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     He knew it was not merely mercenary motives that had made Emilia 

accept John Lambert�察�but what troubled him was a vague knowledge that 

it was not mere pique。        He was used to dealing with pique in women�察�and 

had   found   it   the   most   manageable   of   weaknesses。   It   was   an   element   of 



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spasmodic conscience than he saw here�察�and it troubled him。 

     Something told him that she had said to herself�此                �I will be married�察�

and thus do my duty to Hope。             Other girls marry persons whom they do 

not love�察�and it helps them to forget。            Perhaps it will help me。 This is a 

good man�察�they say�察�and I think he loves me。; 

     ;Think�拭─     �John Lambert had adored her when she had passed by him 

without looking at him�察�and now when the thought came over him that she 

would   be   his   wife�察  �he   became   stupid   with   bliss。 And   as   latterly   he   had 

thought of little else�察�he remained more or less stupid all the time。 

     To   a   man   like   Malbone�察  �self´indulgent   rather   than   selfish�察  �this   poor�察�

blind semblance of a moral purpose in Emilia was a great embarrassment。 

It   is   a   terrible   thing   for   a   lover   when   he   detects   conscience   amidst   the 

armory of weapons used against him�察�and faces the fact that he must blunt 

a   woman's   principles   to   win   her   heart。   Philip   was   rather   accustomed   to 

evade conscience�察�but he never liked to look it in the face and defy it。 

     Yet if   the  thought of   Hope   at   this   time   came   over  him�察 �it   came  as   a 

constraint�察�and he disliked it as such�察�and the more generous and beautiful 

she was�察�the greater the constraint。 He cursed himself that he had allowed 

himself to be swayed back to her�察�and so had lost Emilia forever。                      And 

thus    he   drifted   on�察  �not   knowing     what    he   wished     for�察 �but   knowing 

extremely well what he feared。 



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                               CHAPTER XIV。 



                            THE NEMESIS OF PASSION。 

     MALBONE was   a   person of   such ready�察 �emotional nature�察 �and   such 

easy   expression�察  �that   it   was   not   hard   for   Hope   to   hide   from   herself   the 

gradual ebbing of his love。          Whenever he was fresh and full of spirits�察�he 

had enough to overflow upon her and every one。 But when other thoughts 

and cares were weighing on him�察�he could not share them�察�nor could he at 

such times�察�out of the narrowing channel of his own life�察�furnish more than 

a few scanty drops for her。 

     At   these   times   he   watched   with   torturing   fluctuations   the   signs   of 

solicitude in Hope�察�the timid withdrawing of her fingers�察�the questioning 

of her eyes�察�the weary drooping of her whole expression。 Often he cursed 

himself as a wretch for paining that pure and noble heart。 Yet there were 

moments   when   a   vague   inexpressible   delight   stole   in�察  �a   glimmering   of 

shame´faced pleasure as he pondered on this visible dawning of distrust�察�a 

sudden   taste   of   freedom   in   being   no   longer   fettered   by   her   confidence。 

By degrees he led himself�察�still half ashamed�察�to the dream that she might 

yet   be   somehow   weaned   from   him�察  �and   leave   his   conscience   free。       By 

constantly   building   upon   this   thought�察  �and   putting   aside   all   others�察  �he 

made   room   upon   the   waste   of   his   life   for   a   house   of   cards�察  �glittering�察�

unsubstantial�察  �lofty��until   there   came   some   sudden   breath   that   swept   it 

away�察�and then he began on it again。 

     In one of those moments of more familiar faith which still alternated 

with these cold�察�sad intervals�察�she asked him with some sudden impulse�察�

how he should feel if she loved another�拭�She said it�察�as if guided by an 

instinct�察�to sound the depth of his love for her。            Starting with amazement�察�

he   looked   at   her�察  �and   then�察  �divining   her   feeling�察  �he   only   replied   by   an 

expression      of   reproach�察   �and    by   kissing    her  hands     with   an   habitual 

tenderness that had grown easy to him��and they were such lovely hands� �

But    his  heart   told   him   that  no   spent   swimmer       ever  transferred     more 

eagerly   to   another's   arms   some   precious   burden   beneath   which   he   was 



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consciously   sinking�察  �than   he   would   yield   her   up   to   any   one   whom   she 

would consent to love�察�and who could be trusted with the treasure。 Until 

that ecstasy of release should come�察�he would do his duty��yes�察�his duty。 

     When   these   flushed   hopes   grew   pale�察  �as   they   soon   did�察  �he   could   at 

least play with the wan fancies that took their place。 Hour after hour�察�while 

she    lavished     upon    him   the   sweetness      of  her   devotion�察    �he  was    half 

consciously shaping with his tongue some word of terrible revealing that 

should divide them like a spell�察�if spoken�察�and then recalling it before it 

left   his  lips。  Daily    and   hourly    he  felt  the   last  agony    of  a  weak    and 

passionate nature��to dream of one woman in another's arms。 

     She�察   �too�察 �watched      him   with   an   ever´increasing      instinct   of  danger�察�

studied     with    a  chilly   terror   the  workings      of  his   face�察  �weighed     and 

reweighed his words in absence�察�agonized herself with new and ever new 

suspicions�察     �and   then�察  �when    these   had   accumulated      beyond     endurance�察�

seized them convulsively and threw them all away。                    Then�察�coming back 

to him with a great overwhelming ardor of affection�察�she poured upon him 

more and more in proportion as he gave her less。 

     Sometimes in these moments of renewed affection he half gave words 

to   his   remorse�察   �accused     himself    before    her   of  unnamed       wrong�察   �and 

besought   her   to   help   him   return   to   his   better   self。   These   were   the   most 

dangerous moments of all�察�for such appeals made tenderness and patience 

appear a duty�察�she must put away her doubts as sins�察�and hold him to her�察�

she must   refuse to see his signs   of   faltering faith�察  �or treat them  as   mere 

symptoms of ill health。 Should not a wife cling the closer to her husband 

in proportion as he seemed alienated through the wanderings of disease�拭�

And     was    not    this  her   position�拭     �So    she    said   within    herself�察  �and 

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