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It was into this going on as he was that they relapsed, and really for so long a time that the day inevitably came for a further sounding of their depths. These depths, constantly bridged over by a structure firm enough in spite of its lightness and of its occasional oscillation in the somewhat vertiginous air, invited on occasion, in the interest of their nerves, a dropping of the plummet and a measurement of the abyss. IT WAS INTO THIS GOING ON AS HE WAS THAT THEY RELAPSED AND REALLY FOR SO LONG A TIME THAT THE DAY INEVITABLY CAME FOR A FURTHER SOUNDING OF THEIR DEPTHS THESE DEPTHS CONSTANTLY BRIDGED OVER BY A STRUCTURE FIRM ENOUGH IN SPITE OF ITS LIGHTNESS AND OF ITS OCCASIONAL OSCILLATION IN THE SOMEWHAT FRATAGENEOUS AIR INVITED ON OCCASION IN THE INTEREST OF THEIR NERVES A DROPPING OF THE PLUMMET AND A MEASUREMENT OF THE ABYSS
t make me--humanly, which is what we're speaking of--as right as it makes you." "I see," Marcher returned. "'Humanly,' no doubt, as showing that you're living for something. Not, that is, just for me and my secret." May Bartram smiled. "I don't pretend it exactly shows that I'm not living for you. It's my intimacy with you that's in question." He laughed as he saw what she meant. "Yes, but since, as you say, I'm only, so far as people make out, ordinary, you're--aren't you? no more than ordinary either. You help me to pass for a man like another. So if I _am_, as I understand you, you're not compromised. Is that it?" She had another of her waits, but she spoke clearly enough. "That's it. It's all that concerns me--to help you to pass for a man like another." He was careful to acknowledge the remark handsomely. "How kind, how beautiful, you are to me! How shall I ever repay you?" She had her last grave pause, as if there might be a choice of ways. But she chose. "By going on as you are. AS IF THERE WERE SO MUCH TO SAY I DON'T KNOW WHY IT SHOULDN'T MAKE ME HUMANLY WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE SPEAKING OF AS RIGHT AS IT MAKES YOU I SEE MARCHER RETURNED HUMANLY NO DOUBT AS SHOWING THAT YOU'RE LIVING FOR SOMETHING NOT THAT IS JUST FOR ME AND MY SECRET MAY BARTRAM SMILED I DON'T PRETEND IT EXACTLY SHOWS THAT I'M NOT LIVING FOR YOU IT'S MY INTIMACY WITH YOU THAT'S IN QUESTION HE LAUGHED AS HE SAW WHAT SHE MEANT YES BUT SINCE AS YOU SAY I'M ONLY SO FAR AS PEOPLE MAKE OUT ORDINARY YOU'RE AREN'T YOU NO MORE THAN ORDINARY EITHER YOU HELP ME TO PASS FOR A MAN LIKE ANOTHER SO IF I AM AS I UNDERSTAND YOU YOU'RE NOT COMPROMISED IS THAT IT SHE HAD ANOTHER OF HER WEIGHTS BUT SHE SPOKE CLEARLY ENOUGH THAT'S IT IT'S ALL THAT CONCERNS ME TO HELP YOU TO PASS FOR A MAN LIKE ANOTHER HE WAS CAREFUL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE REMARK HANDSOMELY HOW KIND HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE TO ME HOW SHALL I EVER REPAY YOU SHE HAD HER LAST GRAVE PAUSE AS IF THERE MIGHT BE A CHOICE OF WAYS BUT SHE CHOSE BY GOING ON AS YOU ARE
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