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

so her   mind   drooped   into   a   settled depression。       She pitied   herself��that 

lowest   ebb   of   melancholy   self´consciousness。   She   went   back   to   Emilia�察�

and�察�seating herself�察�studied every line of the girl's face�察�the soft texture of 

her hair�察�the veining of her eyelids。         They were so lovely�察�she felt a sort of 

physical impulse to kiss them�察�as if they belonged to some utter stranger�察�

whom  she   might   be   nursing   in   a   hospital。   Emilia   looked   as   innocent   as 

when Hope had tended her in the cradle。 What is there�察�Hope thought�察�in 

sleep�察   �in  trance�察   �and   in  death�察   �that  removes     all  harsh    or  disturbing 

impressions�察  �and   leaves   only   the   most   delicate   and   purest   traits�拭   �Does 

the mind wander�察�and does an angel keep its place�拭                 �Or is there really no 

sin    but  in   thought�察   �and   are  our   sleeping    thoughts     incapable     of  sin�拭�

Perhaps even when we dream of doing wrong�察�the dream comes in a shape 

so lovely and misleading that we never recognize it for evil�察�and it makes 

no stain。 Are our lives ever so pure as our dreams�拭�

     This thought somehow smote across her conscience�察�always so strong�察�

and stirred it into a kind of spasm of introspection。 ;How selfish have I�察�

too�察�been� ─�she thought。         ;I saw only what I wished to see�察�did only what 

I preferred。     Loving Philip; ��for the sudden self´reproach left her free to 

think of him���察 �I could not see that I was separating him from one whom 

he   might   perhaps   have   truly   loved。     If   he   made   me   blind�察  �may   he   not 

easily   have   bewildered   her�察  �and   have   been   himself   bewildered�拭  �How   I 

tried to force myself upon him�察�too�            �Ungenerous�察�unwomanly� �What am 

I�察�that I should judge another�拭─�



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     She threw herself on her knees at the bedside。 

     Still Emilia slept�察�but now she stirred her head in the slightest possible 

way�察�so that a single tress of silken hair slipped from its companions�察�and 

lay across her face。         It was a faint sign that the trance was waning�察�the 

slight pressure disturbed her nerves�察�and her lips trembled once or twice�察�

as if to relieve themselves of the soft annoyance。                 Hope watched her in a 

vague�察�distant way�察�took note of the minutest motion�察�yet as if some vast 

weight   hung   upon   her   own   limbs   and   made   all   interference   impossible。 

Still   there   was   a   fascination   of   sympathy   in   dwelling   on   that   atom   of 

discomfort�察 �that tiny  suffering�察 �which   she   alone   could   remove。 The   very 

vastness of this tragedy that hung about the house made it an inexpressible 

relief   to   her   to   turn   and   concentrate   her   thoughts   for   a   moment   on   this 

slight distress�察�so easily ended。 

     Strange�察 �by  what   slender   threads   our   lives   are   knitted   to   each   other� �

Here was one who had taken Hope's whole existence in her hands�察�crushed 

it�察�and thrown it away。         Hope had soberly said to herself�察�just before�察�that 

death would be better than life for her young sister。 Yet now it moved her 

beyond endurance to see that fair form troubled�察�even while unconscious�察�

by   a   feather's   weight   of   pain�察  �and   all   the   lifelong   habit   of   tenderness 

resumed in a moment its sway。 

     She   approached   her   fingers   to   the   offending   tress�察  �very   slowly�察  �half 

withholding them at the very last�察�as if the touch would burn her。 She was 

almost surprised that it did not。          She looked to see if it did not hurt Emilia。 

But it now seemed as if the slumbering girl enjoyed the caressing contact 

of the smooth fingers�察�and turned her head�察�almost imperceptibly�察�to meet 

them。     This   was   more   than       Hope   could     bear。   It   was   as   if   that   slight 

motion   were   a   puncture   to   relieve   her   overburdened   heart�察  �a   thousand 

thoughts swept over her��of their father�察�of her sister's childhood�察�of her 

years   of   absent   expectation�察  �she   thought   how   young   the   girl   was�察  �how 

fascinating�察 �how   passionate�察 �how   tempted�察  �all   this swept   across her   in   a 

great     wave      of    nervous      reaction�察    �and    when      Emilia     returned      to 

consciousness�察�she was lying in her sister's arms�察�her face bathed in Hope's 

tears。 



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                              CHAPTER XIX。 



                                    DE PROFUNDIS。 

     THIS was the history of Emilia's concealed visits to Malbone。 

     One week after her marriage�察�in a crisis of agony�察�Emilia took up her 

pen�察�dipped it in fire�察�and wrote thus to him�此�

     ;Philip Malbone�察�why did nobody ever tell me what marriage is where 

there is no love�拭     �This man who calls himself my husband is no worse�察�I 

suppose�察�than other men。          It is only for being what is called by that name 

that I abhor him。       Good God� �what am I to do�拭�It was not for money that 

I married him��that you know very well�察�I cared no more for his money 

than for himself。       I thought it was the only way to save Hope。              She has 

been   very   good   to   me�察  �and   perhaps   I   should   love   her�察  �if   I   could   love 

anybody。 Now I have done what will only make more misery�察�for I cannot 

bear   it。  Philip�察  �I   am   alone   in   this   wide   world�察  �except   for   you。   Tell   me 

what to do。      I will haunt you till you die�察�unless you tell me。 Answer this�察�

or I will write again。; 

     Terrified   by   this   letter�察  �absolutely   powerless   to   guide   the   life   with 

which   he   had   so   desperately   entangled   himself�察  �Philip   let   one   day   pass 

without   answering�察  �and   that   evening   he   found   Emilia   at   his   door�察  �she 

having glided unnoticed up the main stairway。 She was so excited�察�it was 

equally dangerous to send her away or to admit her�察�and he drew her in�察�

darkening the windows and locking the door。               On the whole�察�it was not so 

bad as he expected�察�at least�察�there was less violence and more despair。 She 

covered her   face with   her hands�察  �and   writhed in   anguish�察�when she   said 

that   she   had   utterly   degraded    herself   by  this  loveless    marriage。    She 

scarcely mentioned her husband。 She made no complaint of him�察�and even 

spoke of him as generous。 It seemed as if this made it worse�察�and as if she 

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