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midshipman�察�in special�察�kept revolving back to her after each long orbit of 

separation�察�like a gold´laced comet。 

     The    young     people    lingered    extravagantly     late  at  that   ball�察 �for  the 

corvette was to sail next day�察�and the girls were willing to make the most 

of    it。  As  they   came     to  the   outer   door�察  �the   dawn     was   inexpressibly 

beautiful��deep   rose   melting   into   saffron�察  �beneath   a   tremulous   morning 

star。   With   a   sudden   impulse�察  �they   agreed   to   walk   home�察  �the   fresh   air 

seemed      so   delicious。     Philip    and   Emilia     went    first�察 �outstripping    the 

others。 

     Passing the Jewish cemetery�察�Kate and Harry paused a moment。 The 

sky was almost cloudless�察�the air was full of a thousand scents and songs�察�

the rose´tints in the sky were deepening�察�the star paling�察�while a few vague 

clouds went wandering upward�察�and dreamed themselves away。 

     ;There is   a grave in that   cemetery�察─  �said Kate�察�gently�察  �where   lovers 

should always be sitting。          It lies behind that tall monument�察�I cannot see 

it for the blossoming   boughs。 There were two   young cousins who loved 

each other from childhood�察�but were separated�察�because Jews do not allow 

such unions。 Neither of them was ever married�察�and they lived to be very 

old�察�the one in New Orleans�察�the other at the North。                In their last illnesses 

each dreamed of walking in the fields with the other�察�as in their early days�察�

and the telegraphic despatches that told their deaths crossed each other on 

the way。 That is his monument�察�and her grave was made behind it�察�there 

was no room for a stone。; 

     Kate moved a step or two�察�that she might see the graves。 The branches 

opened   clear。      What   living   lovers   had   met   there�察  �at   this   strange   hour�察�

above the dust of lovers dead�拭�She saw with amazement�察�and walked on 

quickly that Harry might not also see。 



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     It   was   Emilia   who   sat   beside   the   grave�察  �her   dark   hair   drooping   and 

dishevelled�察�her carnation cheek still brilliant after the night's excitement�察�

and he who sat at her feet�察�grasping her hand in both of his�察�while his lips 

poured   out   passionate   words   to   which   she   eagerly   listened�察  �was   Philip 

Malbone。 

     Here�察  �upon   the   soil   of   a   new   nation�察  �lay   a   spot   whose   associations 

seemed   already  as   old   as   time   could   make   them��the   last   footprint   of   a 

tribe   now   vanished   from   this   island   forever��the   resting´place   of   a   race 

whose very funerals would soon be no more。                   Each April the robins built 

their   nests   around   these   crumbling   stones�察  �each   May   they   reared   their 

broods�察�each June the clover   blossomed�察�each July the wild strawberries 

grew cool and red�察�all around was youth and life and ecstasy�察�and yet the 

stones   bore   inscriptions   in   an   unknown   language�察  �and   the   very   graves 

seemed dead。 

     And lovelier than all the youth of Nature�察�little Emilia sat there in the 

early light�察�her girlish existence gliding into that drama of passion which is 

older than the buried nations�察�older than time�察�than death�察�than all things 

save life and God。 



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                              CHAPTER VIII。 



                                  TALKING IT OVER。 

     AUNT JANE was eager to hear about the ball�察�and called everybody 

into her breakfast´parlor the next morning。 She was still hesitating about 

her bill of fare。 

     ;I wish somebody would invent a new animal�察─�she burst forth。 ;How 

those sheep bleated last night�         �I know it was an expression of shame for 

providing such tiresome food。; 

     ;You must not be so carnally minded�察�dear�察─�said Kate。               ;You must be 

very good   and grateful�察 �and not   care for   your breakfast。  Somebody  says 

that mutton chops with wit are a great deal better than turtle without。; 

     ;A  very   foolish   somebody�察─  �pronounced   Aunt   Jane。         ;I   have   had   a 

great deal of wit in my life�察�and very little turtle。 Dear child�察�do not excite 

me   with   impossible   suggestions。   There   are   dropped   eggs�察  �I   might   have 

those。    They look so beautifully�察�if it only were not necessary to eat them。 

Yes�察�I will certainly have dropped eggs。             I think Ruth could drop them�察�

she drops everything else。; 

     ;Poor little Ruth� ─�said Kate。        ;Not yet grown up� ─�

     ;She   will   never   grow   up�察─  �said   Aunt   Jane�察   �but   she   thinks   she   is   a 

woman�察  �she      even   thinks   she   has  a  lover。   O    that  in  early   life  I  had 

provided   myself   with   a   pair   of   twins   from   some   asylum�察  �then   I   should 

have had some one to wait on me。; 

     ;Perhaps they would have been married too�察─�said Kate。 

     ;They  should never   have   been   married�察─  �retorted Aunt   Jane。          ;They 

should     have   signed    a  paper    at  five  years   old   to  do   no   such   thing。 

Yesterday I told a lady that I was enraged that a servant should presume to 

have a heart�察�and the woman took it seriously and began to argue with me。 

To think of living in a town where one person could be so idiotic� �Such a 

town ought to be extinguished from the universe。; 

     ;Auntie� ─�said Kate�察�sternly�察 �you must grow more charitable。; 

     ;Must   I�拭─  �said   Aunt   Jane�察   �it   will   not   be   at   all   becoming。   I   have 



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thought   about     it�察 �often   have   I  weighed     it  in  my  mind    whether     to  be 

monotonously lovely�察�but I have always thrust it away。 It must make life 

so tedious。      It is too late for me to change��at least�察�anything about me 

but   my   countenance�察  �and   that   changes   the   wrong   way。         Yet   I   feel   so 

young and fresh�察�I look in my glass every morning to see if I have not a 

new face�察�but it never comes。 I am not what is called well´favored。 In fact�察�

I am not favored at all。 Tell me about the party。; 

     ;What shall I tell�拭─�said Kate。 

     ;Tell me what people were there�察─�said Aunt Jane�察 �and how they were 

dressed�察  �who   were   the   happiest   and   who   the   most   miserable。   I   think   I 

would     rather   hear   about    the  most    miserable��at     least�察 �till  I  have  my 

breakfast。; 

     ;The   most   miserable   person   I   saw�察─  �said   Kate�察   �was   Mrs。   Meredith。 

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