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Then, holding the candle at such an angle that the grease ran over on to the carpet, she gave Willoughby another vehement kiss and trailed out of the room with an ineffectual attempt to close the door behind her. THEN HOLDING THE CANDLE AT SUCH AN ANGLE THAT THE GREASE RAN OVER THE CARPET SHE GAVE WILLOUGHBY ANOTHER VEHEMENT KISS AND TRAILED OUT OF THE ROOM WITH AN INEFFECTUAL ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE DOOR BEHIND HER
t love me?' she reiterated; and he asseverated that he loved her until he despised himself. Then at last, only half satisfied, but wearied out with vexation--possibly, too, with a movement of pity at the sight of his haggard face--she consented to leave him. Only, what was he going to do? she asked suspiciously; write those rubbishing stories of his? Well, he must promise not to stay up more than half-an-hour at the latest--only until he had smoked one pipe. Willoughby promised, as he would have promised anything on earth to secure to himself a half-hour's peace and solitude. Esther groped for her slippers, which were kicked off under the table; scratched four or five matches along the box and threw them away before she succeeded in lighting her candle; set it down again to contemplate her tear-swollen reflection in the chimney-glass, and burst out laughing. 'What a fright I do look, to be sure!' she remarked complacently, and again thrust her two hands up through her disordered curls. ME SHE QUESTIONED I'M SURE YOU DON'T LOVE ME SHE REITERATED AND HE ASSERVATED THAT HE LOVED HER UNTIL HE DESPISED HIMSELF THEN AT LAST ONLY HALF SATISFIED BUT WEARIED OUT WITH VEXATION POSSIBLY TOO WITH A MOVEMENT OF PITY AT THE SIGHT OF HIS HAGGARD FACE SHE CONSENTED TO LEAVE HIM ONLY WHAT WAS HE GOING TO DO SHE ASKED SUSPICIOUSLY WRITE THOSE RUBBISH IN STORIES OF HIS WELL HE MUST PROMISE NOT TO STAY UP MORE THAN HALF AN HOUR AT THE LATEST ONLY UNTIL HE HAD SMOKED ONE PIPE WILLOUGHBY PROMISED AS HE WOULD HAVE PROMISED ANYTHING ON EARTH TO SECURE HIMSELF A HALF HOUR'S PEACE AND SOLITUDE ESTHER WROTE FOR HER SLIPPERS WHICH WERE KICKED OFF UNDER THE TABLE SCRATCHED FOUR OR FIVE MATCHES ALONG THE BOX AND THREW THEM AWAY BEFORE SHE SUCCEEDED IN LIGHTING HER CANDLE SET IT DOWN AGAIN TO CONTEMPLATE HER TEARS SWOLLEN REFLECTION IN THE CHIMNEY GLASS AND BURST OUT LAUGHING WHAT A FRIGHT I DO LOOK TO BE SURE SHE REMARKED COMPLACENTLY AND AGAIN THRUST HER TWO HANDS UP THROUGH HER DISORDERED CURLS
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