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short�察�curling hair�察�blue eyes�察�and thin�察�fair skin�察�to which the color readily 

mounted。      Up to a certain point he was imperturbably patient and amiable�察�

but�察�when overtaxed�察�was fiery and impetuous for a single instant�察�and no 

more。 It seemed as if a sudden flash of anger went over him�察�like the flash 

that glides along the  glutinous stem of the  fraxinella�察�when you touch   it 

with a candle�察�the next moment it had utterly vanished�察�and was forgotten 

as if it had never been。 

     Kate's love for her lover was one of those healthy and assured ties that 



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often     outlast    the   ardors    of    more    passionate      natures。    For    other 

temperaments it might have been inadequate�察�but theirs matched perfectly�察�

and it was all sufficient for them。        If there was within Kate's range a more 

heroic   and   ardent   emotion   than   that   inspired   by   Harry�察  �it   was   put   forth 

toward Hope。        This was her idolatry�察�she always said that it was fortunate 

Hope was Hal's sister�察�or she should have felt it her duty to give them to 

each other�察�and not die till the wedding was accomplished。                 Harry shared 

this adoration to quite a reasonable extent�察�for a brother�察�but his admiration 

for Philip Malbone was one that Kate did not quite share。 Harry's quieter 

mood had been dazzled from childhood by Philip�察�who had always been a 

privileged guest in the household。 Kate's clear�察�penetrating�察�buoyant nature 

had divined Phil's weaknesses�察�and had sometimes laughed at them�察�even 

from her childhood�察�though she did not dislike him�察�for she did not dislike 

anybody。 But Harry was magnetized by him very much as women were�察�

believed him true�察�because he was tender�察�and called him only fastidious 

where Kate called him lazy。 

     Kate was spending that summer with her aunt Jane�察�whose especial pet 

and pride she was。         Hope was spending there the summer vacation of a 

Normal   School   in   which   she   had   just   become   a   teacher。   Her   father   had 

shared in the family ups and downs�察�but had finally stayed down�察�while the 

rest had remained up。         Fortunately�察�his elder children were indifferent to 

this�察  �and   indeed   rather   preferred    it�察 �it  was  a  tradition  that  Hope    had 

expressed the wish�察�when a child�察�that her father might lose his property�察�

so that she could become a teacher。 As for Harry�察�he infinitely preferred 

the drudgery of a law office to that of a gentleman of leisure�察�and as for 

their step´mother�察�it turned out�察�when she was left a widow�察�that she had 

secured   for   herself   and   Emilia   whatever   property   remained�察  �so   that   she 

suffered only the delightful need of living in Europe for economy。 

     The elder brother   and sister   had alike that   fine physical vigor   which 

New England is now developing�察�just in time to save it from decay。 Hope 

was of Saxon type�察�though a shade less blonde than her brother�察�she was a 

little   taller�察  �and   of   more   commanding   presence�察  �with   a   peculiarly   noble 

carriage of the shoulders。        Her brow was sometimes criticised as being a 



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little too full for a woman�察�but her nose was straight�察�her mouth and teeth 

beautiful�察�and her profile almost perfect。 Her complexion had lost by out´ 

door     life  something      of   its  delicacy�察   �but   had   gained    a   freshness    and 

firmness that no sunlight could impair。 She had that wealth of hair which 

young girls   find   the   most   enviable point   of   beauty  in   each   other。        Hers 

reached below her knees�察�when loosened�察�or else lay coiled�察�in munificent 

braids of gold�察�full of sparkling lights and contrasted shadows�察�upon her 

queenly head。 

     Her eyes were much darker than her hair�察�and had a way of opening 

naively   and   suddenly�察  �with   a   perfectly   infantine   expression�察  �as   if   she   at 

that   moment   saw   the   sunlight   for   the   first   time。   Her   long   lashes   were 

somewhat like Emilia's�察�and she had the same deeply curved eyebrows�察�in 

no other point was there a shade of resemblance between the half´sisters。 

As   compared   with   Kate�察  �Hope   showed   a   more   abundant   physical   life�察�

there   was   more   blood   in   her�察  �she   had   ampler   outlines�察  �and   health   more 

absolutely   unvaried�察  �for   she   had   yet   to   know   the   experience   of   a   day's 

illness。 Kate seemed born to tread upon a Brussels carpet�察�and Hope on the 

softer luxury of the forest floor。          Out of doors her vigor became a sort of 

ecstasy�察  �and   she   walked   the   earth   with   a   jubilee   of   the   senses�察  �such   as 

Browning attributes to his Saul。 

     This inexhaustible freshness of physical organization seemed to open 

the windows of her soul�察�and make for her a new heaven and earth every 

day。   It   gave   also   a   peculiar   and   almost   embarrassing   directness   to   her 

mental processes�察�and suggested in them a sort of final and absolute value�察�

as if truth had for the first time found a perfectly translucent medium。                      It 

was     not  so   much     that  she   said   rare  things�察   �but  her   very   silence    was 

eloquent�察�and there was a great deal of it。 Her girlhood had in it a certain 

dignity as of a virgin priestess or sibyl。              Yet her hearty sympathies and 

her   healthy   energy   made   her   at   home   in   daily   life�察  �and   in   a   democratic 

society。     To Kate�察�for instance�察�she was a necessity of existence�察�like light 

or   air。  Kate's    nature   was    limited�察   �part   of  her   graceful    equipoise     was 

narrowness。       Hope      was    capable     of  far   more     self´abandonment         to  a 

controlling emotion�察�and�察�if she ever erred�察�would err more widely�察�for it 



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would   be   because   the   whole   power   of   her   conscience   was   misdirected。 

;Once let her take wrong for right�察─�said Aunt Jane�察 �and stop her if you 

can�察�these born saints give a great deal more trouble than children of this 

world�察�like my Kate。;          Yet in daily life Hope yielded to her cousin nine 

times   out   of   ten�察  �but   the   tenth   time   was   the   key   to   the   situation。   Hope 

loved   Kate   devotedly�察  �but   Kate   believed   in   her   as   the   hunted   fugitive 

believes in the north star。 

     To these maidens�察�thus united�察�came Emilia home from Europe。                        The 

father   of   Harry   and   Hope   had   been   lured   into   a   second   marriage   
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