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           WithoutemulatingthefeelingsofanEmmatowardsherHenry,shewouldhaveattendedonLouisawithazealabovethecommonclaimsofregard,forhissake;andshehopedhewouldnotlongbesounjustastosupposeshewouldshrinkunnecessarilyfromtheofficeofafriend.

           Inthemeanwhileshewasinthecarriage.Hehadhandedthembothin,andplacedhimselfbetweenthem;andinthismanner,underthesecircumstances,fullofastonishmentandemotiontoAnne,shequittedLyme.Howthelongstagewouldpass;howitwastoaffecttheirmanners;whatwastobetheirsortofintercourse,shecouldnotforesee.Itwasallquitenatural,however.HewasdevotedtoHenrietta;alwaysturningtowardsher;andwhenhespokeatall,alwayswiththeviewofsupportingherhopesandraisingherspirits.Ingeneral,hisvoiceandmannerwerestudiouslycalm.TospareHenriettafromagitationseemedthegoverningprinciple.Onceonly,whenshehadbeengrievingoverthelastill-judged,ill-fatedwalktotheCobb,bitterlylamentingthatiteverhadbeenthoughtof,heburstforth,asifwhollyovercome—

           “Don’ttalkofit,don’ttalkofit,”hecried.