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He had never at any stage of his queer consciousness admitted the whisper of such a correction; he had never till within these last few months been so false to his conviction as not to hold that what was to come to him had time, whether _he_ struck himself as having it or not. HE HAD NEVER AT ANY STAGE OF HIS QUEER CONSCIOUSNESS ADMITTED THE WHISPER OF SUCH A CORRECTION HE HAD NEVER TILL WITHIN THESE LAST FEW MONTHS BEEN SO FALSE TO HIS CONVICTION AS NOT TO HOLD THAT WHAT WAS TO COME TO HIM HAD TIME WHETHER HE STRUCK HIMSELF AS HAVING IT OR NOT
ited for quite another thing, not for such a thing as that. The breath of his good faith came short, however, as he recognised how long he had waited, or how long at least his companion had. That she, at all events, might be recorded as having waited in vain--this affected him sharply, and all the more because of his at first having done little more than amuse himself with the idea. It grew more grave as the gravity of her condition grew, and the state of mind it produced in him, which he himself ended by watching as if it had been some definite disfigurement of his outer person, may pass for another of his surprises. This conjoined itself still with another, the really stupefying consciousness of a question that he would have allowed to shape itself had he dared. What did everything mean--what, that is, did _she_ mean, she and her vain waiting and her probable death and the soundless admonition of it all--unless that, at this time of day, it was simply, it was overwhelmingly too late?  MAKE IT A SUCCESS HE HAD WAITED FOR QUITE ANOTHER THING NOT FOR SUCH A THING AS THAT THE BREATH OF HIS GOOD FAITH CAME SHORT HOWEVER AS HE RECOGNIZED HOW LONG HE HAD WAITED OR HOW LONG AT LEAST HIS COMPANION HAD THAT SHE AT ALL EVENTS MIGHT BE RECORDED AS HAVING WAITED IN VAIN THIS AFFECTED HIM SHARPLY AND ALL THE MORE BECAUSE OF HIS AT FIRST HAVING DONE LITTLE MORE THAN AMUSE HIMSELF WITH THE IDEA IT GREW MORE GRAVE AS THE GRAVITY OF HER CONDITION GREW AND THE STATE OF MIND IT PRODUCED IN HIM WHICH HE HIMSELF ENDED BY WATCHING AS IF IT HAD BEEN SOME DEFINITE DISFIGUREMENT OF HIS OUTER PERSON MAY PASS FOR ANOTHER OF HIS SURPRISES THIS CONJOINED ITSELF STILL WITH ANOTHER THE REALLY STUPEFYING CONSCIOUSNESS OF A QUESTION THAT HE WOULD HAVE ALLOWED TO SHAPE ITSELF HAD HE DARED WHAT DID EVERYTHING MEAN WHAT THAT IS DID SHE MEAN SHE AND HER VAIN WAITING AND HER PROBABLE DEATH AND THE SOUNDLESS ADMONITION OF IT ALL UNLESS THAT AT THIS TIME OF DAY IT WAS SIMPLY IT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY TOO LATE
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