CHAPTERXXXIV
REDGODWYN
StornhamCourthadtakenitsproperpositioninthecountyasaplacewhichwasequaltosocialexchangeinthematterofentertainment。SirNigelandLadyAnstruthershadgivenagardenparty，accordingtothedecreesofthelawobtainingincountryneighbourhoods。ThecuriositytobeholdMissVanderpoel，andthechangewhichhadbeenworkedinthewell—
knowndesolationanddisrepair，precludedthepossibilityoftherefusalofanyinvitationssent，therecipientbeinginhisorherrightmind，andsoundinwindandlimb。Thatastonishingthingshadbeenaccomplished，andthatthepartywasasuccessfulaffair，couldnotbutbeacceptedastruths。Gardenpartieshadbeenheardof，wereatriflerepetitional，andevendull，butatthisonetherewasrealmusicandrealdancing，andcleverentertainmentsweregivenatintervalsinagreen—emboweredlittletheatre，erectedfortheoccasion。Thesewereagreeableadditionstomerefoodandconversation，whichwerecapableofpalling。
TothegardenpartytheAnstruthersdidnotconfinethemselves。ThereweredinnerpartiesatStornham，andtheyalsoweresuccessfulfunctions。Theguestswereofthosewhomakeforthesuccessofsuchentertainments。
\"IcalleduponMountDunstanthisafternoon，\"SirNigelsaidoneevening，beforethefirstofthesedinners。\"Hemightexpectit，asoneisaskinghimtodine。Iwishhimtobeasked。
TheDunholmshavetakenhimupsotremendouslythatnofestivityseemscompletewithouthim。\"
Hehadbeeninvitedtothegardenparty，andhadappeared，butBettyhadseenlittleofhim。Itiseasytoseelittleofaguestatanout—of—doorfestivity。InassistingRosalietoattendtohervisitorsshehadbeenmuchoccupied，butshehadknownthatshemighthaveseenmoreofhim，ifhehadintendedthatitshouldbeso。Hedidnot——forreasonsofhisown——intendthatitshouldbeso，andthisshebecameawareof。Soshewalked，playedinthebowlinggreen，dancedandtalkedwithWestholt，TommyAlanbyandothers。
\"Hedoesnotwanttotalktome。Hewillnot，ifhecanavoidit，\"waswhatshesaidtoherself。
ShesawthatherathersoughtoutMaryLithcom，whowasnotaccustomedtoreceivingspecialattention。Thetwowalkedtogether，dancedtogether，andinadjoiningchairswatchedtheperformanceintheemboweredtheatre。LadyMaryenjoyedhercompanionverymuch，butshewonderedwhyhehadattachedhimselftoher。
BettyVanderpoelaskedherselfwhattheytalkedtoeachotherabout，anddidnotsuspectthetruth，whichwasthattheytalkedagooddealofherself。
\"HaveyouseenmuchofMissVanderpoel？\"LadyMaryhadbegunbyasking。
\"IhaveSEENheragooddeal，asnodoubtyouhave。\"
LadyMary’splainfaceexpressedasomewhattouchedreflectiveness。
\"Doyouknow，\"shesaid，\"thatthegardenpartieshavebeenadifferentthingthiswholesummer，justbecauseonealwaysknewonewouldseeheratthem？\"
AshortlaughfromMountDunstan。
\"JaneandIhavegonetoeverygardenpartywithintwentymiles，eversincewelefttheschoolroom。Andweareverytiredofthem。Butthisyearwehavequitecheeredup。Whenwearedressingtogotosomethingdull，wesaytoeachother，`Well，atanyrate，MissVanderpoelwillbethere，andweshallseewhatshehason，andhowherthingsaremade，’andthat’ssomething——besidesthefunofwatchingpeoplemakeuptoher，andhearingthemtalkaboutthemenwhowanttomarryher，andwonderwhichoneshewilltake。Shewillnottakeanyoneinthisplace，\"theniceturned—upnoseslightlysuggestingaderisivesniff。\"Whoistherewhoissuitable？\"
MountDunstanlaughedshortlyagain。
\"HowdoyouknowIamnotanaspirantmyself？\"hesaid。
Hehadamirthlesssenseofenjoymentinhisownbrazenness。
Onlyhehimselfknewhowbrazenthespeechwas。
LadyMarylookedathimwithentirecomposure。
\"Iamquitesureyouarenotanaspirantforanybody。AndI
happentoknowthatyoudislikemoneyedinternationalmarriages。
YouaresoobviouslyBritishthat，evenifIhadnotbeentoldthat，Ishouldknowitwastrue。MissVanderpoelherselfknowsitistrue。\"
\"Doesshe？\"
\"LadyAlanbyspokeofittoSirNigel，andIheardSirNigeltellher。\"
\"Exactlythekindofunnecessarythinghewouldbelikelytorepeat。\"Hecastthesubjectasideasifitwereaworthlesssuperfluityandwenton：\"Whenyousaythereisnoonesuitable，yousurelyforgetLordWestholt。\"
\"Yes，it’strueIforgothimforthemoment。But——\"withalaugh——\"oneratherfeelsasifshewouldrequirearoyaldukeorsomethingofthatsort。\"
\"Youthinksheexpectsthatkindofthing？\"ratherindifferently。
\"She？Shedoesn’tthinkofthesubject。Shesimplythinksofotherthings——ofLadyAnstruthersandUghtred，oftheworkatStornhamandthevillagelife，whichgiveshernewemotionsandinterest。Shealsothinksaboutbeingnicetopeople。SheisnicerthananygirlIknow。\"
\"Youfeel，however，shehasarighttoexpectit？\"stillwithoutmorethanacasualairofinterest。
\"Well，whatdoyoufeelyourself？\"saidLadyMary。\"Womenwholooklikethat——evenwhentheyarenotmillionairesses——
usuallymarrywhomtheychoose。IdonotbelievethatthetwobeautifulMissGunningsrolledintoonewouldhavemadeanythingasundeniableassheis。Onehasseenportraitsofthem。LookatherasshestandstheretalkingtoTommyandLordDunholm！\"
InternallyMountDunstanwassaying：\"Iamlookingather，thankyou，\"andsettinghisteethalittle。
ButLadyMarywaslauncheduponasubjectwhichsweptheralongwithit，andshe——sotospeak——groundthethingin。
\"Lookattheturnofherhead！Lookathermouthandchin，andhereyeswiththelashessweepingoverthemwhenshelooksdown！
Youmusthavenoticedtheeffectwhensheliftsthemsuddenlytolookatyou。It’ssooddandlovelythatit——italmost————\"
\"Almostmakesyoujump，\"endedMountDunstandrily。
Shedidnotlaughand，infact，herexpressionbecamerathersympatheticallyserious。
\"Ah，\"shesaid，\"Ibelieveyoufeelasortofrebellionagainsttheunfairnessofthewaythingsaredealtout。Itdoesseemunfair，ofcourse。Itwouldbeperfectlydisgraceful——ifsheweredifferent。Ihadmomentsofalmosthatingheruntilonedaynotlongagoshedidsomethingsobewitchinglykindandunderstandingofotherpeople’sfeelingsthatIgaveup。Itwasclever，too，\"withalaugh，\"cleveranddaring。Ifshewereayoungmanshewouldmakeadashingsoldier。\"
Shedidnotgivehimthedetailsofthestory，butwentontosayineffectwhatshehadsaidtoBettyherselfoftheinevitableincidentalnessofherstayinthecountry。IfshehadnotevidentlycometoStornhamthisyearwithapurpose，shewouldhavespenttheseasoninLondonanddonetheusualthing。
Americansweregenerallypresentedpromptly，iftheyhadanyposition——sometimeswhentheyhadnot。LadyAlanbyhadheardthatthefactthatshewaswithhersisterhadawakenedcuriosityandpeopleweretalkingabouther。
\"LadyAlanbysaidinthatdrywayofhersthatthearrivalofanunmarriedAmericanfortuneinEnglandwasbecomingratherlikethevisitofanunmarriedroyalty。Peopleaskeachotherwhatitmeansandbegintoarrangeforit。Sofar，onlythewomenhavecome，butLadyAlanbysaysthatisbecausethemenhavehadnotimetodoanythingbutstayathomeandmakethefortunes。Shebelievesthatinanothergenerationtherewillbeamaleleisureclass，andthenitwillswoopdowntoo，andmarrypeople。Shewasverysharpandamusingaboutit。Shesaiditwouldhelpthemtoridthemselvesofaplethoraofwealthandkeepthemfrombursting。\"
Shewasanamiable，ifunsentimentalperson，MaryLithcom——andwas，quitewithoutillnature，expressingtheconsensusofpublicopinion。Theseyoungwomencametothecountrywithsomethingpracticaltoexchangeinthesedays，andasthereweremenwhohadcertainequivalentstooffer，soalsothereweremenwhohadnone，andwhomdecencyshouldcausetostandaside。MountDunstanknewthatwhenshehadsaid，\"Whoistherewhoissuitable？\"anyshadowofathoughtofhimselfasbeingintherunninghadnotcrossedhermind。
Andthiswasnotonlyforthereasonsshehadhadthereadycomposuretoname，butforonelessconquerable。
Later，havingleftMaryLithcom，hedecidedtotakeaturnbyhimself。Hehaddonehisdutyasamasculineguest。Hehadconversedwithyoungwomenandoldones，haddanced，visitedgardensandgreenhouses，andtakenhispartinallthings。
Alsohehad，infact，reachedapointwhenafewminutesofsolitudeseemedagoodthing。Hefoundhimselfturningintotheclippedlaurelwalk，whereTommyAlanbyhadstoodwithJaneLithcom，andhewenttotheendofitandstoodlookingoutontheview。
\"Lookattheturnofherhead，\"LadyMaryhadsaid。
\"Lookathermouthandchin。\"Andhehadbeenlookingatthemthewholeafternoon，notbecausehehadintendedtodoso，butbecauseitwasnotpossibletopreventhimselffromdoingit。
Thiswasoneoftheironiesoffate。Orthodoxdoctrinemightsuggestthatitwastoteachhimthathispastrebellionhadbeenundue。Orthodoxdoctrinewaseverreadywiththesesoothinglittleexplanations。HehadragedandsulkedatDestiny，andnowhehadbeengivensomethingtoragefor。
\"Nooneknowsanythingaboutituntilittakeshimbythethroat，\"hewasthinking，\"anduntilithappenstoamanhehasnorighttocomplain。Iwasnotstarvingbefore。Iwasnothungeringandthirsting——insightoffoodandwater。I
supposeoneofthemostawfulthingsintheworldistofeelthisandknowitisnouse。\"
Hewasnotintheconditiontoreasoncalmlyenoughtoseethattheremightbeonechanceinathousandthatitwasofuse。Atsuchtimesthemostintelligentofmenandwomenlosebalanceandmentalperspicacity。Acertaindegreeofunreasoningmadnesspossessesthem。Theyseetoomuchandtoolittle。
Therewere，itwastrue，athousandchancesagainsthim，buttherewasoneforhim——thechancethatselectionmightbeonhisside。Hehadnotthatbalanceofthoughtleftwhichmighthavesuggestedtohimthathewasamanyoungandpowerful，andfilledwithanimmensepassionwhichmightcountforsomething。Allhesawwasthathewasnotablyinthepositionofthemenwhomhehadprivatelydisdainedwhentheyhelpedthemselvesbymarriage。Suchmarriageshehadheldwereinsultstothemanhoodofanymanandthewomanhoodofanywoman。Insuchunionsneitherpartycouldrespecthimselforhiscompanion。Theymustalwaysinsecretdoubteachother，fretatthemselves，feeldistasteforthewholething。Evenifamanlovedsuchawoman，andthefeelingwasmutual，towhomwoulditoccurtobelieveit——toseethattheywerenotgrossandcontemptible？Tonoone。Wouldithaveoccurredtohimselfthatsuchanextenuatingcircumstancewaspossible？
Certainlyitwouldnot。Pig—headedprideandobstinacyitmightbe，buthecouldnotyetfaceeventhemerethoughtofit——evenifhiswholepositionhadnotbeengrotesque。Because，afterall，itwasgrotesquethatheshouldevenarguewithhimself。She——beforehiseyesandtheeyesofallothers——themostdesirableofwomen；peopledinningitinone’searsthatshewassurroundedbybesiegerswhowaitedforhertoholdouthersceptre，andhe——well，whatwashe！Notthathismentalattitudewasthatofameekandhumbleloverwhofelthimselfunworthyandprostratedhimselfbeforehershrinewithprayers——hewas，onthecontrary，astoutandobstinateBritonfindinghisstubbornly—heldbeliefsmadeasnaughtbyacertainobsession——anintolerablelongingwhichwakenedwithhiminthemorning，whichsankintotroubledsleepwithhimatnight——thelongingtoseeher，tospeaktoher，tostandnearher，tobreathetheairofher。Andpossessedbythis——fulloftheoverpoweringstrengthofit——wasamanlikelytogotoawomanandsay，\"Giveyourlifeanddesirablenesstome；andincidentallysupportme，feedme，clotheme，keeptheroofovermyhead，asifIwereanimpotentbeggar\"？
\"No，byGod！\"hesaid。\"Ifshethinksofmeatallitshallbeasaman。No，byGod，Iwillnotsinktothat！\"……
Amovingtouchofcolourcaughthiseye。Itwastheroseofaparasolseenabovethelaurelhedge，assomeoneturnedintothewalk。Heknewthecolourofitandexpectedtoseeotherparasolsandhearvoices。Buttherewasnosound，andunaccompanied，thewonderfulrose—thingmovedtowardshim。
\"Theusualthingsarehappeningtome，\"washisthoughtasitadvanced。\"Iamhotandcold，andjustnowmyheartleapedlikearabbit。Itwouldbewisetowalkoff，butIshallnotdoit。Ishallstayhere，becauseIamnolongerareasoningbeing。Isupposethatahorsewhorefusestobackoutofhisstallwhenhisstableisonfirefeelssomethingofthesamething。\"
Whenshesawhimshemadeaninvoluntary—lookingpause，andthenrecoveringherself，cameforward。
\"Iseemtohavecomeinsearchofyou，\"shesaid。\"Yououghttobeshowingsomeonetheviewreally——andsooughtI。\"
\"Shallweshowittoeachother？\"washisreply。
\"Yes。\"Andshesatdownonthestoneseatwhichhadbeenplacedforthecomfortofviewlovers。\"Iamalittletired——
justenoughtofeelthattoslinkawayforamomentalonewouldbeagreeable。ItISslinkingtoleaveRosalietobattlewithhalfthecounty。ButIshallonlystayafewminutes。\"
Shesatstillandgazedatthebeautifullandsspreadbeforeher，buttherewasnostillnessinhermind，neitherwastherestillnessinhis。Hedidnotlookattheview，butather，andhewasaskinghimselfwhatheshouldbesayingtoherifheweresuchamanasWestholt。Thoughhehadboldnessenough，heknewthatnoman——eventhoughheisfreetospeakthebestandmostpassionatethoughtsofhissoul——couldbesurethathewouldgainwhathedesired。ThegoodfortuneofWestholt，orofanyother，couldbutgivehimoneman’sfairchance。
Buthavingthatchance，heknewheshouldnotrelinquishitsoon。Theresweptbackintohismindthestoryofthemarriageofhisancestor，RedGodwyn，andhelaughedlowinspiteofhimself。
MissVanderpoellookedupathimquickly。
\"Pleasetellmeaboutit，ifitisveryamusing，\"shesaid。
\"Iwonderifitwillamuseyou，\"washisanswer。\"Doyoulikesavageromance？\"
\"Verymuch。\"
Itmightseemaproposderien，buthedidnotcareintheleast。Hewantedtohearwhatshewouldsay。
\"Anancestorofmine——acertainRedGodwyn——wasabarbarianimmenselytomytaste。Hebecameenamouredofrumoursofthebeautyofthedaughterandheiressofhisbitterestenemy。Inhisday，whenonewantedathing，onerodeforthwithaxeandspeartofightforit。\"
\"Asimpleandalluringmethod，\"commentedBetty。\"Whatwashername？\"
Sheleanedinlighteaseagainstthestonebackofherseat，theroselightcastbyherparasolfaintlyflushedher。Thesilenceoftheirretreatseemedaccentuatedbyitsbackgroundofmusicfromthegardens。Theysmiledasecondbravelyintoeachother’seyes，thentheirglancesbecameentangled，astheyhaddoneforamomentwhentheyhadstoodtogetherinMountDunstanpark。Foronemomenteachhadbeenheldprisonerthen——nowitwasforlonger。
\"AlysoftheSea—BlueEyes。\"
Bettytriedtoreleaseherself，butcouldnot。
\"Sometimestheseaisgrey，\"shesaid。
Hisowneyeswerestillinhers。
\"Herswerethecolouroftheseaonadaywhenthesunshinesonit，andtherearelargefleece—whitecloudsfloatingintheblueabove。Theysparkledandwereoftenlikebluebellsunderwater。\"
\"Bluebellsunderwatersoundsentrancing，\"saidBetty。
Hecaughthisbreathslightly。
\"Theywere——entrancing，\"hesaid。\"Thatwasevidentlythedevilofit——savingyourpresence。\"
\"Ihaveneverobjectedtothedevil，\"saidBetty。\"Heisanenergetic，hard—workingcreatureandpaintshimselfanhonestblack。Pleasetellmetherest。\"
\"RedGodwynwentforth，andafterabloodyfighttookhisenemy’scastle。Ifwestilllivedinlikesimple，honesttimes，IshouldtakeDunholmCastleinthesameway。HealsotookAlysoftheEyesandboreherawaycaptive。\"
\"Fromsuchincidentsdevelopedthegermsofthedesireforfemalesuffrage，\"MissVanderpoelobservedgently。
\"Theinterestofthestoryliesinthefactthatapparentlythesavagewaseitherepicureorsentimentalist，orboth。Hedidnottreattheladyill。Heshutherinatowerchamberoverlookinghiscourtyard，andafterallowingherthreedaystoweep，hebeganhisbarbarianwooing。Arrayinghimselfinsplendourheorderedhertoappearbeforehim。Hesatuponthedaisinhisbanquethall，hisretainersgatheredabouthim——
agreatfeastspread。InarchaicEnglishwearetoldthattheboardgroanedbeneaththeweightofgoldentrenchersandflagons。Minstrelsplayedandsang，whilehedisplayedallhissplendour。\"
\"Theydoityet，\"saidMissVanderpoel，\"inLondonandNewYorkandotherplaces。\"
\"Thenextday，attendedbyhisfollowers，hetookherwithhimtorideoverhislands。Whenshereturnedtohertowerchambershehadlearnedhowpowerfulandgreatachieftainhewas。She`layesoftely’andwasattendedbymanymaidens，butshehadnoentertainmentbuttolookoutuponthegreatgreencourt。Therehearrangedgamesandtrialsofstrengthandskill，andshesawhimbigger，stronger，andmoresplendidthananyotherman。Hedidnotevenlifthiseyestoherwindow。Healsosentherdailyarichgift。\"
\"Howlongdidthisgoon？\"
\"Threemonths。Attheendofthattimehecommandedherpresenceagaininhisbanquethall。Hetoldherthegateswereopened，thedrawbridgedownandanescortwaitingtotakeherbacktoherfather’slands，ifshewould。\"
\"Whatdidshedo？\"
\"Shelookedathimlong——andlong。Sheturnedproudlyaway——inthesea—blueeyeswereheavyandstormytears，whichseeing————\"
\"Ah，hesawthem？\"fromMissVanderpoel。
\"Yes。Andseizingherinhisarmscaughthertohisbreast，callingforapriesttomakethemonewithinthehour。Iamquotingthechronicle。IwasfifteenwhenIreaditfirst。\"
\"Itisspirited，\"saidBetty，\"andRedGodwynwasalmostmoderninhismethods。\"
Whileprofessingcomposureandlightnessofmood，thespellwhichworksbetweentwocreaturesofoppositesexwheninsuchcasewroughtinthemandmadethemfeelawkwardandstiff。Wheneachisheldapartfromtheotherbyfate，orwill，orcircumstance，thespellisastupefyingthing，deadeningeventheclearnessofsightandwit。
\"Imustslinkbacknow，\"Bettysaid，rising。\"Willyouslinkbackwithmetogivemecountenance？IhavegreatlylikedRedGodwyn。\"
SoitoccurredthatwhenNigelAnstrutherssawthemagainitwasastheycrossedthelawntogether，andpeoplelookedupfromicesandcupsofteatofollowtheirslowprogresswithquestioningorapprovingeyes。
CHAPTERXXXV
THETIDALWAVE
Therewasonlyonemantospeakto，anditbeingthenatureofthebeast——soheharshlyputittohimself——tobeabsolutelyimpelledtospeechatsuchtimes，MountDunstanlaidbarehisbreasttohim，tearingasideallthecoveringspridewouldhavefoldedabouthim。Themanwas，ofcourse，Penzance，andthelayingbarewasdonetheeveningafterthestoryofRedGodwynhadbeentoldinthelaurelwalk。
Theyhaddrivenhometogetherinaprofoundsilence，theeldermanasdeepinthoughtastheyoungerone。Penzancewasthinkingthattherewasacalmnessinhavingreachedsixtyandinknowingthatthepainandhungerofearlieryearswouldnottearoneagain。Andyet，hehimselfwasnotuntornbythatwhichshookthemanforwhomhisaffectionhadgrownyearbyyear。Itwasevidentlyverybad——verybad，indeed。
Hewonderedifhewouldspeakofit，andwishedhewould，notbecausehehimselfhadmuchtosayinanswer，butbecauseheknewthatspeechwouldbebetterthanhardsilence。
\"Staywithmeto—night，\"MountDunstansaid，astheydrovethroughtheavenuetothehouse。\"Iwantyoutodinewithmeandsitandtalklate。Iamnotsleepingwell。\"
Theyoftendinedtogether，andthevicarnotinfrequentlysleptattheMountformerecompanionship’ssake。Sometimestheyread，sometimeswentoveraccounts，plannedeconomies，andbalancedexpenditures。AchamberstillcalledtheChaplain’sroomwasalwayskeptinreadiness。Ithadbeenusedinlongpastdays，whenahouseholdchaplainhadsatbelowthesaltandlefthispatron’stablebeforethesweetswereserved。Theydinedtogetherthisnightalmostassilentlyastheyhaddrivenhomeward，andafterthemealtheywentandsataloneinthelibrary。
Thehugeroomwasnevermorethandimlylighted，andthefar—offcornersseemedmoredarklingthanusualintheinsufficientilluminationofthefarfrombrilliantlamps。MountDunstan，afterstandinguponthehearthforafewminutessmokingapipe，whichwouldhavecomparedillwitholdDoby’sSundaysplendour，lefthiscoffeecupuponthemantelandbegantotrampupanddown——outofthedimlightintotheshadows，backoutoftheshadowsintothepoorlight。
\"Youknow，\"hesaid，\"whatIthinkaboutmostthings——youknowwhatIfeel。\"
\"IthinkIdo。\"
\"YouknowwhatIfeelaboutEnglishmenwhobrandthemselvesashalfmenandmarkedmerchandisebysellingthemselvesandtheirhousesandtheirbloodtoforeignwomenwhocanbuythem。YouknowhowsavageIhavebeenatthemerethoughtofit。AndhowIhavesworn————\"
\"Yes，Iknowwhatyouhavesworn，\"saidMr。Penzance。
ItstruckhimthatMountDunstanshookandtossedhisheadratherlikeabullabouttochargeanenemy。
\"YouknowhowIhavefeltmyselfperfectlywithinmyrightswhenIblackguardedsuchmenandsneeredatsuchwomen——takingitforgrantedthateachwasmerchandiseofhisorherkindandbeneathcontempt。Iamnotafoul—mouthedman，butIhaveusedgrosswordsandroughonestodescribethem。\"
\"Ihaveheardyou。\"
MountDunstanthrewbackhisheadwithabig，harshlaugh。Hecameoutoftheshadowandstoodstill。
\"Well，\"hesaid，\"Iaminlove——asmuchinloveasanylunaticeverwas——withthedaughterofReubenS。Vanderpoel。
Thereyouare——andthere_I_am！\"
\"Ithasseemedtome，\"Penzanceanswered，\"thatitwasalmostinevitable。\"
\"MyconditionissuchthatitseemstoMEthatitwouldbeinevitableinthecaseofanyman。WhenIseeanothermanlookathermybloodracesthroughmyveinswithanawfulfearandawickedheat。ThatwillshowyouthepointIhavereached。\"HewalkedovertothemantelpieceandlaidhispipedownwithahandPenzancesawwasunsteady。\"InturningoverthepagesofthevolumeofLife，\"hesaid，\"I
havecomeupontheBookofRevelations。\"
\"Thatistrue，\"Penzancesaid。
\"Untilonehascomeuponitoneisaninchoatefool，\"MountDunstanwenton。\"Andafterwardsoneis——foratimeatleast——asortofmadmanravingtoone’sself，eitherinoroutofastraitjacket——asthecasemaybe。Iamwearingthejacket——worseluck！Doyouknowanythingofthestateofamanwhocannotutterthemostordinarywordstoawomanwithoutbeingconsciousthatheismakingmadlovetoher？ThisafternoonIfoundmyselftellingMissVanderpoelthestoryofRedGodwynandAlysoftheSea—BlueEyes。Ididnotmakeasinglestatementhavinganyconnectionwithmyself，butthroughoutIwascallingonhertothinkofherselfandofmeasofthosetwo。Isawherinmyownarms，withthetearsofAlysonherlashes。Iwasmakingmadlove，thoughshewasunconsciousofmydoingit。\"
\"Howdoyouknowshewasunconscious？\"remarkedMr。
Penzance。\"Youareaverystrongman。\"
MountDunstan’sshortlaughwasevenalittleawful，becauseitmeantsomuch。Helethisforeheaddropamomentontohisarmsastheyrestedonthemantelpiece。