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ingenuous unconsciousness in which they were not so far unlike��it only 

placed them in the more complete antagonism。 Perhaps if two beings were 

in absolutely no respect alike�察�they never could meet even for purposes of 

hostility�察  �there   must   be   some   common   ground   from   which   the   aversion 

may   proceed。      Moreover�察  �in    this   case  Aunt   Jane    utterly   disbelieved    in 

Malbone because she had reason to disbelieve in his father�察�and the better 

she knew the son the more she disliked the father retrospectively。 

     Philip was apt to be very heedless of such aversions��indeed�察�he had 

few to heed��but it was apparent that Aunt Jane was the only person with 

whom he was not quite at ease。             Still�察�the solicitude did not trouble him 

very much�察�for he instinctively knew that it was not his particular actions 

which   vexed   her�察  �so   much   as   his   very   temperament   and   atmosphere�察�

things    not   to  be   changed。      So    he  usually    went    his  way�察   �and   if  he 

sometimes   felt   one   of   her   sharp   retorts�察  �could   laugh   it   off   that   day   and 

sleep it off before the next morning。 

     For    you    may     be   sure   that   Philip    was    very   little  troubled     by 

inconvenient memories。           He never had to affect forgetfulness of anything。 

The past slid from him so easily�察�he forgot even to try to forget。 He liked 

to quote from Emerson�察 �What have I to do with repentance�拭─ �What have 

my yesterday's errors�察─�he would say�察 �to do with the life of to´day�拭─�

     ;Everything�察─�interrupted Aunt Jane�察 �for you will repeat them to´day�察�

if you can。; 

     ;Not at all�察─�persisted he�察�accepting as conversation what she meant as 

a stab。    ;I may�察�indeed�察�commit greater errors�察�here she grimly nodded�察�

as if she had no doubt of it�察�but never just the same。 To´day must take 

thought for itself。; 

     ;I   wish   it   would�察─  �she   said�察  �gently�察  �and   then   went   on   with   her   own 

thoughts     while    he   was   silent。   Presently     she   broke    out  again    in  her 

impulsive way。 

     ;Depend upon it�察─�she said�察 �there is very little direct retribution in this 

world。; 

     Phil looked up�察�quite pleased at her indorsing one of his favorite views。 



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She looked�察�as she always did�察�indignant at having said anything to please 

him。 

     ;Yes�察─  �said   she�察   �it   is   the   indirect   retribution   that   crushes。   I've   seen 

enough of that�察�God knows。           Kate�察�give me my thimble。; 

     Malbone had that smooth elasticity of surface which made even Aunt 

Jane's strong fingers slip from him as they might from a fish�察�or from the 

soft�察�gelatinous stem of the water´target。 Even in this case he only laughed 

good´naturedly�察  �and   went   out�察  �whistling   like   a   mocking´bird�察  �to   call   the 

children round him。 

     Toward the more wayward and impulsive Emilia the good lady was far 

more merciful。       With all Aunt Jane's formidable keenness�察�she was a little 

apt to be disarmed by youth and beauty�察�and had no very stern retributions 

except for those past middle age。 Emilia especially charmed her while she 

repelled。     There was no getting beyond a certain point with this strange 

girl�察  �any   more    than   with   Philip�察  �but  her   depths   tantalized�察   �while   his 

apparent      shallows    were    only   vexatious。      Emilia     was   usually    sweet�察�

winning�察�cordial�察�and   seemed ready  to glide into   one's heart   as softly  as 

she glided into the room�察�she liked to please�察�and found it very easy。 Yet 

she left the impression that this smooth and delicate loveliness went but an 

inch beyond the surface�察�like the soft�察�thin foam that enamels yonder tract 

of   ocean�察  �belongs   to   it�察  �is   a   part   of   it�察  �yet   is�察  �after   all�察  �but   a   bequest   of 

tempests�察�and covers only a dark abyss of crossing currents and desolate 

tangles of rootless kelp。 Everybody was drawn to her�察�yet not a soul took 

any comfort in her。 Her very voice had in it a despairing sweetness�察�that 

seemed far in advance of her actual history�察�it was an anticipated miserere�察�

a perpetual dirge�察�where nothing had yet gone down。                  So Aunt Jane�察�who 

was wont to be perfectly decisive in her treatment of every human being�察�

was fluctuating and inconsistent with Emilia。               She could not help being 

fascinated   by   the   motherless   child�察  �and   yet   scorned   herself   for   even   the 

doubting love she gave。 

     ;Only think�察�auntie�察─�said Kate�察 �how you kissed Emilia�察�yesterday� ─�

     ;Of course I did�察─�she remorsefully owned。              ;I have kissed her a great 

many times too often。          I never will kiss her again。 There is nothing but 



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sorrow to be found in loving her�察�and her heart is no larger than her feet。 

Today she was not even pretty� �If it were not for her voice�察�I think I should 

never wish to see her again。; 

     But when that soft�察�pleading voice came once more�察�and Emilia asked 

perhaps for luncheon�察�in tones fit for Ophelia�察�Aunt Jane instantly yielded。 

One might as well have tried to enforce indignation against the Babes in 

the Wood。 

     This   perpetual   mute   appeal   was   further   strengthened   by   a   peculiar 

physical   habit   in   Emilia�察  �which   first   alarmed   the   household�察  �but   soon 

ceased to inspire terror。        She fainted very easily�察�and had attacks at long 

intervals   akin   to   faintness�察  �and   lasting   for   several   hours。 The   physicians 

pronounced   them   cataleptic   in   their   nature�察  �saying   that   they   brought   no 

danger�察�and that she would certainly outgrow them。 They were sometimes 

produced      by   fatigue�察  �sometimes      by   excitement�察    �but   they   brought    no 

agitation     with   them�察  �nor   any   development       of  abnormal     powers。    They 

simply   wrapped   her   in   a   profound   repose�察  �from   which   no   effort   could 

rouse her�察�till the trance passed by。          Her eyes gradually closed�察�her voice 

died   away�察  �and   all   movement   ceased�察  �save   that   her   eyelids   sometimes 

trembled without opening�察�and sweet evanescent expressions chased each 

other   across   her   face��the   shadows   of   thoughts   unseen。   For   a   time   she 

seemed to distinguish the touch of different persons by preference or pain�察�

but soon even this sign of recognition vanished�察�and the household could 

only wait and watch�察�while she sank into deeper and yet deeper repose。 

     There was something inexpressibly sweet�察�appealing�察�and touching in 

this impenetrable slumber�察�when it was at it
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