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together and   were of   an age ´ both now   twenty  ´ six。             The lad   was his 

uncle's heir�察�and would succeed to Chadlands and the title�察�and it had been 

Sir Walter's hope that he and Mary might marry。 Nor had the youth any 

objection to such a plan。         Indeed�察�he loved Mary well enough�察�there was 

even thought to be a tacit understanding between them�察�and they grew up 

in a friendship which gradually became ardent on the man's part�察�though it 

never ripened upon hers。         But she knew that her father keenly desired this 

marriage�察�and supposed that it would happen some day。 

     They were�察�however�察�not betrothed when the war burst upon Europe�察�

and Henry�察�then one ´ and twenty�察�went from the Officers' Training Corps 

to the Fifth Devons�察  �while his cousin became   attached to the Red   Cross 

and nursed at Plymouth。          The accident terminated their shadowy romance 

and brought real love into the woman's life�察�while the man found his hopes 

at an end。     He was drafted to Mesopotamia�察�speedily fell sick of jaundice�察�

was invalided to India�察�and�察�on returning to the front�察�saw service against 

the   Turks。    But   chance   willed   that   he   won   no   distinction。   He   did   his 

duty under dreary circumstances�察�while to his hatred of war was added the 

weight of his loss when he heard that Mary had fallen in love。                 He was an 

ingenuous�察     �kindly    youth    ´  a  typical   Lennox�察   �who    had    developed     an 

accomplishment at Harrow and suffered for it by getting his nose broken 

when winning the heavy ´ weight championship of the public schools in 



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his   nineteenth   year。   In   the   East   he   still   boxed�察  �and   after   his   love   story 

was ended�察�the epidemic of poetry´making took Henry also�察�and he wrote 

a volume of harmless verse�察�to the undying amazement of his family。 

     For   Mary   Lennox   the   war   had   brought   a   sailor   husband。      Captain 

Thomas   May�察  �wounded   rather   severely   at   Jutland�察  �lost   his   heart   to   the 

plain but attractive young woman with a fine figure who nursed him back 

to strength�察�and�察�as he vowed�察�had saved his life。               He was an impulsive 

man   of   thirty�察  �brown´bearded�察  �black´eyed�察  �and   hot´tempered。         He   came 

from a little Somerset vicarage and was the only son of a clergyman�察�the 

Rev。 Septimus May。          Knowing the lady as ;Nurse Mary; only�察�and falling 

passionately in love for the first time in his life�察�he proposed on the day he 

was allowed to sit up�察�and since Mary Lennox shared his emotions�察�also 

for the first time�察�he was accepted before he even knew her name。 

     It is impossible to describe the force of love's advent for Mary Lennox。 

She had come to believe herself as vaguely committed to her cousin�察�and 

imagined   that   her   affection   for   Henry   amounted   to   as   much   as   she   was 

ever likely to feel for a man。         But reality awakened her�察�and its glory did 

not make her selfish�察�since her nature was not constructed so to be�察�it only 

taught her what love meant�察�and convinced her that she could never marry 

anybody on earth but the stricken sailor。            And this she knew long before 

he was well enough to give a sign that he even appreciated her ministry。 

The   very   whisper   of   his   voice   sent   a   thrill   through   her   before   he   had 

gained strength to speak aloud。          And his deep tones�察�when she heard them�察�

were like no voice that had fallen on her ear till then。            The first thing that 

indicated restoring health was his request that his beard might be trimmed�察�

and he was making love to her three days after he had been declared out of 

danger。     Then did Mary  begin to   live�察�and   looking back�察 �she   marvelled 

how horses and dogs and a fishing´rod had been her life till now。                      The 

revelation bewildered her and she wrote her emotions in many long pages 

to her cousin。      The causes of such changes she did not indeed specify�察�but 

he read between the lines�察�and knew it was a man and not the war that had 

so altered and deepened her outlook。            He had never done it�察�and he could 

not be angry with her now�察�for she had pretended no ardor of emotion to 

him。    Young though he was�察�he always feared that she liked him not after 



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the way of a lover。        He had hoped to open her eyes some day�察�but it was 

given to another to do so。 

     He felt no surprise�察�therefore�察�when news of her engagement reached 

him from herself。        He wrote the letter of his life in reply�察�and was at pains 

to   laugh    at  their  boy´and´girl     attachment�察     �and    lessen    any   regret   she 

might feel on his account。          Her father took it somewhat hardly at first�察�for 

he   held   that   more   than   sufficient   misfortunes�察  �to   correct   the   balance   of 

prosperity   in   his   favor�察  �had   already   befallen   him。     But   he   was   deeply 

attached     to  his  daughter�察    �and   her  magical     change    under    the   new   and 

radiant     revelation    convinced      him   that   she   had   now    awakened       to  an 

emotional   fulness   of   life   which   could   only  be   the   outward   sign   of   love。 

That she was in love for the first time also seemed clear�察�but he would not 

give   his   consent   until   he   had   seen   her   lover   and   heard   all   there   was   to 

know  about him。         That�察 �however�察 �did   not   alarm  Mary�察  �for   she   believed 

that Thomas May must prove a spirit after Sir Walter's heart。                    And so he 

did。    The   sailor   was   a   gentleman�察  �he   had proposed   without   the   faintest 

notion to whom he offered his penniless hand�察�and when he did find out�察�

was   so   bewildered   that   Mary   assured   her   father   she   thought   he   would 

change his mind。 

     ;If I had not threatened him with disgrace and breach of promise�察�I do 

think he would have thrown me over�察─�she said。 

     And now they had been wedded for six months�察�and Mary sat by the 

great   log   fire   with   her   hand   in   Tom's。   The   sailor   was   on   leave�察  �but 

expected to return to his ship at Plymouth in a day or two。 Then his father´ 

in´law had promised to visit the great cruiser�察�for the Navy was a service 

of   which   he   knew   little。   Lennoxes   had   all   been   soldiers   or   clergymen 

since a great lawyer founded the race。 

     The   game   of   billiards   proceeded�察  �and   Henry   caught   his   uncle   in   the 

eighties and ran out with an unfinished fifteen。               Then Ernest Travers and 

his wife ´ old and dear friends of Sir W
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