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Chapter 81

           Evenifwelovedsomeoneelsebetterthan—thanthoseweweremarriedto,itwouldbenouse"—poorDorothea,inherpalpitatinganxiety,couldonlyseizeherlanguagebrokenly—"Imean,marriagedrinksupallourpowerofgivingorgettinganyblessednessinthatsortoflove.Iknowitmaybeverydear—butitmurdersourmarriage—andthenthemarriagestayswithuslikeamurder—andeverythingelseisgone.Andthenourhusband—ifhelovedandtrustedus,andwehavenothelpedhim,butmadeacurseinhislife—"

           Hervoicehadsunkverylow:therewasadreaduponherofpresumingtoofar,andofspeakingasifsheherselfwereperfectionaddressingerror.Shewastoomuchpreoccupiedwithherownanxiety,tobeawarethatRosamondwastremblingtoo;andfilledwiththeneedtoexpresspityingfellowshipratherthanrebuke,sheputherhandsonRosamond’s,andsaidwithmoreagitatedrapidity—"Iknow,Iknowthatthefeelingmaybeverydear—ithastakenholdofusunawares—itissohard,itmayseemlikedeathtopartwithit—andweareweak—Iamweak—"

           Thewavesofherownsorrow,fromoutofwhichshewasstrugglingtosaveanother,rushedoverDorotheawithconqueringforce.Shestoppedinspeechlessagitation.notcrying,butfeelingasifshewerebeinginwardlygrappled.Herfacehadbecomeofadeathlierpaleness,herlipstrembled,andshepressedherhandshelplesslyonthehandsthatlayunderthem.

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