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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 

meanwhile it was not hard to penetrate her changing thoughts�察�at least for 

so   keen   an   observer   as   Aunt   Jane。    Hope�察  �at   length�察  �almost   ceased   to 

speak   of   Malbone�察  �and   revealed   her   grief   by   this   evasion�察  �as   the   robin 

reveals her nest by flitting from it。 

     Yet   there   were   times   when   he   really   tried   to   force   himself   into   a 

revival of this calmer emotion。            He studied Hope's beauty with his eyes�察�

he pondered on all her nobleness。 He wished to bring his whole heart back 



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to heror at least wished that he wished it。           But hearts that have educated 

themselves into faithlessness must sooner or later share the suffering they 

give。    Love will be avenged on them。 Nothing could have now recalled 

this   epicure    in  passion�察  �except�察  �possibly�察   �a   little  withholding   or  semi´ 

coquetry on Hope's part�察�and this was utterly impossible for her。 Absolute 

directness was a part of her nature�察�she could die�察�but not manouvre。 

     It actually diminished Hope's hold on Philip�察�that she had at this time 

the   whole    field   to   herself。  Emilia    had   gone    for  a   few  weeks    to  the 

mountains�察  �with   the   household   of   which   she   was   a   guest。 An   ideal   and 

unreasonable passion is strongest in absence�察�when the dream is all pure 

dream�察�and safe from the discrepancies of daily life。 When the two girls 

were together�察�Emilia often showed herself so plainly Hope's inferior�察�that 

it jarred on Philip's fine perceptions。 But in Emilia's absence the spell of 

temperament�察  �or   whatever   else   brought   them  together�察  �resumed   its   sway 

unchecked�察�she became one great magnet of attraction�察�and all the currents 

of the universe appeared to flow from the direction where her eyes were 

shining。 When she was out of sight�察�he needed to make no allowance for 

her defects�察�to reproach himself with no overt acts of disloyalty to Hope�察�

to   recognize   no   criticisms   of   his   own   intellect   or   conscience。   He   could 

resign himself to his reveries�察�and pursue them into new subtleties day by 

day。 

     There was Mrs。 Meredith's house�察�too�察�where they had been so happy。 

And now the blinds were pitilessly closed�察�all but one where the Venetian 

slats had slipped�察�and stood half open as if some dainty fingers held them�察�

and some lovely eyes looked through。 He gazed so long and so often on 

that silent house��by day�察�when the scorching sunshine searched its pores 

as   if   to   purge   away   every   haunting   association�察  �or   by   night�察  �when   the 

mantle of darkness hung tenderly above it�察�and seemed to collect the dear 

remembrances        again��that    his  fancy   by   degrees    grew    morbid�察   �and   its 

pictures unreal。 ;It is impossible�察─�he one day thought to himself�察 �that she 

should have lived   in that   room  so long�察 �sat   in that   window�察 �dreamed   on 

that   couch�察   �reflected   herself   in  that   mirror�察  �breathed    that  air�察 �without 

somehow detaching invisible fibres of her being�察�delicate films of herself�察�



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that   must    gradually�察  �she   being   gone�察   �draw   together    into  a  separate 

individuality an image not quite bodiless�察�that replaces her in her absence�察�

as the holy Theocrite was replaced by the angel。 If there are ghosts of the 

dead�察�why not ghosts of the living also�拭─�This lover's fancy so pleased him 

that he brought to bear upon it the whole force of his imagination�察�and it 

grew stronger day by day。          To him�察�thenceforth�察�the house was haunted�察�

and all its floating traces of herself visible or invisible��from the ribbon 

that he saw entangled in the window´blind to every intangible and fancied 

atom     she  had   imparted    to  the  atmosphere��came       at  last  to  organize 

themselves into   one phantom  shape for  him  and   looked out�察 �a  wraith   of 

Emilia�察�through those relentless blinds。 As the vision grew more vivid�察�he 

saw    the  dim    figure  moving     through    the  house�察  �wan�察  �restless�察 �tender�察�

lingering   where   they  had   lingered�察  �haunting   every  nook   where   they   had 

been happy once。 In the windy moanings of the silent night he could put 

his ear at the keyhole�察�and could fancy that he heard the wild signals of her 

love and despair。 



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                                CHAPTER XV。 



                                   ACROSS THE BAY。 

     THE children�察�as has been said�察�were all devoted to Malbone�察�and this 

was�察�in a certain degree�察�to his credit。 But it is a mistake to call children 

good judges of character�察�except in one direction�察�namely�察�their own。 They 

understand it�察�up to the level of their own stature�察�they know who loves 

them�察  �but   not   who   loves   virtue。   Many   a   sinner   has   a   great   affection   for 

children�察�and no child will ever detect the sins of such a friend�察�because�察�

toward them�察�the sins do not exist。 

     The   children�察  �therefore�察  �all   loved   Philip�察  �and   yet   they   turned   with 

delight�察  �when   out´door   pleasures   were   in   hand�察  �to   the   strong   and   adroit 

Harry。     Philip inclined to the daintier exercises�察�fencing�察�billiards�察�riding�察�

but    Harry's   vigorous     physique     enjoyed    hard    work。   He    taught   all  the 

household to swim�察�for instance。            Jenny�察�aged five�察�a sturdy�察�deep´chested 

little   thing�察  �seemed   as   amphibious   as   himself。   She   could   already   swim 

alone�察�but she liked to keep close to him�察�as all young animals do to their 

elders in the water�察�not seeming to need actual support�察�but stronger for the 

contact。     Her   favorite   position�察   �however�察    �was   on   his  back�察   �where    she 

triumphantly   clung�察  �grasping   his   bathing´dress   with   one   hand�察  �swinging 

herself    to  and    fro�察 �dipping    her   head   beneath     the  water�察  �singing    and 

shouting�察  �easily   shifting   her   position   when   he   wished   to   vary   his�察  �and 

floating by him like a little fish�察�when he was tired of supporting her。 It 

was   pretty   to   see   the   child   in   her   one   little   crimson   garment�察  �her   face 

flushed with delight�察�her fair hair glistening from the water�察�and the waves 

rippling and dancing round her buoyant form。 As Harry swam farther and 

farther out�察�his head was hidden from view by her small person�察�and she 

might have passed for a red seabird rocking on the gentle waves。                     It was 

one of the regular delights of the household to see them bathe。 

     Kate   came   in   to Aunt   Jane's   room�察  �one August   morning�察  �to   say   that 

they   were   going   to   the   water´side。   How   differently   people   may   enter   a 

room�      �Hope always came in as the summer breeze comes�察�quiet�察�strong�察�



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soft�察�fragrant�察�resistless。 Emilia never seemed to come in at all�察�you looked 

up�察  �and   she   had   somehow   drifted   where   she   stood�察  �pleading�察  �evasive�察�

lovely。 This   was   especially  the   case   where   one  person   was   awaiting   her 

alone�察�with two she was more fearless�察�with a dozen she was buoyant�察�and 

with   a   hundred   she   forgot   herself   utterly   and   was   a   spirit   of   irresistible 

delight。 

     But Kate entered any room�察�whether nursery or kitchen�察�as if it were 

the private boudoir of a princess and she the favorite maid of honor。 Thus 

it was she came that morning to Aunt Jane。 

     ;We are going down to see the bathers�察�dear�察─�said Kate。                 ;Shall you 

miss me�拭─�

     ;I miss you every minute�察─�said her aunt�察�decisively。               ;But I shall do 

very well。     I have delightful times here by myself。 What a ridiculous man 

it was who said that it was impossible to imagine a woman's laughing at 

her own comic fancies。 I sit and laugh at my own nonsense very often。; 

     ;It is a shame to waste it�察─�said Kate。 

     ;It is a blessing that any of it is disposed of while you are not here�察─�

said Aunt Jane。       ;You have quite enough of it。; 

     ;We never have   enough�察─�said   Kate。          ;And we never   can make   you 

repeat any of yesterday's。; 

     ;Of course not�察─�said Aunt Jane。          ;Nonsense must have the dew on it�察�

or it is good for nothing。; 

     ;So you are really happiest alone�拭─�

     ;Not so happy as when you are with me��you or Hope。                  I like to have 

Hope with me now�察�she does me good。                Really�察�I do not care for anybody 

else。 Sometimes I think if I could always have four or five young kittens 

by  me�察�in   a champagne´basket�察�with   a nurse to watch them�察  �I should   be 

happier。 But perhaps not�察�they would grow up so fast� ─�

     ;Then I will leave you alone without compunction�察─�said Kate。 

     ;I am not alone�察─�said Aunt Jane�察 �I have my man in the boat to watch 

through the window。         What a singular being he is� �I think he spends hours 

in   that  boat�察  �and   what   he   does   I  can't  conceive。    There    it  is�察 �quietly 

anchored�察�and there is he in it。 I never saw anybody but myself who could 



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get up so much industry out of nothing。         

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