Forherself，shelingeredinthesoundlesssaloonlongafterthefirehadgoneout。Therewasnodangerofherfeelingthecold。shewasinafever。Sheheardthesmallhoursstrike，andthenthegreatones，buthervigiltooknoheedoftime。Hermind，assailedbyvisions，wasinastateofextraordinaryactivity，andhervisionsmightaswellcometoherthere，whereshesatuptomeetthem，asonherpillow，tomakeamockeryofrest。AsIhavesaid，shebelievedshewasnotdefiant，andwhatcouldbeabetterproofofitthanthatsheshouldlingertherehalfthenight，tryingtopersuadeherselfthattherewasnoreasonwhyPansyshouldn’tbemarriedasyouwouldputaletterinthepost-office？Whentheclockstruckfourshegotup。shewasgoingtobedatlast，forthelamphadlongsincegoneoutandthecandlesburneddowntotheirsockets。Buteventhenshestoppedagaininthemiddleoftheroomandstoodtheregazingatarememberedvision-thatofherhusbandandMadameMerleunconsciouslyandfamiliarlyassociated。
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ThreenightsafterthisshetookPansytoagreatparty，towhichOsmond，whoneverwenttodances，didnotaccompanythem。Pansywasasreadyforadanceasever。wasnotofageneralizingturnandhadnotextendedtootherpleasurestheinterdictshehadseenplacedonthoseoflove。Ifshewasbidinghertimeorhopingtocircumventherfathershemusthavehadaprevisionofsuccess。Isabelthoughtthisunlikely。itwasmuchmorelikelythatPansyhadsimplydeterminedtobeagoodgirl。Shehadneverhadsuchachance，andshehadaproperesteemforchances。Shecarriedherselfnolessattentivelythanusualandkeptnolessanxiousaneyeuponhervaporousskirts。sheheldherbouquetverytightandcountedovertheflowersforthetwentiethtime。ShemadeIsabelfeelold。itseemedsolongsinceshehadbeeninaflutteraboutaball。Pansy，whowasgreatlyadmired，wasneverinwantofpartners，andverysoonaftertheirarrivalshegaveIsabel，whowasnotdancing，herbouquettohold。IsabelhadrenderedherthisserviceforsomeminuteswhenshebecameawareofthenearpresenceofEdwardRosier。Hestoodbeforeher。hehadlosthisaffablesmileandworealookofalmostmilitaryresolution。ThechangeinhisappearancewouldhavemadeIsabelsmileifshehadnotfelthiscasetobeatbottomahardone：hehadalwayssmeltsomuchmoreofheliotropethanofgunpowder。Helookedatheramomentsomewhatfiercely，asiftonotifyherhewasdangerous，andthendroppedhiseyesonherbouquet。
Afterhehadinspectedithisglancesoftenedandhesaidquickly：
It’sallpansies。itmustbehers！