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She knew now that he would never come back to her. Never again could return even the illusion of those happy weeks on the hills. SHE KNEW NOW THAT HE WOULD NEVER COME BACK TO HER NEVER AGAIN COULD RETURN EVEN THE ILLUSION OF THOSE HAPPY WEEKS ON THE HILLS
, with a curious harshness he had never shown before, as though the gentleness of his soul had died during his illness, and exclaimed:—"Why, you are not Silencieux, after all!" "I am Beatrice," said his wife gently; "Beatrice, who loves you with her whole heart." "But I love Silencieux—" Beatrice hid her face and sobbed. "Where is Silencieux? Bring me Silencieux. I see! You have taken her away while I was ill—I will go and seek her myself," and he attempted to rise. "You are too weak. You must not get up, Antony. I will bring you Silencieux." And so, till he was well enough to leave his bed, Silencieux hung facing Antony on his bedroom wall, and on his first walk out into the air, he took her with him and set her once more in her old shrine in the wood. Now, by this time, the heart of Beatrice was broken. CHAPTER XXIII BEATRICE FULFILS HER DESTINY The heart of Beatrice was broken, and there was now no use or place for her in the world. Wonder was gone, and Antony was even further away. Y TURNED UPON HER ENRAGED IN DISAPPOINTMENT WITH A CURIOUS HARSHNESS HE HAD NEVER SHOWN BEFORE AS THOUGH THE GENTLENESS OF HIS SOUL HAD DIED DURING HIS ILLNESS AND EXCLAIMED WHY YOU ARE NOT SELAU AFTER ALL I AM BEATRICE HIS WIFE SAID GENTLY BEATRICE WHO LOVES YOU WITH HER WHOLE HEART BUT I LOVE SELAU BEATRICE HID HER FACE AND SOBBED WHERE IS SELA BRING ME SELAJO I SEE YOU HAVE TAKEN HER AWAY WHILE I WAS ILL I WILL GO AND SEEK HER MYSELF AND HE ATTEMPTED TO RISE YOU ARE TOO WEAK YOU MUST NOT GET UP ANTONY I WILL BRING YOU SELAJO AND SO TILL HE WAS WELL ENOUGH TO LEAVE HIS BED SELA HUNG FACING ANTONY ON HIS BEDROOM WALL AND ON HIS FIRST WALK OUT INTO THE AIR HE TOOK HER WITH HIM AND SET HER ONCE MORE IN HER OLD SHRINE IN THE WOOD NOW BY THIS TIME THE HEART OF BEATRICE WAS BROKEN END OF CHAPTER TWENTY TWO CHAPTER TWENTY THREE BEATRICE FULFILS HER DESTINY THE HEART OF BEATRICE WAS BROKEN AND THERE WAS NOW NO USE OR PLACE FOR HER IN THE WORLD WONDER WAS GONE AND ANTONY WAS EVEN FURTHER AWAY
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