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Chapter XII. Of The Lamps Of The Mansions: The Ambassador Plea

           

           Therehadbeensomethingsopersonal,sosubtle,ineachmeetingbetweenthem,bothwhenDrouetwaspresentandwhenhewasabsent,thatCarriecouldnotspeakofitwithoutfeelingasenseofdifficulty.Shewasnotalker.Shecouldneverarrangeherthoughtsinfluentorder.Itwasalwaysamatteroffeelingwithher,stronganddeep.Eachtimetherehadbeennosentenceofimportancewhichshecouldrelate,andasfortheglancesandsensations,whatwomanwouldrevealthem?SuchthingshadneverbeenbetweenherandDrouet.Asamatteroffact,theycouldneverbe.ShehadbeendominatedbydistressandtheenthusiasticforcesofreliefwhichDrouetrepresentedatanopportunemomentwhensheyieldedtohim.NowshewaspersuadedbysecretcurrentfeelingswhichDrouethadneverunderstood.Hurstwood’sglancewasaseffectiveasthespokenwordsofalover,andmore.Theycalledfornoimmediatedecision,andcouldnotbeanswered.

           Peopleingeneralattachtoomuchimportancetowords.Theyareundertheillusionthattalkingeffectsgreatresults.Asamatteroffact,wordsare,asarule,theshallowestportionofalltheargument.Theybutdimlyrepresentthegreatsurgingfeelingsanddesireswhichliebehind.Whenthedistractionofthetongueisremoved,theheartlistens.

           Inthisconversationsheheard,insteadofhiswords,thevoicesofthethingswhichherepresented.Howsuavewasthecounselofhisappearance!Howfeelinglydidhissuperiorstatespeakforitself!Thegrowingdesirehefeltforherlayuponherspiritasagentlehand.

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