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Emilia   in   a   gay  ball´dress�察 �sunk   in   one   of   her   motionless   trances�察  �while 

Malbone�察�pale with terror�察�was deluging her brows with the water he had 

just brought from the well below。 

     Hope stopped a moment and leaned against the door�察�as her eyes met 

Malbone's。 Then she made her way to a chair�察�and leaning on the back of it�察�

which      she   fingered    convulsively�察    �looked     with   bewildered      eyes   and 

compressed lips from the one to the other。               Malbone tried to speak�察�but 



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failed�察�tried again�察�and brought forth only a whisper that broke into clearer 

speech as the words went on。             ;No use to explain�察─�he said。 ;Lambert is 

in   New   York。     Mrs。   Meredith   is   expecting   herto´night   after   the   ball。 

What can we do�拭─�

     Hope covered her face as he spoke�察�she could bear anything better than 

to have him say ;we�察─�as if no gulf had opened between them。 She sank 

slowly   on     her  knees    behind    her   chair�察 �keeping     it  as  a  sort  of  screen 

between herself and   these two   people��the counterfeits�察 �they seemed�察 �of 

her lover and her sister。 If the roof in falling to crush them had crushed her 

also�察  �she   could   scarcely   have   seemed   more   rigid   or   more   powerless。   It 

passed�察�and the next moment she was on her feet again�察�capable of action。 

     ;She   must   be   taken�察─  �she   said   very  clearly�察  �but   in   a   lower   tone   than 

usual�察   �to   my   chamber。;      Then   pointing   to   the   candles�察  �she   said�察  �more 

huskily�察 �We must not be seen。             Put them out。; Every syllable seemed to 

exhaust her。      But as Philip obeyed her words�察�he saw her move suddenly 

and stand by Emilia's side。 

     She put out both arms as if to lift the young girl�察�and carry her away。 

     ;You cannot�察─�said Philip�察 �putting her gently  aside�察�while she  shrank 

from his touch。       Then he took Emilia in his arms and bore her to the door�察�

Hope preceding。 

     Motioning   him   to   pause   a   moment�察  �she   turned   the   lock   softly�察  �and 

looked     out   into  the   dark   entry。   All    was   still。  She   went   out�察  �and   he 

followed   with   his   motionless   burden。 They   walked   stealthily�察  �like   guilty 

things�察�yet every slight motion seemed to ring in their ears。                 It was chilly�察�

and   Hope   shivered。   Through   the   great   open   window   on   the   stairway   a 

white   fog   peered   in   at   them�察  �and   the   distant   fog´whistle   came   faintly 

through�察�it seemed as if the very atmosphere were condensing about them�察�

to   isolate   the   house   in   which   such   deeds   were   done。   The   clock   struck 

twelve�察�and it seemed as if it struck a thousand。 

     When they reached Hope's door�察�she turned and put out her arms for 

Emilia�察�as for a child。        Every expression had now gone from Hope's face 

but a sort of stony calmness�察�which put her infinitely farther from Malbone 

than had the   momentary struggle。 As he gave the   girlish form into arms 



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that   shook   and   trembled   beneath   its   weight�察  �he   caught   a   glimpse   in   the 

pier´glass of their two white faces�察�and then�察�looking down�察�saw the rose´ 

tints   yet   lingering   on   Emilia's   cheek。   She�察  �the   source   of   all   this   woe�察�

looked the only representative of innocence between two guilty things。 

     How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope's little room��such a 

home of peace�察�he thought�察�till its door suddenly opened to admit all this 

passion   and   despair� �There   was   a   great sheaf   of   cardinal   flowers   on   the 

table�察  �and   their   petals   were   drooping�察   �as   if  reluctant  to  look   on   him。 

Scheffer's Christus Consolator was upon the walls�察�and the benign figure 

seemed   to   spread   wider   its   arms   of   mercy�察  �to   take   in   a   few   sad   hearts 

more。 

     Hope bore Emilia into the light and purity and warmth�察�while Malbone 

was shut out into the darkness and the chill。 The only two things to which 

he clung on earth�察�the two women between whom his unsteady heart had 

vibrated�察�and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation�察�went 

away from  his   sight together�察  �the   one victim  bearing   the other   victim  in 

her arms。 Never any more while he lived would either of them be his again�察�

and had Dante known it for his last glimpse of things immortal when the 

two lovers floated away from him in their sad embrace�察�he would have had 

no such sense of utter banishment as had Malbone then。 



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                            CHAPTER XVIII。 



                                   HOPE'S VIGIL。 

    HAD Emilia chosen out of life's whole armory of weapons the means 

of   disarming   Hope�察  �she  could   have   found   nothing so   effectual   as   nature 

had supplied in her unconsciousness。          Helplessness conquers。 There was 

a   quality   in   Emilia   which   would   have   always   produced   something   very 

like antagonism in Hope�察�had she not been her sister。 Had the ungoverned 

girl now been able to utter one word of reproach�察�had her eyes flashed one 

look   of   defiance�察  �had   her   hand   made   one   triumphant   or   angry   gesture�察�

perhaps all Hope's outraged womanhood would have coldly nerved itself 

against her。 But it was another thing to see those soft eyes closed�察�those 

delicate hands powerless�察�those pleading lips sealed�察�to see her extended in 

graceful    helplessness�察   �while    all  the  concentrated     drama    of  emotion 

revolved around her unheeded�察 �as around Cordelia dead。 In what   realms 

was that child's mind seeking comfort�察�through what thin air of dreams did 

that restless heart beat its pinions�察�in what other sphere did that untamed 

nature wander�察�while shame and sorrow waited for its awakening in this�拭�

    Hope knelt upon the floor�察�still too much strained and bewildered for 

tears or even prayer�察�a little way from Emilia。        Once having laid down the 

unconscious form�察�it seemed for a moment as if she could no more touch it 

than she could lay her hand amid flames。 A gap of miles�察�of centuries�察�of 

solar systems�察�seemed to separate these two young girls�察�alone within the 

same chamber�察�with the same stern secret to keep�察�and so near that the hem 

of their garments almost touched each other on the soft carpet。 Hope felt a 

terrible hardness closing over her heart。 What right had this cruel creature�察�

with her fatal witcheries�察�to come between two persons who mig
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