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There was something inexpressibly sweet�察�appealing�察�and touching in
this impenetrable slumber�察�when it was at its deepest。 She looked so young�察�
so delicate�察�so lovely�察�it was as if she had entered into a shrine�察�and some
sacred curtain had been dropped to shield her from all the cares and
perplexities of life。 She lived�察�she breathed�察�and yet all the storms of life
could but beat against her powerless�察�as the waves beat on the shore。 Safe
in this beautiful semblance of death��her pulse a little accelerated�察�her rich
color only softened�察�her eyelids drooping�察�her exquisite mouth curved into
the sweetness it had lacked in waking��she lay unconscious and supreme�察�
the temporary monarch of the household�察 �entranced upon her throne。 A
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few hours having passed�察 �she suddenly waked�察 �and was a self´willed�察�
passionate girl once more。 When she spoke�察�it was with a voice wholly
natural�察�she had no recollection of what had happened�察�and no curiosity to
learn。
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CHAPTER X。
REMONSTRANCES。
IT had been a lovely summer day�察�with a tinge of autumnal coolness
toward nightfall�察�ending in what Aunt Jane called a ;quince´jelly sunset。;
Kate and Emilia sat upon the Blue Rocks�察�earnestly talking。
;Promise�察�Emilia� ─�said Kate。
Emilia said nothing。
;Remember�察─ �continued Kate�察 �he is Hope's betrothed。 Promise�察�
promise�察�promise� ─�
Emilia looked into Kate's face and saw it flushed with a generous
eagerness�察�that called forth an answering look in her。 She tried to speak�察�
and the words died into silence。 There was a pause�察�while each watched
the other。
When one soul is grappling with another for life�察�such silence may last
an instant too long�察�and Kate soon felt her grasp slipping。 Momentarily the
spell relaxed。 Other thoughts swelled up�察 �and Emilia's eyes began to
wander�察�delicious memories stole in�察�of walks through blossoming paths
with Malbone��of lingering steps�察 �half´stifled words and sentences left
unfinished��then�察 �alas� �of passionate caresses��other blossoming paths
that only showed the way to sin�察 �but had never quite led her there�察 �she
fancied。 There was so much to tell�察�more than could ever be explained or
justified。 Moment by moment�察�farther and farther strayed the wandering
thoughts�察 �and when the poor child looked in Kate's face again�察 �the mist
between them seemed to have grown wide and dense�察 �as if neither eyes
nor words nor hands could ever meet again。 When she spoke it was to say
something evasive and unimportant�察 �and her voice was as one from the
grave。
In truth�察�Philip had given Emilia his heart to play with at Neuchatel�察�
that he might beguile her from an attachment they had all regretted。 The
device succeeded。 The toy once in her hand�察�the passionate girl had kept
it�察�had clung to him with all her might�察�he could not shake her off。 Nor was
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this the worst�察�for to his dismay he found himself responding to her love
with a self´abandonment of ardor for which all former loves had been but
a cool preparation。 He had not intended this�察�it seemed hardly his fault�此�
his intentions had been good�察 �or at least not bad。 This piquant and
wonderful fruit of nature�察�this girlish soul�察�he had merely touched it and it
was his。 Its mere fragrance was intoxicating。 Good God� �what should he
do with it�拭�
No clear answer coming�察�he had drifted on with that terrible facility for
which years of self´indulged emotion had prepared him。 Each step�察�while
it was intended to be the last�察�only made some other last step needful。
He had begun wrong�察�for he had concealed his engagement�察�fancying
that he could secure a stronger influence over this young girl without the
knowledge。 He had come to her simply as a friend of her Transatlantic
kindred�察 �and she�察 �who was always rather indifferent to them�察 �asked no
questions�察 �nor made the discovery till too late。 Then�察 �indeed�察 �she had
burst upon him with an impetuous despair that had alarmed him。 He feared�察�
not that she would do herself any violence�察�for she had a childish dread of
death�察�but that she would show some desperate animosity toward Hope�察�
whenever they should meet。 After a long struggle�察�he had touched�察�not her
sense of justice�察�for she had none�察�but her love for him�察�he had aroused her
tenderness and her pride。
Without his actual assurance�察 �she yet believed that he would release
himself in some way from his betrothal�察�and love only her。
Malbone had fortunately great control over Emilia when near her�察�and
could thus keep the sight of this stormy passion from the pure and
unconscious Hope。 But a new distress opened before him�察�from the time
when he again touched Hope's hand。 The close intercourse of the voyage
had given him for the time almost a surfeit of the hot´house atmosphere of
Emilia's love。 The first contact of Hope's cool�察�smooth fingers�察�the soft
light of her clear eyes�察�the breezy grace of her motions�察�the rose´odors that
clung around her�察 �brought back all his early passion。 Apart from this
voluptuousness of the heart into which he had fallen�察 �Malbone's was a
simple and unspoiled nature�察 �he had no vices�察 �and had always won
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popularity too easily to be obliged to stoop for it�察�so all that was noblest in
him paid allegiance to Hope。 From the moment they again met�察 �his
wayward heart reverted to her。 He had been in a dream�察 �he said to
himself�察�he would conquer it and be only hers�察�he would go away with her
into the forests and green fields she loved�察�or he would share in the life of
usefulness for which she yearned。 But then�察�what was he to do with this
little waif from the heart's tropics��once tampered with�察�in an hour of mad
dalliance�察 �and now adhering in´separably to his life�拭 �Supposing him
ready to separate from her�察�could she be deta
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