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Chapter 8

           Shereadtohimmuchfrom"ThePrincess,"andoftenhesawhereyesswimmingwithtears,sofinelywasheraestheticnaturestrung. Atsuchmomentsherownemotionselevatedhimtillhewasasagod,and,ashegazedatherandlistened,heseemedgazingonthefaceoflifeandreadingitsdeepestsecrets. Andthen,becomingawareoftheheightsofexquisitesensibilityheattained,hedecidedthatthiswasloveandthatlovewasthegreatestthingintheworld. Andinreviewwouldpassalongthecorridorsofmemoryallpreviousthrillsandburningshehadknown, thedrunkennessofwine,thecaressesofwomen,theroughplayandgiveandtakeofphysicalcontests, andtheyseemedtrivialandmeancomparedwiththissublimeardorhenowenjoyed. 

           ThesituationwasobscuredtoRuth. Shehadneverhadanyexperiencesoftheheart. Heronlyexperiencesinsuchmatterswereofthebooks,wherethefactsofordinarydayweretranslatedbyfancyintoafairyrealmofunreality; andshelittleknewthatthisroughsailorwascreepingintoherheartandstoringtherepentforcesthatwouldsomedayburstforthandsurgethroughherinwavesoffire. Shedidnotknowtheactualfireoflove. Herknowledgeoflovewaspurelytheoretical,andsheconceivedofitaslambentflame,gentleasthefallofdewortherippleofquietwater,andcoolasthevelvet-darkofsummernights. Herideaoflovewasmorethatofplacidaffection,servingthelovedonesoftlyinanatmosphere,flower-scentedanddim-lighted,ofetherealcalm. Shedidnotdreamofthevolcanicconvulsionsoflove,itsscorchingheatandsterilewastesofparchedashes. Sheknewneitherherownpotencies,northepotenciesoftheworld; andthedeepsoflifeweretoherseasofillusion. 

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