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Chapter 3
Shewasutterlyincapableofresistingit.Fromherbreastflowedtheanswering,immenseyearningoverhim;shemustgivehimanything,anything.
Hewasacuriousandverygentlelover,verygentlewiththewoman,tremblinguncontrollably,andyetatthesametimedetached,aware,awareofeverysoundoutside.
Toheritmeantnothingexceptthatshegaveherselftohim.Andatlengthheceasedtoquiveranymore,andlayquitestill,quitestill.Then,withdim,compassionatefingers,shestrokedhishead,thatlayonherbreast.
Whenherose,hekissedbothherhands,thenbothherfeet,intheirsuedeslippers,andinsilencewentawaytotheendoftheroom,wherehestoodwithhisbacktoher.Therewassilenceforsomeminutes.Thenheturnedandcametoheragainasshesatinheroldplacebythefire.
’Andnow,Isupposeyou’llhateme!’hesaidinaquiet,inevitableway.Shelookedupathimquickly.
’WhyshouldI?’sheasked.
’Theymostlydo,’hesaid;thenhecaughthimselfup.’Imean...awomanissupposedto.’
’ThisisthelastmomentwhenIoughttohateyou,’shesaidresentfully.
’Iknow!Iknow!Itshouldbeso!You’refrightfullygoodtome...’hecriedmiserably.
Shewonderedwhyheshouldbemiserable.’Won’tyousitdownagain?’shesaid.Heglancedatthedoor.
’SirClifford!’hesaid,’won’the...won’thebe...?’Shepausedamomenttoconsider.’Perhaps!’shesaid.Andshelookedupathim.’Idon’twantCliffordtoknownoteventosuspect.Itwouldhurthimsomuch.
