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ready to separate from her�察�could she be detached from him�拭�

     Kate's anxieties�察 �when she   at last hinted them  to Malbone�察 �only  sent 

him further into revery。       ;How is it�察─�he asked himself�察 �that when I only 

sought to love and be loved�察�I have thus entangled myself in the fate of 

others�拭�How is one's heart to be governed�拭            �Is there any such governing�拭�

Mlle。 Clairon complained that�察�so soon as she became seriously attached 

to any one�察�she was sure to   meet somebody else whom she liked   better。 

Have human hearts�察─�he said�察 �or at least�察�has my heart�察�no more stability 

than this�拭─�

     It did not help the matter when Emilia went to stay awhile with Mrs。 

Meredith。      The event came about in this way。 Hope and Kate had been to 

a dinner´party�察�and were as usual reciting their experiences to Aunt Jane。 

     ;Was it pleasant�拭─�said that sympathetic lady。 

     ;It was one of those dreadfully dark dining´rooms�察─�said Hope�察�seating 

herself at the open window。 

     ;Why do they make them look so like tombs�拭─�said Kate。 

     ;Because�察─�said her aunt�察 �most Americans pass from them to the tomb�察�

after   eating    such   indigestible    things。   There    is  a  wish    for  a  gentle 

transition。; 

     ;Aunt Jane�察─�said Hope�察 �Mrs。 Meredith asks to have a little visit from 

Emilia。     Do you think she had better go�拭─�

     ;Mrs。 Meredith�拭─�asked Aunt Jane。            ;Is that woman alive yet�拭─�

     ;Why�察�auntie� ─�said Kate。         ;We   were talking   about her   only a   week 

ago。; 

     ;Perhaps so�察─�conceded Aunt Jane�察�reluctantly。              ;But it seems to me 



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she has great length of days� ─�

     ;How very improperly you are talking�察�dear� ─�said Kate。                  ;She is not 

more than forty�察�and you are; 

     ;Fifty´four�察─�interrupted the other。 

     ;Then she has not seen nearly so many days as you。; 

     ;But they are such long days�           �That is what I must have meant。 One 

of her days is as long as three of mine。          She is so tiresome� ─�

     ;She does not tire you very often�察─�said Kate。 

     ;She comes once a year�察─�said Aunt Jane。               ;And then it is not to see 

me。 She comes out of respect to the memory of my great´aunt�察�with whom 

Talleyrand   fell   in   love�察  �when   he   was   in America�察  �before   Mrs。   Meredith 

was born。 Yes�察�Emilia may as well go。; 

     So Emilia went。        To provide her with companionship�察�Mrs。 Meredith 

kindly had Blanche Ingleside to stay there also。 Blanche stayed at different 

houses a good deal。 To do her justice�察�she was very good company�察�when 

put upon her best behavior�察�and beyond the reach of her demure mamma。 

She   was   always   in   spirits�察  �often   good´natured�察  �and   kept   everything   in 

lively   motion�察  �you   may   be   sure。    She   found   it   not   unpleasant�察  �in   rich 

houses�察  �to   escape   some   of   those   little   domestic   parsimonies   which   the 

world saw not in her own�察�and to secure this felicity she could sometimes 

lay   great   restraints   upon   herself�察  �for   as   much   as   twenty´four   hours。   She 

seemed a little out of place�察�certainly�察�amid the precise proprieties of Mrs。 

Meredith's establishment。 But Blanche and her mother still held their place 

in society�察�and it was nothing to Mrs。 Meredith who came to her doors�察�but 

only from what other doors they came。 

     She would have liked to see all ;the best houses; connected by secret 

galleries or underground passages�察�of which she and a few others should 

hold the keys。      A guest properly presented could then go the rounds of all 

unerringly�察�leaving his card at each�察�while improper acquaintances in vain 

howled   for   admission   at   the   outer   wall。   For   the   rest�察  �her   ideal   of   social 

happiness   was   a   series   of   perfectly   ordered   entertainments�察  �at   each   of 

which there should be precisely the same guests�察�the same topics�察�the same 

supper�察�and the same ennui。 



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                                CHAPTER XI。 



                                 DESCENSUS AVERNI。 

     MALBONE stood one   morning on   the pier   behind the house。 A two 

days'   fog   was   dispersing。     The   southwest   breeze   rippled   the   deep   blue 

water�察   �sailboats�察  �blue�察  �red�察 �and   green�察   �were   darting   about    like  white´ 

winged   butterflies�察  �sloops   passed   and   repassed�察  �cutting   the   air   with   the 

white   and   slender   points   of   their   gaff´topsails。   The   liberated   sunbeams 

spread   and   penetrated   everywhere�察  �and   even   came   up   to   play   ��reflected 

from     the  water��    beneath    the   shadowy�察    �overhanging      counters    of  dark 

vessels。 Beyond�察�the atmosphere was still busy in rolling away its vapors�察�

brushing the  last   gray  fringes   from  the  low  hills�察 �and   leaving over  them 

only the thinnest aerial veil。        Farther down the bay�察�the pale tower of the 

crumbling fort was now shrouded�察�now revealed�察�then hung with floating 

lines of vapor as with banners。 

     Hope   came   down   on   the   pier   to   Malbone�察  �who   was   looking   at   the 

boats。 He saw with surprise that her calm brow was a little clouded�察�her 

lips compressed�察�and her eyes full of tears。 

     ;Philip�察─�she said�察�abruptly�察 �do you love me�拭─�

     ;Do you doubt it�拭─�said he�察�smiling�察�a little uneasily。 

     Fixing her eyes upon him�察�she said�察�more seriously�此 �There is a more 

important question�察�Philip。         Tell me truly�察�do you care about Emilia�拭─�

     He    started   at  the   words�察   �and   looked    eagerly    in  her   face   for  an 

explanation。 Her expression only showed the most anxious solicitude。 

     For one moment the wild impulse came up in his mind to put an entire 

trust in this truthful woman�察�and tell her all。 Then the habit of concealment 

came     back    to  him�察  �the  dull   hopelessness     of  a   divided   duty�察  �and   the 

impossibility of explanations。 How could he justify himself to her when he 

did not really know himself�拭�So he merely said�察 �Yes。; 

     ;She is   your sister�察─�he added�察 �in an   explanatory  tone�察�after   a pause�察�

and   despised   himself   for   the   subterfuge。   It   is   amazing   how   long   a   man 

may   be   false   in   action   before   he   ceases   to   shrink   from   being   false   in 



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