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Chapter 13
"HethoughttheadieuxofMontagueandAdaDyasasfineasanythinghehadeverseenCroisetteandBressantdoinParis,orMadgeRobertsonandKendalinLondon;initsreticence,itsdumbsorrow,itmovedhimmorethanthemostfamoushistrionicoutpourings.Ontheeveninginquestionthelittlesceneacquiredanaddedpoignancybyremindinghim—hecouldnothavesaidwhy—ofhisleave-takingfromMadameOlenskaaftertheirconfidentialtalkaweekortendaysearlier.Itwouldhavebeenasdifficulttodiscoveranyresemblancebetweenthetwosituationsasbetweentheappearanceofthepersonsconcerned.NewlandArchercouldnotpretendtoanythingapproachingtheyoungEnglishactor’sromanticgoodlooks,andMissDyaswasatallred-hairedwomanofmonumentalbuildwhosepaleandpleasantlyuglyfacewasutterlyunlikeEllenOlenska’svividcountenance.NorwereArcherandMadameOlenskatwoloverspartinginheart-brokensilence;theywereclientandlawyerseparatingafteratalkwhichhadgiventhelawyertheworstpossibleimpressionoftheclient’scase.Wherein,then,laytheresemblancethatmadetheyoungman’sheartbeatwithakindofretrospectiveexcitement?ItseemedtobeinMadameOlenska’smysteriousfacultyofsuggestingtragicandmovingpossibilitiesoutsidethedailyrunofexperience.Shehadhardlyeversaidawordtohimtoproducethisimpression,butitwasapartofher,eitheraprojectionofhermysteriousandoutlandishbackgroundorofsomethinginherentlydramatic,passionateandunusualinherself.
