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Chapter 16

           "Whyshouldwedreamawayanotheryear?Lookatme,dear!Don’tyouunderstandhowIwantyouformywife?"Foramomentsheremainedmotionless;thensheraisedonhimeyesofsuchdespairingdearnessthathehalf-releasedherwaistfromhishold.Butsuddenlyherlookchangedanddeepenedinscrutably."I’mnotsureifIDOunderstand,"shesaid."Isitisitbecauseyou’renotcertainofcontinuingtocareforme?"Archersprangupfromhisseat."MyGodperhapsIdon’tknow,"hebrokeoutangrily.MayWellandrosealso;astheyfacedeachothersheseemedtogrowinwomanlystatureanddignity.Bothweresilentforamoment,asifdismayedbytheunforeseentrendoftheirwords:thenshesaidinalowvoice:"Ifthatisitistheresomeoneelse?""Someoneelsebetweenyouandme?"Heechoedherwordsslowly,asthoughtheywereonlyhalf-intelligibleandhewantedtimetorepeatthequestiontohimself.Sheseemedtocatchtheuncertaintyofhisvoice,forshewentoninadeepeningtone:"Letustalkfrankly,Newland.SometimesI’vefeltadifferenceinyou;especiallysinceourengagementhasbeenannounced.""Dearwhatmadness!"herecoveredhimselftoexclaim.Shemethisprotestwithafaintsmile."Ifitis,itwon’thurtustotalkaboutit."Shepaused,andadded,liftingherheadwithoneofhernoblemovements:"Orevenifit’strue:whyshouldn’twespeakofit?Youmightsoeasilyhavemadeamistake."Heloweredhishead,staringattheblackleaf-patternonthesunnypathattheirfeet.

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