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　　\'WhichIneverwill，sir，fromthisday。\'

　　\'Neverwill，saysthevision？ButIalwayswokeandfounditanemptymockery;andIwasdesolateandabandoned—mylifedark，lonely，hopeless—mysoulathirstandforbiddentodrink—myheartfamishedandnevertobefed。Gentle，softdream，nestlinginmyarmsnow，youwillfly，too，asyoursistershaveallfledbeforeyou:butkissmebeforeyougo—embraceme，Jane。\'

　　\'There，sir—andthere！\'

　　Ipressedmylipstohisoncebrilliantandnowraylesseyes—I

　　swepthishairfromhisbrow，andkissedthattoo。Hesuddenlyseemedtoarousehimself:theconvictionoftherealityofallthisseizedhim。

　　\'Itisyou—isit，Jane？Youarecomebacktomethen？\'

　　\'Iam。\'

　　\'Andyoudonotliedeadinsomeditchundersomestream？

　　Andyouarenotapiningoutcastamongststrangers？\'

　　\'No，sir！Iamanindependentwomannow。\'

　　\'Independent！Whatdoyoumean，Jane？\'

　　\'MyuncleinMadeiraisdead，andheleftmefivethousandpounds。\'

　　\'Ah！thisispractical—thisisreal！\'hecried:\'Ishouldneverdreamthat。Besides，thereisthatpeculiarvoiceofhers，soanimatingandpiquant，aswellassoft:itcheersmywitheredheart;

　　itputslifeintoit。—What，Janet！Areyouanindependentwoman？A

　　richwoman？\'

　　\'Quiterich，sir。Ifyouwon\'tletmelivewithyou，I

　　canbuildahouseofmyowncloseuptoyourdoor，andyoumaycomeandsitinmyparlourwhenyouwantcompanyofanevening。\'

　　\'Butasyouarerich，Jane，youhavenow，nodoubt，friendswhowilllookafteryou，andnotsufferyoutodevoteyourselftoablindlameterlikeme？\'

　　\'ItoldyouIamindependent，sir，aswellasrich:Iammyownmistress。\'

　　\'Andyouwillstaywithme？\'

　　\'Certainly—unlessyouobject。Iwillbeyourneighbour，yournurse，yourhousekeeper。Ifindyoulonely:Iwillbeyourcompanion—toreadtoyou，towalkwithyou，tositwithyou，towaitonyou，tobeeyesandhandstoyou。Ceasetolooksomelancholy，mydearmaster;youshallnotbeleftdesolate，solongasIlive。\'

　　Herepliednot:heseemedserious—abstracted;hesighed;

　　hehalf—openedhislipsasiftospeak:heclosedthemagain。Ifeltalittleembarrassed。PerhapsIhadtoorashlyoverleapedconventionalities;andhe，likeSt。John，sawimproprietyinmyinconsiderateness。Ihadindeedmademyproposalfromtheideathathewishedandwouldaskmetobehiswife:anexpectation，notthelesscertainbecauseunexpressed，hadbuoyedmeup，thathewouldclaimmeatonceashisown。Butnohinttothateffectescapinghimandhiscountenancebecomingmoreovercast，IsuddenlyrememberedthatImighthavebeenallwrong，andwasperhapsplayingthefoolunwittingly;andIbegangentlytowithdrawmyselffromhisarms—butheeagerlysnatchedmecloser。

　　\'No—no—Jane;youmustnotgo。No—Ihavetouchedyou，heardyou，feltthecomfortofyourpresence—thesweetnessofyourconsolation:Icannotgiveupthesejoys。Ihavelittleleftinmyself—Imusthaveyou。Theworldmaylaugh—maycallmeabsurd，selfish—butitdoesnotsignify。Myverysouldemandsyou:itwillbesatisfied，oritwilltakedeadlyvengeanceonitsframe。\'

　　\'Well，sir，Iwillstaywithyou:Ihavesaidso。\'

　　\'Yes—butyouunderstandonethingbystayingwithme;

　　andI

　　understandanother。You，perhaps，couldmakeupyourmindtobeaboutmyhandandchair—towaitonmeasakindlittlenurse（foryouhaveanaffectionateheartandagenerousspirit，whichpromptyoutomakesacrificesforthoseyoupity），andthatoughttosufficeformenodoubt。IsupposeIshouldnowentertainnonebutfatherlyfeelingsforyou:doyouthinkso？Come—tellme。\'

　　\'Iwillthinkwhatyoulike，sir:Iamcontenttobeonlyyournurse，ifyouthinkitbetter。\'

　　\'Butyoucannotalwaysbemynurse，Janet:youareyoung—

　　youmustmarryoneday。\'

　　\'Idon\'tcareaboutbeingmarried。\'

　　\'Youshouldcare，Janet:ifIwerewhatIoncewas，Iwouldtrytomakeyoucare—but—asightlessblock！\'

　　Herelapsedagainintogloom。I，onthecontrary，becamemorecheerful，andtookfreshcourage:theselastwordsgavemeaninsightastowherethedifficultylay;andasitwasnodifficultywithme，Ifeltquiterelievedfrommypreviousembarrassment。I

　　resumedalivelierveinofconversation。

　　\'Itistimesomeoneundertooktorehumaniseyou，\'saidI，partinghisthickandlonguncutlocks;\'forIseeyouarebeingmetamorphosedintoalion，orsomethingofthatsort。Youhavea\"fauxair\"ofNebuchadnezzarinthefieldsaboutyou，thatiscertain:

　　yourhairremindsmeofeagles\'feathers;whetheryournailsaregrownlikebirds\'clawsornot，Ihavenotyetnoticed。\'

　　\'Onthisarm，Ihaveneitherhandnornails，\'hesaid，drawingthemutilatedlimbfromhisbreast，andshowingittome。\'Itisamerestump—aghastlysight！Don\'tyouthinkso，Jane？\'

　　\'Itisapitytoseeit;andapitytoseeyoureyes—andthescaroffireonyourforehead:andtheworstofitis，oneisindangeroflovingyoutoowellforallthis;andmakingtoomuchofyou。\'

　　\'Ithoughtyouwouldberevolted，Jane，whenyousawmyarm，andmycicatrisedvisage。\'

　　\'Didyou？Don\'ttellmeso—lestIshouldsaysomethingdisparagingtoyourjudgment。Now，letmeleaveyouaninstant，tomakeabetterfire，andhavethehearthsweptup。Canyoutellwhenthereisagoodfire？\'

　　\'Yes;withtherighteyeIseeaglow—aruddyhaze。\'

　　\'Andyouseethecandles？\'

　　\'Verydimly—eachisaluminouscloud。\'

　　\'Canyouseeme？\'

　　\'No，myfairy:butIamonlytoothankfultohearandfeelyou。\'

　　\'Whendoyoutakesupper？\'

　　\'Inevertakesupper。\'

　　\'Butyoushallhavesometo—night。Iamhungry:soareyou，I

　　daresay，onlyyouforget。\'

　　SummoningMary，Isoonhadtheroominmorecheerfulorder:

　　I

　　preparedhim，likewise，acomfortablerepast。Myspiritswereexcited，andwithpleasureandeaseItalkedtohimduringsupper，andforalongtimeafter。Therewasnoharassingrestraint，norepressingofgleeandvivacitywithhim;forwithhimIwasatperfectease，becauseIknewIsuitedhim;allIsaidordidseemedeithertoconsoleorrevivehim。Delightfulconsciousness！Itbroughttolifeandlightmywholenature:inhispresenceIthoroughlylived;andhelivedinmine。Blindashewas，smilesplayedoverhisface，joydawnedonhisforehead:hislineamentssoftenedandwarmed。

　　Aftersupper，hebegantoaskmemanyquestions，ofwhereIhadbeen，whatIhadbeendoing，howIhadfoundhimout;butIgavehimonlyverypartialreplies:itwastoolatetoenterintoparticularsthatnight。Besides，Iwishedtotouchnodeep—thrillingchord—toopennofreshwellofemotioninhisheart:mysolepresentaimwastocheerhim。Cheered，asIhavesaid，hewas:andyetbutbyfits。Ifamoment\'ssilencebroketheconversation，hewouldturnrestless，touchme，thensay，\'Jane。\'

　　\'Youarealtogetherahumanbeing，Janet？Youarecertainofthat？\'

　　\'Iconscientiouslybelieveso，Mr。Rochester。\'

　　\'Yethow，onthisdarkanddolefulevening，couldyousosuddenlyriseonmylonehearth？Istretchedmyhandtotakeaglassofwaterfromahireling，anditwasgivenmebyyou:Iaskedaquestion，expectingJohn\'swifetoanswerme，andyourvoicespokeatmyear。\'

　　\'BecauseIhadcomein，inMary\'sstead，withthetray。\'

　　\'AndthereisenchantmentintheveryhourIamnowspendingwithyou。Whocantellwhatadark，dreary，hopelesslifeIhavedraggedonformonthspast？Doingnothing，expectingnothing;mergingnightinday;feelingbutthesensationofcoldwhenIletthefiregoout，ofhungerwhenIforgottoeat:andthenaceaselesssorrow，and，attimes，averydeliriumofdesiretobeholdmyJaneagain。Yes:forherrestorationIlonged，farmorethanforthatofmylostsight。HowcanitbethatJaneiswithme，andsaysshelovesme？Willshenotdepartassuddenlyasshecame？To—morrow，IfearIshallfindhernomore。\'

　　Acommonplace，practicalreply，outofthetrainofhisowndisturbedideas，was，Iwassure，thebestandmostreassuringforhiminthisframeofmind。Ipassedmyfingeroverhiseyebrows，andremarkedthattheywerescorched，andthatIwouldapplysomethingwhichwouldmakethemgrowasbroadandblackasever。

　　\'Whereistheuseofdoingmegoodinanyway，beneficentspirit，when，atsomefatalmoment，youwillagaindesertme—passinglikeashadow，whitherandhowtomeunknown，andformeremainingafterwardsundiscoverable？\'

　　\'Haveyouapocket—combaboutyou，sir？\'

　　\'Whatfor，Jane？\'

　　\'Justtocomboutthisshaggyblackmane。Ifindyouratheralarming，whenIexamineyoucloseathand:youtalkofmybeingafairy，butIamsure，youaremorelikeabrownie。\'

　　\'AmIhideous，Jane？\'

　　\'Very，sir:youalwayswere，youknow。\'

　　\'Humph！Thewickednesshasnotbeentakenoutofyou，whereveryouhavesojourned。\'

　　\'YetIhavebeenwithgoodpeople;farbetterthanyou:

　　ahundredtimesbetterpeople;possessedofideasandviewsyouneverentertainedinyourlife:quitemorerefinedandexalted。\'

　　\'Whothedeucehaveyoubeenwith？\'

　　\'Ifyoutwistinthatwayyouwillmakemepullthehairoutofyourhead;andthenIthinkyouwillceasetoentertaindoubtsofmysubstantiality。\'

　　\'Whohaveyoubeenwith，Jane？\'

　　\'Youshallnotgetitoutofmeto—night，sir;youmustwaittillto—morrow;toleavemytalehalftold，will，youknow，beasortofsecuritythatIshallappearatyourbreakfasttabletofinishit。

　　Bythebye，Imustmindnottoriseonyourhearthwithonlyaglassofwaterthen:Imustbringaneggattheleast，tosaynothingoffriedham。\'

　　\'Youmockingchangeling—fairy—bornandhuman—bred！YoumakemefeelasIhavenotfeltthesetwelvemonths。IfSaulcouldhavehadyouforhisDavid，theevilspiritwouldhavebeenexorcisedwithouttheaidoftheharp。\'

　　\'There，sir，youarereddupandmadedecent。NowI\'llleaveyou:I

　　havebeentravellingtheselastthreedays，andIbelieveIamtired。Goodnight。\'

　　\'Justoneword，Jane:werethereonlyladiesinthehousewhereyouhavebeen？\'

　　Ilaughedandmademyescape，stilllaughingasIranupstairs。

　　\'Agoodidea！\'Ithoughtwithglee。\'IseeIhavethemeansoffrettinghimoutofhismelancholyforsometimetocome。\'

　　VeryearlythenextmorningIheardhimupandastir，wanderingfromoneroomtoanother。AssoonasMarycamedownIheardthequestion:\'IsMissEyrehere？\'Then:\'Whichroomdidyouputherinto？

　　Wasitdry？Issheup？Goandaskifshewantsanything;andwhenshewillcomedown。\'

　　IcamedownassoonasIthoughttherewasaprospectofbreakfast。

　　Enteringtheroomverysoftly，Ihadaviewofhimbeforehediscoveredmypresence。Itwasmournful，indeed，towitnessthesubjugationofthatvigorousspirittoacorporealinfirmity。Hesatinhischair—still，butnotatrest:expectantevidently;thelinesofnowhabitualsadnessmarkinghisstrongfeatures。Hiscountenanceremindedoneofalampquenched，waitingtobere—lit—andalas！itwasnothimselfthatcouldnowkindlethelustreofanimatedexpression:hewasdependentonanotherforthatoffice！Ihadmeanttobegayandcareless，butthepowerlessnessofthestrongmantouchedmyhearttothequick:stillIaccostedhimwithwhatvivacityIcould。

　　\'Itisabright，sunnymorning，sir，\'Isaid。\'Therainisoverandgone，andthereisatendershiningafterit:youshallhaveawalksoon。\'

　　Ihadwakenedtheglow:hisfeaturesbeamed。

　　\'Oh，youareindeedthere，myskylark！Cometome。Youarenotgone:notvanished？Iheardoneofyourkindanhourago，singinghighoverthewood:butitssonghadnomusicforme，anymorethantherisingsunhadrays。AllthemelodyonearthisconcentratedinmyJane\'stonguetomyear（Iamgladitisnotnaturallyasilentone）:allthesunshineIcanfeelisinherpresence。\'

　　Thewaterstoodinmyeyestohearthisavowalofhisdependence;

　　justasifaroyaleagle，chainedtoaperch，shouldbeforcedtoentreatasparrowtobecomeitspurveyor。ButIwouldnotbelachrymose:Idashedoffthesaltdrops，andbusiedmyselfwithpreparingbreakfast。

　　Mostofthemorningwasspentintheopenair。Iledhimoutofthewetandwildwoodintosomecheerfulfields:Idescribedtohimhowbrilliantlygreentheywere;howtheflowersandhedgeslookedrefreshed;howsparklinglybluewasthesky。Isoughtaseatforhiminahiddenandlovelyspot，adrystumpofatree;nordidIrefusetolethim，whenseated，placemeonhisknee。WhyshouldI，whenbothheandIwerehappiernearthanapart？Pilotlaybesideus:allwasquiet。Hebrokeoutsuddenlywhileclaspingmeinhisarms—

　　\'Cruel，crueldeserter！Oh，Jane，whatdidIfeelwhenIdiscoveredyouhadfledfromThornfield，andwhenIcouldnowherefindyou;

　　and，afterexaminingyourapartment，ascertainedthatyouhadtakennomoney，noranythingwhichcouldserveasanequivalent！ApearlnecklaceIhadgivenyoulayuntouchedinitslittlecasket;yourtrunkswereleftcordedandlockedastheyhadbeenpreparedforthebridaltour。Whatcouldmydarlingdo，Iasked，leftdestituteandpenniless？Andwhatdidshedo？Letmehearnow。\'

　　Thusurged，Ibeganthenarrativeofmyexperienceforthelastyear。Isoftenedconsiderablywhatrelatedtothethreedaysofwanderingandstarvation，becausetohavetoldhimallwouldhavebeentoinflictunnecessarypain:thelittleIdidsaylaceratedhisfaithfulheartdeeperthanIwished。

　　Ishouldnothavelefthimthus，hesaid，withoutanymeansofmakingmyway:Ishouldhavetoldhimmyintention。Ishouldhaveconfidedinhim:hewouldneverhaveforcedmetobehismistress。

　　Violentashehadseemedinhisdespair，he，intruth，lovedmefartoowellandtootenderlytoconstitutehimselfmytyrant:hewouldhavegivenmehalfhisfortune，withoutdemandingsomuchasakissinreturn，ratherthanIshouldhaveflungmyselffriendlessonthewideworld。Ihadendured，hewascertain，morethanIhadconfessedtohim。

　　\'Well，whatevermysufferingshadbeen，theywereveryshort，\'I

　　answered:andthenIproceededtotellhimhowIhadbeenreceivedatMoorHouse;howIhadobtainedtheofficeofschoolmistress，etc。

　　Theaccessionoffortune，thediscoveryofmyrelations，followedindueorder。Ofcourse，St。JohnRivers\'namecameinfrequentlyintheprogressofmytale。WhenIhaddone，thatnamewasimmediatelytakenup。

　　\'ThisSt。John，then，isyourcousin？\'

　　\'Yes。\'

　　\'Youhavespokenofhimoften:doyoulikehim？\'

　　\'Hewasaverygoodman，sir;Icouldnothelplikinghim。\'

　　\'Agoodman。Doesthatmeanarespectablewell—conductedmanoffifty？Orwhatdoesitmean？\'

　　\'St。Johnwasonlytwenty—nine，sir。\'

　　\'\"Jeuneencore，\"astheFrenchsay。Isheapersonoflowstature，phlegmatic，andplain？Apersonwhosegoodnessconsistsratherinhisguiltlessnessofvice，thaninhisprowessinvirtue？\'

　　\'Heisuntiringlyactive。Greatandexalteddeedsarewhathelivestoperform。\'

　　\'Buthisbrain？Thatisprobablyrathersoft？Hemeanswell:butyoushrugyourshoulderstohearhimtalk？\'

　　\'Hetalkslittle，sir:whathedoessayisevertothepoint。Hisbrainisfirst—rate，Ishouldthinknotimpressible，butvigorous。\'

　　\'Isheanableman，then？\'

　　\'Trulyable。\'

　　\'Athoroughlyeducatedman？\'

　　\'St。Johnisanaccomplishedandprofoundscholar。\'

　　\'Hismanners，Ithink，yousaidarenottoyourtaste？—

　　priggishandparsonic？\'

　　\'Inevermentionedhismanners;but，unlessIhadaverybadtaste，theymustsuitit;theyarepolished，calm，andgentlemanlike。\'

　　\'Hisappearance，—Iforgetwhatdescriptionyougaveofhisappearance;—asortofrawcurate，halfstrangledwithhiswhiteneckcloth，andstilteduponhisthick—soledhigh—lows，eh？\'

　　\'St。Johndresseswell。Heisahandsomeman:tall，fair，withblueeyes，andaGrecianprofile。\'

　　（Aside。）\'Damnhim！\'—（Tome。）\'Didyoulikehim，Jane？\'

　　\'Yes，Mr。Rochester，Ilikedhim:butyouaskedmethatbefore。\'

　　Iperceived，ofcourse，thedriftofmyinterlocutor。Jealousyhadgotholdofhim:shestunghim;butthestingwassalutary:itgavehimrespitefromthegnawingfangofmelancholy。Iwouldnot，therefore，immediatelycharmthesnake。

　　\'Perhapsyouwouldrathernotsitanylongeronmyknee，MissEyre？\'wasthenextsomewhatunexpectedobservation。

　　\'Whynot，Mr。Rochester？\'

　　\'Thepictureyouhavejustdrawnissuggestiveofarathertoooverwhelmingcontrast。YourwordshavedelineatedveryprettilyagracefulApollo:heispresenttoyourimagination，—tall，fair，blue—eyed，andwithaGrecianprofile。YoureyesdwellonaVulcan，—

　　arealblacksmith，brown，broad—shouldered:andblindandlameintothebargain。\'

　　\'Ineverthoughtofit，before;butyoucertainlyareratherlikeVulcan，sir。\'

　　Well，youcanleaveme，ma\'am:butbeforeyougo\'（andheretainedmebyafirmergraspthanever），\'youwillbepleasedjusttoanswermeaquestionortwo。\'Hepaused。

　　\'Whatquestions，Mr。Rochester？\'

　　Thenfollowedthiscross—examination。

　　\'St。JohnmadeyouschoolmistressofMortonbeforeheknewyouwerehiscousin？\'

　　\'Yes。\'

　　\'Youwouldoftenseehim？Hewouldvisittheschoolsometimes？\'

　　\'Daily。\'

　　\'Hewouldapproveofyourplans，Jane？Iknowtheywouldbeclever，foryouareatalentedcreature！\'

　　\'Heapprovedofthem—yes。\'

　　\'Hewoulddiscovermanythingsinyouhecouldnothaveexpectedtofind？Someofyouraccomplishmentsarenotordinary。\'

　　\'Idon\'tknowaboutthat。\'

　　\'Youhadalittlecottageneartheschool，yousay:didheevercometheretoseeyou？\'

　　\'Nowandthen。\'

　　\'Ofanevening？\'

　　\'Onceortwice。\'

　　Apause。

　　\'Howlongdidyouresidewithhimandhissistersafterthecousinshipwasdiscovered？\'

　　\'Fivemonths。\'

　　\'DidRiversspendmuchtimewiththeladiesofhisfamily？\'

　　\'Yes;thebackparlourwasbothhisstudyandours:hesatnearthewindow，andwebythetable。\'

　　\'Didhestudymuch？\'

　　\'Agooddeal。\'

　　\'What？\'

　　\'Hindostanee。\'

　　\'Andwhatdidyoudomeantime？\'

　　\'IlearntGerman，atfirst。\'

　　\'Didheteachyou？\'

　　\'HedidnotunderstandGerman。\'

　　\'Didheteachyounothing？\'

　　\'AlittleHindostanee。\'

　　\'RiverstaughtyouHindostanee？\'

　　\'Yes，sir。\'

　　\'Andhissistersalso？\'

　　\'No。\'

　　\'Onlyyou？\'

　　\'Onlyme。\'

　　\'Didyouasktolearn？\'

　　\'No。\'

　　\'Hewishedtoteachyou？\'

　　\'Yes。\'

　　Asecondpause。

　　\'Whydidhewishit？OfwhatusecouldHindostaneebetoyou？\'

　　\'HeintendedmetogowithhimtoIndia。\'

　　\'Ah！hereIreachtherootofthematter。Hewantedyoutomarryhim？\'

　　\'Heaskedmetomarryhim。\'

　　\'Thatisafiction—animpudentinventiontovexme。\'

　　\'Ibegyourpardon，itistheliteraltruth:heaskedmemorethanonce，andwasasstiffabouturginghispointaseveryoucouldbe。\'

　　\'MissEyre，Irepeatit，youcanleaveme。HowoftenamItosaythesamething？Whydoyouremainpertinaciouslyperchedonmyknee，whenIhavegivenyounoticetoquit？\'

　　\'BecauseIamcomfortablethere。\'

　　\'No，Jane，youarenotcomfortablethere，becauseyourheartisnotwithme:itiswiththiscousin—thisSt。John。Oh，tillthismoment，IthoughtmylittleJanewasallmine！Ihadabeliefshelovedmeevenwhensheleftme:thatwasanatomofsweetinmuchbitter。Longaswehavebeenparted，hottearsasIhaveweptoverourseparation，IneverthoughtthatwhileIwasmourningher，shewaslovinganother！Butitisuselessgrieving。Jane，leaveme:goandmarryRivers。\'

　　\'Shakemeoff，then，sir，—pushmeaway，forI\'llnotleaveyouofmyownaccord。\'

　　\'Jane，Ieverlikeyourtoneofvoice:itstillrenewshope，itsoundssotruthful。WhenIhearit，itcarriesmebackayear。I

　　forgetthatyouhaveformedanewtie。ButIamnotafool—\'

　　\'WheremustIgo，sir？\'

　　\'Yourownway—withthehusbandyouhavechosen。\'

　　\'Whoisthat？\'

　　\'Youknow—thisSt。JohnRivers。\'

　　\'Heisnotmyhusband，noreverwillbe。Hedoesnotloveme:I

　　donotlovehim。Heloves（ashecanlove，andthatisnotasyoulove）abeautifulyoungladycalledRosamond。HewantedtomarrymeonlybecausehethoughtIshouldmakeasuitablemissionary\'swife，whichshewouldnothavedone。Heisgoodandgreat，butsevere;

　　and，forme，coldasaniceberg。Heisnotlikeyou，sir:Iamnothappyathisside，nornearhim，norwithhim。Hehasnoindulgenceforme—nofondness。Heseesnothingattractiveinme;notevenyouth—

　　onlyafewusefulmentalpoints—ThenImustleaveyou，sir，togotohim？\'

　　Ishudderedinvoluntarily，andclunginstinctivelyclosertomyblindbutbelovedmaster。Hesmiled。

　　\'What，Jane！Isthistrue？IssuchreallythestateofmattersbetweenyouandRivers？\'

　　\'Absolutely，sir！Oh，youneednotbejealous！Iwantedtoteaseyoualittletomakeyoulesssad:Ithoughtangerwouldbebetterthangrief。Butifyouwishmetoloveyou，couldyoubutseehowmuchIdoloveyou，youwouldbeproudandcontent。Allmyheartisyours，sir:itbelongstoyou;andwithyouitwouldremain，werefatetoexiletherestofmefromyourpresenceforever。\'

　　Again，ashekissedme，painfulthoughtsdarkenedhisaspect。

　　\'Mysearedvision！Mycrippledstrength！\'hemurmuredregretfully。

　　Icaressed，inordertosoothehim。Iknewofwhathewasthinking，andwantedtospeakforhim，butdarednot。Asheturnedasidehisfaceaminute，Isawatearslidefromunderthesealedeyelid，andtrickledownthemanlycheek。Myheartswelled。