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     ;There     were    some    very   superior    men    among     them�察─   �said   Philip。 

;Professor Schirmer has a European reputation�察�he wears blue spectacles 

and a maroon wig。; 

     ;Do not talk so�察─�said Kate。         ;I tell you�察�Emilia is not changeable�察�like 

you�察  �sir。  She   is   passionate   and   constant。   She   would   have   married   that 

man or died for him。          You may think that your sage counsels restrained 

her�察  �but   they   did   not�察  �it   was   that   she   loved   some   one   else。 Tell   me 

honestly。 Do   you not know that there is somebody in Europe whom she 

loves to distraction�拭─�

     ;I do not know it�察─�said Philip。 

     ;Of course you do not KNOW it�察─�returned the questioner。 ;Do you not 

think it�拭─�

     ;I have no reason to believe it。; 

     ;That has nothing to do with it�察─�said Kate。             ;Things that we believe 

without   any   reason   have   a   great   deal   more   weight   with   us。   Do   you   not 

believe it�拭─�

     ;No�察─�said Philip�察�point´blank。 

     ;It is very strange�察─�mused Kate。           ;Of course you do not know much 

about it。 She may have misled you�察�but I am sure that neither you nor any 

one else could have cured her of a passion�察�especially an unreasonable one�察�

without putting another in its place。          If you did it without that�察�you are a 

magician�察�as Hope once called you。            Philip�察�I am afraid of you。; 

     ;There we sympathize�察─�said Phil。            ;I am sometimes afraid of myself�察�

but I discover within half an hour what a very commonplace land harmless 

person I am。; 

     Meantime Emilia found herself beside her sister�察�who was sketching。 

After watching Hope for a time in silence�察�she began to question her。 



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     ;Tell me what you have been doing in all these years�察─�she said。 

     ;O�察�I have been at school�察─�said Hope。           ;First I went through the High 

School�察�then I stayed out of school a year�察�and studied Greek and German 

with   my   uncle�察  �and   music   with   my   aunt�察  �who   plays   uncommonly   well。 

Then I persuaded them to let me go to the Normal School for two years�察�

and learn to be a teacher。; 

     ;A   teacher� ─  �said   Emilia�察  �with    surprise。   ;Is   it   necessary   that   you 

should be a teacher�拭─�

     ;Very necessary�察─�replied Hope。           ;I must have something to do�察�you 

know�察�after I leave school。; 

     ;To do�拭─�said the other。       ;Cannot you go to parties�拭─�

     ;Not all the time�察─�said her sister。 

     ;Well�察─�said Emilia�察 �in the mean time you can go to drive�察�or make 

calls�察�or stay at home and make pretty little things to wear�察�as other girls 

do。; 

     ;I can find time for that too�察�little sister�察�when I need them。 But I love 

children�察�you know�察�and I like to teach interesting studies。 I have splendid 

health�察�and I enjoy it all。       I like it as you love dancing�察�my child�察�only I 

like dancing too�察�so I have a greater variety of enjoyments。; 

     ;But shall you not sometimes find it very hard�拭─�said Emilia。 

     ;That is why I shall like it�察─�was the answer。 

     ;What     a  girl  you   are� ─  �exclaimed     the  younger     sister。  ;You   know 

everything and can do everything。; 

     ;A very short everything�察─�interposed Hope。 

     ;Kate says�察─�continued Emilia�察 �that you speak French as well as I do�察�

and I dare say you dance a great deal better�察�and those are the only things I 

know。; 

     ;If we both had French partners�察�dear�察─�replied the elder maiden�察 �they 

would   soon   find   the   difference   in   both   respects。  My   dancing   came   by 

nature�察�I believe�察�and I learned French as a child�察�by talking with my old 

uncle�察�who was half a Parisian。          I believe I have a good accent�察�but I have 

so   little   practice   that   I   have   no   command   of   the   language   compared   to 

yours。 In a week or two we can both try our skill�察�as there is to be a ball 



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for the officers   of the   French   corvette yonder�察─  �and   Hope pointed   to   the 

heavy spars�察�the dark canvas�察�and the high quarter´deck which made the 

;Jean Hoche; seem as if she had floated out of the days of Nelson。 

     The calm day waned�察�the sun drooped to his setting amid a few golden 

bars and pencilled lines of light。         Ere they were ready for departure�察�the 

tide   had   ebbed�察  �and�察  �in   getting   the   boats   to   a   practicable   landing´place�察�

Malbone was delayed behind the others。              As he at length brought his boat 

to the rock�察�Hope sat upon the ruined fort�察�far above him�察�and sang。 Her 

noble contralto voice echoed among the cliffs down to the smooth water�察�

the sun went down behind her�察�and still she sat stately and noble�察�her white 

dress looking more and more spirit´like against the golden sky�察�and still 

the song rang on�察�

     ;Never a scornful word should grieve thee�察�I'd smile on thee�察�sweet�察�as 

the   angels do�察  �Sweet   as thy  smile   on   me   shone   ever�察 �Douglas�察  �Douglas�察�

tender and true。; 

     All sacredness and sweetness�察�all that was pure and brave and truthful�察�

seemed to rest in her。        And when the song ceased at his summons�察�and 

she came down to meet him��glowing�察�beautiful�察�appealing�察�tender��then 

all meaner spells vanished�察�if such had ever haunted him�察�and he was hers 

alone。 

     Later that evening�察�after the household had separated�察�Hope went into 

the empty drawing´room for a light。             Philip�察�after a moment's hesitation�察�

followed her�察�and paused in the doorway。 She stood�察�a white´robed figure�察�

holding     the  lighted   candle�察  �behind    her  rose   the  arched   alcove�察   �whose 

quaint cherubs looked down on her�察�she seemed to have stepped forth�察�the 

awakened image of a saint。           Looking up�察�she saw his eager glance�察�then 

she colored�察�trembled�察�and put the candle down。 He came to her�察�took her 

hand and   kissed it�察 �then put his hand   upon her brow and   gazed into her 

face�察�then kissed her lips。 She quietly yielded�察�but her color came and went�察�

and   her   lips   moved   as   if   to   speak。 For   a   moment   he   saw   her   only�察�

thought only of her。 

     Then�察�even   while he   gazed   into   her   eyes�察  �a   flood   of other   memories 

surged over him�察�and his own eyes grew dim。               His head swam�察�the lips he 



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had   just   kissed   appeared   to   fade   away�察  �and   something   of   darker�察  �richer 

beauty seemed to burn through those fair features�察�he looked through those 

gentle eyes into orbs more radiant�察�and it was as if a countenance of eager 

passion obliterated that fair head�察�and spoke with substituted lips�察 �Behold 

your     love。;   There     was    a  thrill   of  infinite    ecstasy    in  the   work     his 

imagination did�察  �he   gave   it   rein�察�then suddenly  drew  it in   and   looked   at 

Hope。      Her touch brought pain for an instant�察�as she laid her hand upon 

him�察�but he bore it。 Then some influence of calmness came�察�there swept by 

him a flood of earlier�察�serener memories�察�he sat down in the window´seat 

beside her�察�and when she put her face beside his�察�and her soft hair touched 

his cheek�察�and he inhaled the rose´odor that always clung round her�察�every 

atom of his manhood stood up to drive away the intruding presence�察�and 

he again belonged to her alone。 

     When he went to his   chamber that night�察�he drew from his pocket   a 

little note in a girlish hand�察�which he lighted in the candle�察�and put upon 

the   open   hearth   to   burn。     With   what   a   cruel�察  �tinkling   rustle   the   pages 

flamed   and   twisted   and   opened�察  �as   if   the   fire   read   them�察  �and   collapsed 

again   as   if   in   agonizing   effort   to   hold   their   secret   even   in   death�   �The 

closely folded paper   refused to burn�察�it went out   again   and   again�察  �while 

each time Philip Malbone examined it ere relighting�察�with a sort of vague 

curiosity�察�to see how much passion had already vanished out of existence�察�

and   how   much   yet   survived。        For   each   of   these   inspections   he   had   to 

brush aside the calcined portion of the letter�察�once so warm and beautiful 

with love�察�but changed to something that seemed to him a semblance of 

his own heart just then��black�察�trivial�察�and empty。 

     Then he took from a little folded paper a long tress of dark silken hair�察�

and�察  �without   trusting   himself   to   kiss   it�察  �held   it   firmly   in   the   candle。   It 

crisped and sparkled�察�and sent out a pungent odor�察�then turned and writhed 

between his fingers�察�like a living thing in pain。 What part of us has earthly 

immortality but our hair�拭�It dies not with death。                When all else of human 

beauty   has   decayed   beyond   corruption   into   the   more   agonizing   irrecov´ 

erableness of dust�察�the hair is still fresh and beautiful�察�defying annihilation�察�

and restoring to the powerless heart the full association of the living image。 



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These   shrinking   hairs�察  �they   feared   not   death�察  �but   they   seemed   to   fear 

Malbone。       Nothing      but  the  hand    of  man    could   destroy    what    he  was 

destroying�察�but his hand shrank not�察�and it was done。 



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                               CHAPTER VII。 



                      AN INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION。 

     AT   the   celebrated   Oldport   ball   for   the   French   officers�察  �the   merit   of 

each maiden was estimated by the number of foreigners with whom she 

could   talk   at   once�察  �for   there   were   more   gentlemen   than   ladies�察  �and   not 

more than half   the ladies spoke   French。          Here   Emilia was in her   glory�察�

the ice being once broken�察�officers were to her but like so many school´ 

girls�察�and she rattled away to the admiral and the fleet captain and two or 

three   lieutenants   at   once�察  �while   others   hovered   behind   the   circle   of   her 

immediate   adorers�察  �to   pick   up   the   stray   shafts   of   what   passed   for   wit。 

Other     girls   again   drove    two´in´hand�察     �at  the   most�察   �in  the   way    of 

conversation�察  �while      those   least  gifted   could   only   encounter    one   small 

Frenchman in some s

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