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Chapter 6

           HewasdrunkeninnewandmoreprofoundwayswithRuth,whohadfiredhimwithloveandwithaglimpseofhigherandeternallife; withbooks,thathadsetamyriadmaggotsofdesiregnawinginhisbrain; andwiththesenseofpersonalcleanlinesshewasachieving,thatgavehimevenmoresuperbhealththanwhathehadenjoyedandthatmadehiswholebodysingwithphysicalwell-being. 

           Onenighthewenttothetheatre,ontheblindchancethathemightseeherthere,andfromthesecondbalconyhedidseeher. Hesawhercomedowntheaisle,withArthurandastrangeyoungmanwithafootballmopofhairandeyeglasses,thesightofwhomspurredhimtoinstantapprehensionandjealousy. Hesawhertakeherseatintheorchestracircle,andlittleelsethanherdidheseethatnightapairofslenderwhiteshouldersandamassofpalegoldhair,dimwithdistance. Buttherewereotherswhosaw,andnowandagain,glancingatthoseabouthim,henotedtwoyounggirlswholookedbackfromtherowinfront,adozenseatsalong,andwhosmiledathimwithboldeyes. Hehadalwaysbeeneasy-going. Itwasnotinhisnaturetogiverebuff. Intheolddayshewouldhavesmiledback,andgonefurtherandencouragedsmiling. Butnowitwasdifferent. Hedidsmileback,thenlookedaway,andlookednomoredeliberately. Butseveraltimes,forgettingtheexistenceofthetwogirls,hiseyescaughttheirsmiles. Hecouldnotre-thumbhimselfinaday,norcouldheviolatetheintrinsickindlinessofhisnature; so,atsuchmoments,hesmiledatthegirlsinwarmhumanfriendliness. Itwasnothingnewtohim. Heknewtheywerereachingouttheirwoman’shandstohim. Butitwasdifferentnow. Fardownthereintheorchestracirclewastheonewomaninalltheworld,sodifferent,soterrificallydifferent,fromthesetwogirlsofhisclass,thathecouldfeelforthemonlypityandsorrow. 

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