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In fact, since I had accomplished the theft, there was no limit to my vagaries. At night I hid it under the pillow, and slept in an attitude of defense; the portrait remained near the wall, I outside, and I awoke a thousand times, fearing somebody would come to bereave me of my treasure. At last I drew it from beneath the pillow and slipped it between my nightshirt and left breast, on which the following day could be seen the imprint of the chasing of the frame. IN FACT SINCE I HAD ACCOMPLISHED A THEFT THERE WAS NO LIMIT TO MY VAGARIES AT NIGHT I HID IT UNDER THE PILLOW AND SLEPT IN AN ATTITUDE OF DEFENCE THE PORTRAIT REMAINED NEAR THE WALL I OUTSIDE AND I AWOKE A THOUSAND TIMES FEARING SOMEBODY WOULD COME TO BEREAVE ME OF MY TREASURE AT LAST I DREW IT FROM BENEATH THE PILLOW AND SLIPPED IT BETWEEN MY NAT SHIRT AND LEFT BREAST ON WHICH THE FOLLOWING DAY COULD BE SEEN THE IMPRINT OF THE CHASING OF THE FRAME
 girl ran away smiling and casting a side-glance at me; but I, with a Puritanism worthy of Joseph, cried out in my turn: "Take this!" And I threw the rosebud at her nose, a rebuff which made her tearful and pettish with me the whole afternoon, and for which she has not pardoned me even now, though she is married and has three children. The two or three hours which my aunt spent morning and evening together at church being too short for my admiration of the entrancing portrait, I resolved at last to keep the miniature in my pocket, and went about all day hiding myself from people just as if I had committed some crime. I fancied that the portrait from the depth of its prison of cloth could see all my actions, and I arrived at such a ridiculous extremity, that if I wanted to scratch myself, pull up my sock, or do anything else not in keeping with the idealism of my chaste love, I first drew out the miniature, put it in a safe place, and then considered myself free to do whatever I wanted. LIAGE THE LITTLE GIRL RAN AWAY SMILING AND CASTING A SLIGHT GLANCE AT ME BUT I WITH A PURITANISM WORTHY OF JOSEPH CRIED OUT IN MY TURN TAKE THIS AND I THREW THE ROSEBUD AT HER NOSE A REBUFF WHICH MADE HER TEARFUL AND PETTISH WITH ME THE WHOLE AFTERNOON AND FOR WHICH SHE HAS NOT PARDONED ME EVEN NOW THOUGH SHE IS MARRIED AND HER THREE CHILDREN THE TWO OR THREE HOURS WHICH MY AUNT SPENT MORNING AND EVENING TOGETHER AT CHURCH BEING TOO SHORT FOR MY ADMIRATION OF THE ENTRANCING PORTRAIT I RESOLVED AT LAST TO KEEP THE MINIATURE IN MY POCKET AND WENT ABOUT ALL DAY HIDING MYSELF FROM PEOPLE JUST AS IF I HAD COMMITTED SOME CRIME I FANCIED THAT THE PORTRAIT FROM THE DEPTH OF ITS PRISON OF CLOTH COULD SEE ALL MY ACTIONS AND I ARRIVED AT SUCH A RIDICULOUS EXTREMITY THAT IF I WANTED TO SCRATCH MYSELF OR PULL OUT MY SOCK OR DO ANYTHING ELSE NOT IN KEEPING WITH THE IDEALISM OF MY CHASTE LOVE I FIRST DREW OUT THE MINIATURE PUT IT IN A SAFE PLACE AND THEN CONSIDERED MYSELF FREE TO DO WHATEVER I WANTED
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