWAY FROM HER THAN I COULD HAVE SPREAD A PAIR OF WINGS AND FLOWN AWAY SHE DOESN'T CARE A BIT FOR ME NOW BUT I CAN NO MORE GIVE UP LOVING HER THAN I CAN GIVE UP EATING MY DINNER THAT ISN'T A PRETTY SIMILARLY KATHLEEN BUT IT EXPRESSES THE WAY I FEEL TOWARD HER IT ISN'T MERE THAT I WANT HURTS MORE THAN THAT OH FAR MORE THAN THAT I SIMPLY CAN'T DO WITHOUT HER DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND KATHLEEN HE ASKED DESPERATELY YES I THINK I UNDERSTAND SHE SAID WHEN HE HAD ENDED I OH BILLY I AM ALMOST SORRY IT'S DEAR OF YOU DEAR OF YOU BILLY TO CARE FOR ME STILL BUT BUT I'M ALMOST SORRY YOU CARE SO MUCH I'M NOT WORTH IT BOY DEAR AND I I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY YOU MUST LET ME THINK MISTER WOODS GAVE AN INARTICULATE SOUND THE FACE SHE TURNED TO HIM WAS PERPLEXED HALF SAD FOND A LITTLE PLEASED AND STRANGELY COMPASSIONATE
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