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           "Well,youknowverywellthatIcouldbringyouthisinstantcrouchinglikeaspanieltomyfeet.Youwillnotfindmeagaininmyhourofweakness,whenyoucaninsultmewithimpunity.Haveacarewhatyouaredoing,ProfessorGilroy.Youstandinaterribleposition.YouhavenotyetrealizedtheholdwhichIhaveuponyou."Ishruggedmyshouldersandturnedaway."Well,"saidshe,afterapause,"ifyoudespisemylove,Imustseewhatcanbedonewithfear.Yousmile,butthedaywillcomewhenyouwillcomescreamingtomeforpardon.Yes,youwillgrovelonthegroundbeforeme,proudasyouare,andyouwillcursethedaythateveryouturnedmefromyourbestfriendintoyourmostbitterenemy.Haveacare,ProfessorGilroy!"Isawawhitehandshakingintheair,andafacewhichwasscarcelyhuman,soconvulsedwasitwithpassion.Aninstantlatershewasgone,andIheardthequickhobbleandtaprecedingdownthepassage.Butshehasleftaweightuponmyheart.Vaguepresentimentsofcomingmisfortunelieheavyuponme.Itryinvaintopersuademyselfthattheseareonlywordsofemptyanger.Icanrememberthoserelentlesseyestooclearlytothinkso.WhatshallIdo—ah,whatshallIdo?Iamnolongermasterofmyownsoul.Atanymomentthisloathsomeparasitemaycreepintome,andthen——Imusttellsomeonemyhideoussecret—Imusttellitorgomad.IfIhadsomeonetosympathizeandadvise!Wilsonisoutofthequestion.CharlesSadlerwouldunderstandmeonlysofarashisownexperiencecarrieshim.Pratt-Haldane!Heisawell-balancedman,amanofgreatcommon-senseandresource