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She tried to make her voice sound, but it would not; so she looked round. Her soft gray eyes were eloquent in that one glance. SHE TRIED TO MAKE HER VOICE SOUND BUT IT WOULD NOT SO SHE LOOKED ROUND HER SOFT GRAY EYES WERE ELOQUENT IN THAT ONE GLANCE
ake it off again. "I have come all the way from Cambridge to see you. I could not bear suspense any longer. I grew so impatient for certainty of some kind, that I went up to town last night, in order to feel myself on my way to you, even though I knew I could not be here a bit earlier to-day for doing so. Maggie--dear Maggie! how you are trembling! Have I frightened you? Nancy told me you were here; but it was very thoughtless to come so suddenly upon you." It was not the suddenness of his coming; it was the suddenness of her own heart, which leaped up with the feelings called out by his words. She went very white, and sat down on the ground as before. But she rose again immediately, and stood, with drooping, averted head. He had dropped her hand, but now sought to take it again. "Maggie, darling, may I speak?" Her lips moved, he saw, but he could not hear. A pang of affright ran through him that, perhaps, she did not wish to listen. "May I speak to you?" he asked again, quite timidly. RPOSE WAS EFFECTED HE FORGOT TO TAKE IT OFF AGAIN I'VE COME ALL THE WAY FROM CAMBRIDGE TO SEE YOU I COULD NOT BEAR SUSPENSE ANY LONGER I GREW SO IMPATIENT FOR CERTAINTY OF SOME KIND THAT I WENT UP TO TOWN LAST NIGHT IN ORDER TO FILL MYSELF ON MY WAY TO YOU EVEN THOUGH I KNEW I COULD NOT BE HERE A BIT EARLIER TO DAY FOR DOING SO MAGGIE DEAR MAGGIE HOW YOU ARE TREMBLING HOW HAVE I FRIGHTENED YOU NANCY TOLD ME YOU WERE HERE BUT IT WAS VERY THOUGHTLESS TO COME SO SUDDENLY UPON YOU IT WAS NOT THE SUDDENNESS OF HIS COMING IT WAS THE SUDDENNESS OF HER OWN HEART WHICH LEAPED UP WITH THE FEELINGS CAUSED CALLED OUT BY HIS WORDS SHE WENT VERY WHITE AND SAT DOWN ON THE GROUND AS BEFORE BUT SHE ROSE AGAIN IMMEDIATELY AND STOOD WITH DROOPING AVERTED HEAD HE HAD DROPPED HER HAND BUT NOW SOUGHT TO TAKE IT AGAIN MAGGIE DARLING MAY I SPEAK HER LIPS MOVED HE SAW BUT HE COULD NOT HEAR A PANG OF AFFRIGHT RAN THROUGH HIM THAT PERHAPS SHE DID NOT WISH TO LISTEN MAY I SPEAK TO YOU HE ASKED AGAIN QUITE TIMIDLY
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