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Who is she? a lady of refined cultivation, high family, wealth, and beauty. Is it likely that two such persons as I have considered should be joined by intimate friendship? WHO IS SHE A LADY OF REFINED CULTIVATION HIGH FAMILY WEALTH AND BEAUTY IS IT LIKELY THAT TWO SUCH PERSONS AS I HAVE CONSIDERED SHOULD BE JOINED BY INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP
t that tear but as springing from a heart that was full of kindly feeling towards him. It was a tell-tale drop of crystal that glistened but one moment there. Could it have been fancy? was it possible he could have been mistaken? The matter assumed an aspect of intense importance it his estimation, and he paced the apartment where she had left him alone, half in doubt, half hoping. In one instant how different an aspect all things wore; life, its aims, the persons he met at the door as he now passed out. Even the foliage seemed to partake of the freshness of his spirit, and the world to become rejuvenated and beautified in every aspect in which he could view it. This was the bright tide of the picture which his imagination, aided by that gaudy painter and fancy colorer, Hope, had conjured up before his mind's eye, but the reverse side of the picture was at hand, and now he paused to ask himself seriously: "Can this be? Who am I? a poor unknown sailor, fortuneless, friendless, nameless.  HOW ELSE COULD HE INTERPRET THAT TEAR BUT AS SPRINGING FROM A HEART THAT WAS FULL OF KINDLY FEELING TOWARDS HIM IT WAS A TELL TALE DROP OF CRYSTAL THAT GLISTENED BUT ONE MOMENT THERE COULD IT HAVE BEEN FANCY WAS IT POSSIBLE HE COULD HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN THE MATTER ASSUMED AN ASPECT OF INTENSE IMPORTANCE IN HIS ESTIMATION AND HE PACED THE APARTMENT WHERE SHE HAD LEFT HIM ALONE HALF IN DOUBT HALF HOPING IN ONE INSTANT HOW DIFFERENT AN ASPECT ALL THINGS WORE LIFE ITS AIMS THE PERSONS HE MET AT THE DOOR AS HE NOW PASSED OUT EVEN THE FOLIAGE SEEMED TO PARTAKE OF THE FRESHNESS OF HIS SPIRIT AND THE WORLD TO BECOME REJUVENATED AND BEAUTIFIED IN EVERY ASPECT IN WHICH HE COULD VIEW IT THIS WAS THE BRIGHT TIDE OF THE PICTURE WHICH HIS IMAGINATION AIDED BY THAT GAUDY PAINTER AND FANCY COLORER HOPE HAD CONJURED UP BEFORE HIS MIND'S EYE BUT THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE PICTURE WAS AT HAND AND NOW HE PAUSED TO ASK HIMSELF SERIOUSLY CAN THIS BE WHO AM I A POOR UNKNOWN SAILOR FORTUNELESS FRIENDLESS NAMELESS
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