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Chapter 39

           Still,howeveryouhavefoundmeout,theremustbesomethinggoodinthefeelingthathasbroughtyouhere,andIwillnotrepulseyou;butsurelyyoumustunderstandthatI—"

           Myattentionwassoattractedbythesingularityofhisfixedlookatme,thatthewordsdiedawayonmytongue.

           "Youwasasaying,"heobserved,whenwehadconfrontedoneanotherinsilence,"thatsurelyImustunderstand.What,surelymustIunderstand?"

           "ThatIcannotwishtorenewthatchanceintercoursewithyouoflongago,underthesedifferentcircumstances.Iamgladtobelieveyouhaverepentedandrecoveredyourself.Iamgladtotellyouso.Iamgladthat,thinkingIdeservetobethanked,youhavecometothankme.Butourwaysaredifferentways,nonetheless.Youarewet,andyoulookweary.Willyoudrinksomethingbeforeyougo?"

           Hehadreplacedhisneckerchiefloosely,andhadstood,keenlyobservantofme,bitingalongendofit."Ithink,"heanswered,stillwiththeendathismouthandstillobservantofme,"thatIwilldrink(Ithankyou)aforeIgo."

           Therewasatrayreadyonaside-table.Ibroughtittothetablenearthefire,andaskedhimwhathewouldhave?Hetouchedoneofthebottleswithoutlookingatitorspeaking,andImadehimsomehotrumandwater.

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