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           Butthereshestood,paleanddrawn,yetradiatingthefactitiousenergyofonewhohaspassedbeyondfatigue."MayIcomeandtalkitover?"sheasked."Ofcourse,ifyoulike.Butyoumustbeawfullysleepy—""No,I’mnotsleepy.Ishouldliketositwithyoualittle.""Verywell,"hesaid,pushingherchairnearthefire.Shesatdownandheresumedhisseat;butneitherspokeforalongtime.AtlengthArcherbeganabruptly:"Sinceyou’renottired,andwanttotalk,there’ssomethingImusttellyou.Itriedtotheothernight—."Shelookedathimquickly."Yes,dear.Somethingaboutyourself?""Aboutmyself.Yousayyou’renottired:well,Iam.Horriblytired..."Inaninstantshewasalltenderanxiety."Oh,I’veseenitcomingon,Newland!You’vebeensowickedlyoverworked—""Perhapsit’sthat.Anyhow,Iwanttomakeabreak—""Abreak?Togiveupthelaw?""Togoaway,atanyrate—atonce.Onalongtrip,eversofaroff—awayfromeverything—"Hepaused,consciousthathehadfailedinhisattempttospeakwiththeindifferenceofamanwholongsforachange,andisyettoowearytowelcomeit.Dowhathewould,thechordofeagernessvibrated."Awayfromeverything—"herepeated."Eversofar?Where,forinstance?"sheasked."Oh,Idon’tknow.India—orJapan."Shestoodup,andashesatwithbenthead,hischinproppedonhishands,hefeltherwarmlyandfragrantlyhoveringoverhim."Asfarasthat?ButI’mafraidyoucan’t,dear..."shesaidinanunsteadyvoice."Notunlessyou’lltakemewithyou