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Chapter 2

           ‘Yourownfeelingtellsyouthatyouwerenotwhatyouare,’shereturned.‘Iam.Thatwhichpromisedhappinesswhenwewereoneinheart,isfraughtwithmiserynowthatwearetwo.HowoftenandhowkeenlyIhavethoughtofthis,Iwillnotsay.ItisenoughthatIhavethoughtofit,andcanreleaseyou.

           ‘HaveIeversoughtrelease?’

           ‘Inwords?No.Never.

           ‘Inwhat,then?’

           ‘Inachangednature;inanalteredspirit;inanotheratmosphereoflife;anotherHopeasitsgreatend.Ineverythingthatmademyloveofanyworthorvalueinyoursight.Ifthishadneverbeenbetweenus,’saidthegirl,lookingmildly,butwithsteadiness,uponhim;‘tellme,wouldyouseekmeoutandtrytowinmenow?Ah,no.

           Heseemedtoyieldtothejusticeofthissupposition,inspiteofhimself.Buthesaidwithastruggle,‘Youthinknot?’

           ‘IwouldgladlythinkotherwiseifIcould,’sheanswered,‘Heavenknows.WhenIhavelearnedaTruthlikethis,Iknowhowstrongandirresistibleitmustbe.Butifyouwerefreeto-day,to-morrow,yesterday,canevenIbelievethatyouwouldchooseadowerlessgirlyouwho,inyourveryconfidencewithher,weigheverythingbyGain:or,choosingher,ifforamomentyouwerefalseenoughtoyouroneguidingprincipletodoso,doInotknowthatyourrepentanceandregretwouldsurelyfollow.Ido;andIreleaseyou.Withafullheart,fortheloveofhimyouoncewere.

           Hewasabouttospeak;butwithherheadturnedfromhim,sheresumed.

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