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           Thesewerewildandmiserablethoughts,butIcannotdescribetoyouhowtheeternaltwinklingofthestarsweigheduponmeandhowIlistenedtoeveryblastofwindasifitwereadulluglysiroconitswaytoconsumeme.

           MorningdawnedbeforeIarrivedatthevillageofChamounix;Itooknorest,butreturnedimmediatelytoGeneva.EveninmyownheartIcouldgivenoexpressiontomysensations—theyweighedonmewithamountain’sweightandtheirexcessdestroyedmyagonybeneaththem.ThusIreturnedhome,andenteringthehouse,presentedmyselftothefamily.Myhaggardandwildappearanceawokeintensealarm,butIanswerednoquestion,scarcelydidIspeak.IfeltasifIwereplacedunderaban—asifIhadnorighttoclaimtheirsympathies—asifnevermoremightIenjoycompanionshipwiththem.YeteventhusIlovedthemtoadoration;andtosavethem,Iresolvedtodedicatemyselftomymostabhorredtask.Theprospectofsuchanoccupationmadeeveryothercircumstanceofexistencepassbeforemelikeadream,andthatthoughtonlyhadtometherealityoflife.