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Chapter XXXII

           Asortofinstinctseemedtowarnhimofherentrance,evenwhenhedidnotseeit;andwhenhewaslookingquiteawayfromthedoor,ifsheappearedatit,hischeekwouldglow,andhismarble-seemingfeatures,thoughtheyrefusedtorelax,changedindescribably,andintheirveryquiescencebecameexpressiveofarepressedfervour,strongerthanworkingmuscleordartingglancecouldindicate. 

           Ofcourse,sheknewherpower:indeed,hedidnot,becausehecouldnot,concealitfromher. InspiteofhisChristianstoicism,whenshewentupandaddressedhim,andsmiledgaily,encouragingly,evenfondlyinhisface,hishandwouldtrembleandhiseyeburn. Heseemedtosay,withhissadandresolutelook,ifhedidnotsayitwithhislips,"Iloveyou,andIknowyoupreferme. Itisnotdespairofsuccessthatkeepsmedumb. IfIofferedmyheart,Ibelieveyouwouldacceptit. Butthatheartisalreadylaidonasacredaltar:thefireisarrangedroundit. Itwillsoonbenomorethanasacrificeconsumed." 

           Andthenshewouldpoutlikeadisappointedchild;apensivecloudwouldsoftenherradiantvivacity;shewouldwithdrawherhandhastilyfromhis,andturnintransientpetulancefromhisaspect,atoncesoheroicandsomartyr-like. St.John,nodoubt,wouldhavegiventheworldtofollow,recall,retainher,whenshethuslefthim;buthewouldnotgiveonechanceofheaven,norrelinquish,fortheelysiumofherlove,onehopeofthetrue,eternalParadise. 

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