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Chapter 24

           

           MyfacemusthaveshownhimIbelievedhimutterly;yetmyhandsbutitwasforpuretendernessshookhimasiftoaskhimwhy,ifitwasallfornothing,hehadcondemnedmetomonthsoftorment.“Whatthendidyoudo?”

           Helookedinvaguepainallroundthetopoftheroomanddrewhisbreath,twoorthreetimesover,asifwithdifficulty.Hemighthavebeenstandingatthebottomoftheseaandraisinghiseyestosomefaintgreentwilight.“WellIsaidthings.”

           “Onlythat?”

           “Theythoughtitwasenough!”

           “Toturnyououtfor?”

           Never,truly,hadaperson“turnedout”shownsolittletoexplainitasthislittleperson!Heappearedtoweighmyquestion,butinamannerquitedetachedandalmosthelpless.“Well,IsupposeIoughtn’t.”

           “Buttowhomdidyousaythem?”

           Heevidentlytriedtoremember,butitdroppedhehadlostit.“Idon’tknow!”

           Healmostsmiledatmeinthedesolationofhissurrender,whichwasindeedpractically,bythistime,socompletethatIoughttohaveleftitthere.ButIwasinfatuatedIwasblindwithvictory,thougheventhentheveryeffectthatwastohavebroughthimsomuchnearerwasalreadythatofaddedseparation.“Wasittoeveryone?”Iasked.

           “No;itwasonlytoButhegaveasicklittleheadshake.“Idon’tremembertheirnames.”

           “Weretheythensomany?”

           “Noonlyafew.ThoseIliked.

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