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Chapter 12
’--Soheknew!Hersobsbecameviolent.
’Butwhat’samiss?’hesaid.’It’sonceinawhilethatway.’
’I...Ican’tloveyou,’shesobbed,suddenlyfeelingherheartbreaking.
’Cannater?Well,dunnafret!There’snolawsaysastha’sgotto.Ta’eitforwhatitis.’
Hestilllaywithhishandonherbreast.Butshehaddrawnbothherhandsfromhim.
Hiswordsweresmallcomfort.Shesobbedaloud.
’Nay,nay!’hesaid.’Ta’ethethickwi’th’thin.Thisworabito’thinforonce.’
Sheweptbitterly,sobbing.’ButIwanttoloveyou,andIcan’t.Itonlyseemshorrid.’
Helaughedalittle,halfbitter,halfamused.
’Itisnahorrid,’hesaid,’evenifthathinksitis.An’thacannama’eithorrid.Dunnafretthysenaboutlovin’me.Tha’ltniverforcethysento’t.There’ssuretobeabadnutinabasketful.Thamunta’eth’roughwi’th’smooth.’
Hetookhishandawayfromherbreast,nottouchingher.Andnowshewasuntouchedshetookanalmostperversesatisfactioninit.Shehatedthedialect:thetheeandthethaandthethysen.Hecouldgetupifheliked,andstandthere,aboveher,buttoningdownthoseabsurdcorduroybreeches,straightinfrontofher.Afterall,Michaelishadhadthedecencytoturnaway.Thismanwassoassuredinhimselfhedidn’tknowwhataclownotherpeoplefoundhim,ahalf-bredfellow.
Yet,ashewasdrawingaway,torisesilentlyandleaveher,sheclungtohiminterror.
