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In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape

           Amelia’sletterhadfallenasablankuponhim.Nofidelity,noconstanttruthandpassion,couldmoveherintowarmth.Shewouldnotseethathelovedher.Tossinginhisbed,hespokeouttoher."GoodGod,Amelia!"hesaid,"don’tyouknowthatIonlyloveyouintheworldyou,whoareastonetomeyou,whomItendedthroughmonthsandmonthsofillnessandgrief,andwhobademefarewellwithasmileonyourface,andforgotmebeforethedoorshutbetweenus!"ThenativeservantslyingoutsidehisverandasbeheldwithwondertheMajor,socoldandquietordinarily,atpresentsopassionatelymovedandcastdown.Wouldshehavepitiedhimhadsheseenhim?Hereadoverandoveralltheletterswhichheeverhadfromherlettersofbusinessrelativetothelittlepropertywhichhehadmadeherbelieveherhusbandhadlefttoherbriefnotesofinvitationeveryscrapofwritingthatshehadeversenttohimhowcold,howkind,howhopeless,howselfishtheywere!

           Hadtherebeensomekindgentlesoulnearathandwhocouldreadandappreciatethissilentgenerousheart,whoknowsbutthatthereignofAmeliamighthavebeenover,andthatfriendWilliam’slovemighthaveflowedintoakinderchannel?ButtherewasonlyGlorvinaofthejettyringletswithwhomhisintercoursewasfamiliar,andthisdashingyoungwomanwasnotbentuponlovingtheMajor,butratheronmakingtheMajoradmireHER—amostvainandhopelesstask,too,atleastconsideringthemeansthatthepoorgirlpossessedtocarryitout.

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