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

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

been so wholly happy�拭�What sorrow would be saved�察�what shame�察�perhaps�察�

be   averted�察  �should    those  sweet    beguiling   eyes   never   open�察  �and   that 

perfidious voice never deceive any more�拭           �Why tend the life of one who 

would leave the whole world happier�察�purer�察�freer�察�if she were dead�拭�

    In a tumult of thought�察�Hope went and sat half´unconsciously by the 



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window。       There was nothing to be seen except the steady beacon of the 

light´house      and   a  pale´green     glimmer�察    �like  an   earthly   star�察 �from    an 

anchored   vessel。       The   night   wind   came   softly   in�察  �soothing   her   with   a 

touch like a mother's�察�in its grateful coolness。 The air seemed full of half´ 

vibrations�察    �sub´noises�察   �that  crowded     it  as  completely   as    do  the   insect 

sounds of midsummer�察  �yet she could only distinguish the ripple beneath 

her feet�察�and the rote on   the distant beach�察  �and the busy  wash of   waters 

against every shore and islet of the bay。            The mist was thick around her�察�

but   she knew   that   above it hung   the   sleepless stars�察  �and the   fancy  came 

over her that perhaps the whole vast interval�察�from ocean up to sky�察�might 

be    densely    filled  with   the  disembodied       souls  of   her  departed    human 

kindred�察�waiting to see how she would endure that path of grief in which 

their steps had gone before。 ;It may be from this influence�察─�she vaguely 

mused within herself�察 �that the ocean derives its endless song of sorrow。 

Perhaps we shall know the meaning when we understand that of the stars�察�

and of our own sad lives。; 

     She rose again and went to the bedside。              It all seemed like a dream�察�

and she was able to look at Emilia's existence and at her own and at all 

else�察�as if it were a great way off�察�as we watch the stars and know that no 

speculations of ours can reach those who there live or die untouched。 Here 

beside her lay one who was dead�察�yet living�察�in her temporary trance�察�and 

to what would she wake�察�when it should end�拭                 �This young creature had 

been sent into the world so fresh�察�so beautiful�察�so richly gifted�察�everything 

about     her  physical    organization     was    so  delicate   and   lovely�察   �she  had 

seemed like heliotrope�察�like a tube´rose in her purity and her passion ��who 

was it said�察 �No heart is pure that is not passionate;�殖��察�and here was the 

end�     �Nothing external could have placed her where she was�察�no violence�察�

no   outrage�察  �no   evil   of   another's   doing�察  �could   have   reached   her   real   life 

without   her   own   consent�察  �and   now   what   kind   of   existence�察  �what   career�察�

what     possibility   of  happiness     remained�拭     �Why     could    not  God    in  his 

mercy take her�察�and give her to his holiest angels for schooling�察�ere it was 

yet too late�拭�

     Hope   went   and   sat   by   the   window   once   more。      Her   thoughts   still 



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clung heavily around one thought�察�as the white fog clung round the house。 

Where   should   she   see   any   light�拭  �What   opening   for   extrication�察  �unless�察�

indeed�察�Emilia should die�拭�There could be no harm in that thought�察�for she 

knew   it   was   not   to   be�察  �and   that   the   swoon   would   not   last   much   longer。 

Who      could    devise   anything�拭     �No     one。    There     was   nothing。     Almost 

always in perplexities there is some thread by resolutely holding to which 

one   escapes   at   last。  Here   there   was   none。   There   could   probably   be   no 

concealment�察�certainly no explanation。 In a few days John Lambert would 

return�察�and then the storm must break。              He was probably a stern�察�jealous 

man�察�whose very dulness�察�once aroused�察�would be more formidable than if 

he had possessed keener perceptions。 

     Still her thoughts did not dwell on Philip。              He was simply a part of 

that   dull   mass   of   pain   that   beset   her   and   made   her   feel�察  �as   she   had   felt 

when   drowning�察  �that   her   heart   had   left   her   breast   and   nothing   but   will 

remained。       She felt now�察�as then�察�the capacity to act with more than her 

accustomed resolution�察�though all that was within her seemed boiling up 

into   her   brain。   As   for   Philip�察  �all   seemed   a   mere   negation�察  �there   was   a 

vacuum where his place had been。               At most the thought of him came to 

her as some strange�察�vague thrill of added torture�察�penetrating her soul and 

then passing�察�just as ever and anon there came the sound of the fog´whistle 

on   Brenton's   Reef�察  �miles   away�察  �piercing   the   dull   air   with   its   shrill   and 

desolate wail�察�then dying into silence。 

     What   a   hopeless   cloud   lay   upon   them   all   forever��upon   Kate�察  �upon 

Harry�察   �upon    their   whole    house�    �Then      there  was    John   Lambert�察    �how 

could they keep it from him�拭�how could they tell him�拭�Who could predict 

what he would say�拭          �Would he take the worst and coarsest view of his 

young wife's mad action or the mildest�拭�Would he be strong or weak�察�and 

what   would   be   weakness�察  �and   what   strength�察  �in   a   position   so   strange�拭�

Would he put Emilia from him�察�send her out in the world desolate�察�her soul 

stained but by  one   wrong passion�察  �yet   with   her   reputation blighted as   if 

there were no good in her�拭�Could he be asked to shield and protect her�察�or 

what   would   become   of   her�拭  �She   was   legally   a   wife�察  �and   could   only   be 

separated from him through convicted shame。 



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     Then�察�if separated�察�she could only marry Philip。               Hope nerved herself 

to think of that�察�and it cost less effort than she expected。 

     There seemed a numbness on that side�察�instead of pain。 But granting 

that he loved Emilia ever so deeply�察�was he a man to surrender his life and 

his ease and his fair name�察�in a hopeless effort to remove the ban that the 

world would place on her。 Hope knew he would not�察�knew that even the 

simple´hearted   and   straightforward   Harry   would   be   far   more   capable   of 

such   heroism   than   the   sentimental   Malbone。          Here   the   pang   suddenly 

struck her�察�she was not so numb�察�after all� �

     As the leaves beside the window drooped motionless in the dank air�察�

so her   mind   d
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