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There passed before him with intensity the three or four things he wanted most to know; but the question that came of itself to his lips really covered the others. "Then tell me if I shall consciously suffer." She promptly shook her head. "Never!" THERE PASSED BEFORE HIM WITH INTENSITY THE THREE OR FOUR THINGS HE WANTED MOST TO KNOW BUT THE QUESTION THAT CAME OF ITSELF TO HIS LIPS REALLY COVERED THE OTHERS THEN TELL ME IF I SHALL CONSCIOUSLY SUFFER SHE PROMPTLY SHOOK HER HEAD NEVER
t's your belief," Marcher returned. "That's enough for me. I feel your beliefs are right. Therefore if, having this one, you give me no more light on it, you abandon me." "No, no!" she repeated. "I'm with you--don't you see?--still." And as to make it more vivid to him she rose from her chair--a movement she seldom risked in these days--and showed herself, all draped and all soft, in her fairness and slimness. "I haven't forsaken you." It was really, in its effort against weakness, a generous assurance, and had the success of the impulse not, happily, been great, it would have touched him to pain more than to pleasure. But the cold charm in her eyes had spread, as she hovered before him, to all the rest of her person, so that it was for the minute almost a recovery of youth. He couldn't pity her for that; he could only take her as she showed--as capable even yet of helping him. It was as if, at the same time, her light might at any instant go out; wherefore he must make the most of it. HAT WE'RE SPEAKING OF REMEMBER IS ONLY MY IDEA IT'S YOUR BELIEF MARCHER RETURNED THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME I FEEL YOUR BELIEFS ARE RIGHT THEREFORE IF HAVING THIS ONE YOU GIVE ME NO MORE LIGHT ON IT YOU ABANDON ME NO NO SHE REPEATED I'M WITH YOU DON'T YOU SEE STILL AND AS TO MAKE IT MORE VIVID TO HIM SHE ROSE FROM HER CHAIR A MOVEMENT SHE SELDOM RISKED IN THESE DAYS AND SHOWED HERSELF ALL DRAPED AND ALL SOFT IN HER FAIRNESS AND SLIMNESS I HAVEN'T FORSAKEN YOU IT WAS REALLY IN ITS EFFORT AGAINST WEAKNESS A GENEROUS ASSURANCE AND HAD THE SUCCESS OF THE IMPULSE NOT HAPPILY BEEN GREAT IT WOULD HAVE TOUCHED HIM TO PAIN MORE THAN TO PLEASURE BUT THE COLD CHARM IN HER EYES HAD SPREAD AS SHE HOVERED BEFORE HIM TO ALL THE REST OF HER PERSON SO THAT IT WAS FOR THE MINUTE ALMOST A RECOVERY OF YOUTH HE COULDN'T PITY HER FOR THAT HE COULD ONLY TAKE HER AS SHE SHOWED AS CAPABLE EVEN YET OF HELPING HIM IT WAS AS IF AT THE SAME TIME HER LIGHT MIGHT AT ANY INSTANT GO OUT WHEREFORE HE MUST MAKE THE MOST OF IT
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