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See how peaceful she looks;" and with a sudden whim, Antony took the image and set it lying back on a soft cushion in a corner of the couch, at the same time throwing round its neck his black cloak, which he had cast off as he came in. SEE HOW PEACEFUL SHE LOOKS AND WITH A SUDDEN WHIM ANTONY TOOK THE IMAGE AND SET IT LYING BACK ON A SOFT CUSHION IN THE CORNER OF THE COUCH AT THE SAME TIME THROWING ROUND ITS NECK HIS BLACK CLOAK WHICH HE HAD CAST OFF AS HE CAME IN
Antony?" "No doubt it was all nonsense," Antony replied, "but he said that it was the death-mask of an unknown girl found drowned in the Seine." "Drowned in the Seine!" exclaimed Beatrice, growing almost as white as the image. "Yes! and he said too that the story went that the sculptor who moulded it had fallen so in love with the dead girl, that he had gone mad and drowned himself in the Seine also." "Can it be true, Antony?" "I hope so, for it is so beautiful,—and nothing is really beautiful till it has come true." "But the pain, the pity of it—Antony." "That is a part of the beauty, surely—the very essence of its beauty—" "Beauty! beauty! O Antony, that is always your cry. I can only think of the terror, the human anguish. Poor girl—" and she turned again to the image as it lay upon the table,—"see how the hair lies moulded round her ears with the water, and how her eyelashes stick to her cheek—Poor girl." "But see how happy she looks. Why should we pity one who can smile like that? MAKES ME FRIGHTENED WHAT WAS THE STORY THE MAN TOLD YOU ANTONY NO DOUBT IT WAS ALL NONSENSE ANTONY REPLIED BUT HE SAID THAT IT WAS THE DEATH MASK OF AN UNKNOWN GIRL FOUND DROWNED IN THE SAME DROWNED IN THE SAME EXCLAIMED BEATRICE GROWING ALMOST AS WHITE AS THE IMAGE YES AND HE SAID TOO THAT THE STORY WENT THAT THE SCULPTOR WHO MOULDED IT HAD FALLEN SO IN LOVE WITH THE DEAD GIRL THAT HE HAD GONE MAD AND DROWNED HIMSELF IN THE SEINE ALSO CAN IT BE TRUE ANTONY I HOPE SO FOR IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL TILL IT HAS COME TRUE BUT THE PAIN THE PITY OF IT ANTONY THAT IS PART OF THE BEAUTY SURELY THE VERY ESSENCE OF ITS BEAUTY BEAUTY BEAUTY OH ANTONY THAT IS ALWAYS YOUR CRY I CAN ONLY THINK OF THE TERROR THE HUMAN ANGUISH POOR GIRL AND SHE TURNED AGAIN TO THE IMAGE AS IT LAY UPON THE TABLE SEE HOW THE HAIR LIES MOULDED ROUND HER EARS WITH THE WATER AND HOW HER EYELASHES STICK TO HER CHEEK POOR GIRL BUT SEE HOW HAPPY SHE LOOKS WHY SHOULD WE PITY ONE WHO CAN SMILE LIKE THAT
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