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For the real Nora he had no longer any sentiment, she had passed altogether out of his life and thoughts; and yet, so permanent is all influence, whether good or evil, that the effect she wrought upon his character remained. FOR THE REAL NORAH HE HAD NO LONGER ANY SENTIMENT SHE HAD PASSED ALTOGETHER OUT OF HIS LIFE AND THOUGHTS AND YET SO PERMANENT IS ALL INFLUENCE WHETHER GOOD OR EVIL THAT THE EFFECT SHE WROUGHT UPON HIS CHARACTER REMAINED
ce of the faded Utrecht velvet chairs, and smelled again the strong fragrance of the white lilac tree, blowing in through the open parlour-window. He savoured anew the pleasant mental atmosphere produced by the dainty neatness of cultured women, the companionship of a few good pictures, of a few good books. Yet this home had been broken up years ago, the dear familiar things had been scattered far and wide, never to find themselves under the same roof again; and from those near relatives who still remained to him he lived now hopelessly estranged. Then came the past of his first love-dream, when he worshipped at the feet of Nora Beresford, and, with the whole-heartedness of the true fanatic, clothed his idol with every imaginable attribute of virtue and tenderness. To this day there remained a secret shrine in his heart wherein the Lady of his young ideal was still enthroned, although it was long since he had come to perceive she had nothing whatever in common with the Nora of reality. THE ROUGH SURFACE OF THE FADED UTRECHT VELVET CHAIRS AND SMELLED AGAIN THE STRONG FRAGRANCE OF THE WHITE LILAC TREE BLOWING IN THROUGH THE OPEN PARLOUR WINDOW HE SAVOURED ANEW THE PLEASANT MENTAL ATMOSPHERE PRODUCED BY THE DAINTY NEATNESS OF CULTURED WOMEN THE COMPANIONSHIP OF A FEW GOOD PICTURES OF A FEW GOOD BOOKS YET THIS HOME HAD BEEN BROKEN UP YEARS AGO THE DEAR FAMILIAR THINGS HAD BEEN SCATTERED FAR AND WIDE NEVER TO FIND THEMSELVES UNDER THE SAME ROOF AGAIN AND FROM THOSE NEAR RELATIVES WHO STILL REMAINED TO HIM HE LIVED NOW HOPELESSLY ESTRANGED THEN CAME THE PAST OF HIS FIRST LOVE DREAM WHEN HE WORSHIPPED AT THE FEET OF NORAH BERESFORD AND WITH THE WHOLE HEARTEDNESS OF THE TRUE FANATIC CLOTHED HIS IDOL WITH EVERY IMAGINABLE ATTRIBUTE OF VIRTUE AND TENDERNESS TO THIS DAY THERE REMAINED A SECRET SHRINE IN HIS HEART WHEREIN THE LADY OF HIS YOUNG IDEAL WAS STILL ENTHRONED ALTHOUGH IT WAS LONG SINCE HE HAD COME TO PERCEIVE SHE HAD NOTHING WHATEVER IN COMMON WITH THE NORAH OF REALITY
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