Chapter XXIX

           

           Ikeptsilenceforalittlewhile,thinkingofwhatStroevehadtoldme.Icouldnotstomachhisweakness,andhesawmydisapproval."YouknowaswellasIdohowStricklandlived,"hesaidtremulously."Icouldn’tletherliveinthosecircumstances—Isimplycouldn’t."

           "That’syourbusiness,"Ianswered.

           "Whatwouldyouhavedone?"heasked.

           "Shewentwithhereyesopen.Ifshehadtoputupwithcertaininconveniencesitwasherownlookout."

           "Yes;but,yousee,youdon’tloveher."

           "Doyouloveherstill?"

           "Oh,morethanever.Stricklandisn’tthemantomakeawomanhappy.Itcan’tlast.IwanthertoknowthatIshallneverfailher."

           "Doesthatmeanthatyou’repreparedtotakeherback?"

           "Ishouldn’thesitate.Why,she’llwantmemorethaneverthen.Whenshe’saloneandhumiliatedandbrokenitwouldbedreadfulifshehadnowheretogo."

           Heseemedtobearnoresentment.IsupposeitwascommonplaceinmethatIfeltslightlyoutragedathislackofspirit.Perhapsheguessedwhatwasinmymind,forhesaid:

           "Icouldn’texpecthertolovemeasIlovedher.I’mabuffoon.I’mnotthesortofmanthatwomenlove.I’vealwaysknownthat.Ican’tblameherifshe’sfalleninlovewithStrickland."

           "YoucertainlyhavelessvanitythananymanI’veeverknown,"Isaid.

           "Ilovehersomuchbetterthanmyself.Itseemstomethatwhenvanitycomesintoloveitcanonlybebecausereallyyouloveyourselfbest.

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