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Chapter 3
"‘Whatalosstome—tous!’—shecorrectedherselfwithbeautifulgenerosity;thenaddedinamurmur,‘Totheworld.’BythelastgleamsoftwilightIcouldseetheglitterofhereyes,fulloftears—oftearsthatwouldnotfall.
"‘Ihavebeenveryhappy—veryfortunate—veryproud,’shewenton.‘Toofortunate.Toohappyforalittlewhile.AndnowIamunhappyfor—forlife.’
"Shestoodup;herfairhairseemedtocatchalltheremaininglightinaglimmerofgold.Irose,too.
"‘Andofallthis,’shewentonmournfully,‘ofallhispromise,andofallhisgreatness,ofhisgenerousmind,ofhisnobleheart,nothingremains—nothingbutamemory.YouandI—’
"‘Weshallalwaysrememberhim,’Isaidhastily.
"‘No!’shecried.‘Itisimpossiblethatallthisshouldbelost—thatsuchalifeshouldbesacrificedtoleavenothing—butsorrow.Youknowwhatvastplanshehad.Iknewofthem,too—Icouldnotperhapsunderstand—butothersknewofthem.Somethingmustremain.Hiswords,atleast,havenotdied.’
"‘Hiswordswillremain,’Isaid.
"‘Andhisexample,’shewhisperedtoherself.‘Menlookeduptohim—hisgoodnessshoneineveryact.Hisexample—’
"‘True,’Isaid;‘hisexample,too.Yes,hisexample.Iforgotthat.’
"ButIdonot.Icannot—Icannotbelieve—notyet.IcannotbelievethatIshallneverseehimagain,thatnobodywillseehimagain,never,never,never.’
