Chapter 13

           

           InexternalwaysPierrehadhardlychangedatall.Inappearancehewasjustwhatheusedtobe.Asbeforehewasabsent-mindedandseemedoccupiednotwithwhatwasbeforehiseyesbutwithsomethingspecialofhisown.Thedifferencebetweenhisformerandpresentselfwasthatformerlywhenhedidnotgraspwhatlaybeforehimorwassaidtohim,hehadpuckeredhisforeheadpainfullyasifvainlyseekingtodistinguishsomethingatadistance.Atpresenthestillforgotwhatwassaidtohimandstilldidnotseewhatwasbeforehiseyes,buthenowlookedwithascarcelyperceptibleandseeminglyironicsmileatwhatwasbeforehimandlistenedtowhatwassaid,thoughevidentlyseeingandhearingsomethingquitedifferent.Formerlyhehadappearedtobeakindheartedbutunhappyman,andsopeoplehadbeeninclinedtoavoidhim.Nowasmileatthejoyoflifealwaysplayedroundhislips,andsympathyforothersshoneinhiseyeswithaquestioninglookastowhethertheywereascontentedashewas,andpeoplefeltpleasedbyhispresence.

           Previouslyhehadtalkedagreatdeal,grewexcitedwhenhetalked,andseldomlistened;nowhewasseldomcarriedawayinconversationandknewhowtolistensothatpeoplereadilytoldhimtheirmostintimatesecrets.

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