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Chapter XXXV

           "Youutterlymisinterpretmywords,"Isaid,atonceseizinghishand:"Ihavenointentiontogrieveorpainyouindeed,Ihavenot." 

           Mostbitterlyhesmiledmostdecidedlyhewithdrewhishandfrommine. "Andnowyourecallyourpromise,andwillnotgotoIndiaatall,Ipresume?"saidhe,afteraconsiderablepause. 

           "Yes,Iwill,asyourassistant,"Ianswered. 

           Averylongsilencesucceeded. WhatstruggletherewasinhimbetweenNatureandGraceinthisinterval,Icannottell:onlysingulargleamsscintillatedinhiseyes,andstrangeshadowspassedoverhisface.Hespokeatlast. 

           "Ibeforeprovedtoyoutheabsurdityofasinglewomanofyourageproposingtoaccompanyabroadasinglemanofmine. Iprovedittoyouinsuchtermsas,Ishouldhavethought,wouldhavepreventedyoureveragainalludingtotheplan. Thatyouhavedoneso,Iregretforyoursake." 

           Iinterruptedhim.Anythinglikeatangiblereproachgavemecourageatonce. "Keeptocommonsense,St.John:youarevergingonnonsense. YoupretendtobeshockedbywhatIhavesaid.Youarenotreallyshocked:for,withyoursuperiormind,youcannotbeeithersodullorsoconceitedastomisunderstandmymeaning. Isayagain,Iwillbeyourcurate,ifyoulike,butneveryourwife." 

           Againheturnedlividlypale;but,asbefore,controlledhispassionperfectly.Heansweredemphaticallybutcalmly 

           "Afemalecurate,whoisnotmywife,wouldneversuitme. 

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