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Chapter XXXVII

           Ifindyoulonely:Iwillbeyourcompaniontoreadtoyou,towalkwithyou,tositwithyou,towaitonyou,tobeeyesandhandstoyou.Ceasetolooksomelancholy,mydearmaster;youshallnotbeleftdesolate,solongasIlive." 

           Herepliednot:heseemedseriousabstracted;hesighed;hehalf-openedhislipsasiftospeak:heclosedthemagain.Ifeltalittleembarrassed.PerhapsIhadtoorashlyover-leapedconventionalities;andhe,likeSt.John,sawimproprietyinmyinconsiderateness.Ihadindeedmademyproposalfromtheideathathewishedandwouldaskmetobehiswife:anexpectation,notthelesscertainbecauseunexpressed,hadbuoyedmeup,thathewouldclaimmeatonceashisown.Butnohinttothateffectescapinghimandhiscountenancebecomingmoreovercast,IsuddenlyrememberedthatImighthavebeenallwrong,andwasperhapsplayingthefoolunwittingly;andIbegangentlytowithdrawmyselffromhisarmsbutheeagerlysnatchedmecloser. 

           "NonoJane;youmustnotgo.NoIhavetouchedyou,heardyou,feltthecomfortofyourpresencethesweetnessofyourconsolation:Icannotgiveupthesejoys.IhavelittleleftinmyselfImusthaveyou.Theworldmaylaughmaycallmeabsurd,selfishbutitdoesnotsignify.Myverysouldemandsyou:itwillbesatisfied,oritwilltakedeadlyvengeanceonitsframe." 

           "Well,sir,Iwillstaywithyou:Ihavesaidso." 

           "Yesbutyouunderstandonethingbystayingwithme;andIunderstandanother. 

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