Chapter 29

           ‘ThiswasthetheoryofJim’smaritaleveningwalks.Imadeathirdonmorethanoneoccasion,unpleasantlyawareeverytimeofCornelius,whonursedtheaggrievedsenseofhislegalpaternity,slinkingintheneighbourhoodwiththatpeculiartwistofhismouthasifhewereperpetuallyonthepointofgnashinghisteeth.Butdoyounoticehow,threehundredmilesbeyondtheendoftelegraphcablesandmail-boatlines,thehaggardutilitarianliesofourcivilisationwitheranddie,tobereplacedbypureexercisesofimagination,thathavethefutility,oftenthecharm,andsometimesthedeephiddentruthfulness,ofworksofart?RomancehadsingledJimforitsownandthatwasthetruepartofthestory,whichotherwisewasallwrong.Hedidnothidehisjewel.Infact,hewasextremelyproudofit.

           ‘ItcomestomenowthatIhad,onthewhole,seenverylittleofher.WhatIrememberbestistheeven,olivepallorofhercomplexion,andtheintenseblue-blackgleamsofherhair,flowingabundantlyfromunderasmallcrimsoncapsheworefarbackonhershapelyhead.Hermovementswerefree,assured,andsheblushedaduskyred.WhileJimandIweretalking,shewouldcomeandgowithrapidglancesatus,leavingonherpassageanimpressionofgraceandcharmandadistinctsuggestionofwatchfulness.Hermannerpresentedacuriouscombinationofshynessandaudacity.Everyprettysmilewassucceededswiftlybyalookofsilent,repressedanxiety,asifputtoflightbytherecollectionofsomeabidingdanger.

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