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Chapter 72

           Inwhathopehelived,nomancouldtell;butthathehadsomehopeoffindingheragainsomefaintandshadowyhope,deferredfromdaytoday,andmakinghimfromdaytodaymoresickandsoreatheartwasplaintoall.

           Theybethoughtthemofaremovalfromthesceneofthislastsorrow;oftryingwhetherchangeofplacewouldrouseorcheerhim.Hisbrothersoughttheadviceofthosewhowereaccountedskilfulinsuchmatters,andtheycameandsawhim.Someofthenumberstaiduponthespot,conversedwithhimwhenhewouldconverse,andwatchedhimashewanderedupanddown,aloneandsilent.Movehimwheretheymight,theysaid,hewouldeverseektogetbackthere.Hismindwouldrunuponthatspot.Iftheyconfinedhimclosely,andkeptastrictguarduponhim,theymightholdhimprisoner,butifhecouldbyanymeansescape,hewouldsurelywanderbacktothatplace,ordieupontheroad.

           Theboy,towhomhehadsubmittedatfirst,hadnolongeranyinfluencewithhim.Attimeshewouldsufferthechildtowalkbyhisside,orwouldeventakesuchnoticeofhispresenceasgivinghimhishand,orwouldstoptokisshischeek,orpathimonthehead.Atothertimes,hewouldentreathimnotunkindlytobegone,andwouldnotbrookhimnear.But,whetheralone,orwiththispliantfriend,orwiththosewhowouldhavegivenhim,atanycostorsacrifice,someconsolationorsomepeaceofmind,ifhappilythemeanscouldhavebeendevised;hewasatalltimesthesamewithnoloveorcareforanythinginlifeabroken-heartedman.

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