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Amantium Irae

           WhenhereturnedtohislodgingsallthelightsintheSedleytenementwereputout.Hecouldnotseehertillthemorning.Idon’tknowwhatsortofanight’sresthehadwiththisfrightfulsecretinbedwithhim.

           Attheearliestconvenienthourinthemorninghesenthisservantacrossthewaywithanote,sayingthathewishedveryparticularlytospeakwithher.AmessagecamebacktosaythatMrs.Osbornewasexceedinglyunwellandwaskeepingherroom.

           She,too,hadbeenawakeallthatnight.Shehadbeenthinkingofathingwhichhadagitatedhermindahundredtimesbefore.Ahundredtimesonthepointofyielding,shehadshrunkbackfromasacrificewhichshefeltwastoomuchforher.Shecouldn’t,inspiteofhisloveandconstancyandherownacknowledgedregard,respect,andgratitude.Whatarebenefits,whatisconstancy,ormerit?Onecurlofagirl’sringlet,onehairofawhisker,willturnthescaleagainstthemallinaminute.TheydidnotweighwithEmmymorethanwithotherwomen.Shehadtriedthem;wantedtomakethempass;couldnot;andthepitilesslittlewomanhadfoundapretext,anddeterminedtobefree.

           Whenatlength,intheafternoon,theMajorgainedadmissiontoAmelia,insteadofthecordialandaffectionategreeting,towhichhehadbeenaccustomednowformanyalongday,hereceivedthesalutationofacurtsey,andofalittleglovedhand,retractedthemomentafteritwasaccordedtohim.

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