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Chapter XXVII

           ThepresentthepassingsecondoftimewasallIhadinwhichtocontrolandrestrainhimamovementofrepulsion,flight,fearwouldhavesealedmydoom,andhis. ButIwasnotafraid:notintheleast.Ifeltaninwardpower;asenseofinfluence,whichsupportedme. Thecrisiswasperilous;butnotwithoutitscharm:suchastheIndian,perhaps,feelswhenheslipsovertherapidinhiscanoe. Itookholdofhisclenchedhand,loosenedthecontortedfingers,andsaidtohim,soothingly 

           "Sitdown;I’lltalktoyouaslongasyoulike,andhearallyouhavetosay,whetherreasonableorunreasonable." 

           Hesatdown:buthedidnotgetleavetospeakdirectly. Ihadbeenstrugglingwithtearsforsometime:Ihadtakengreatpainstorepressthem,becauseIknewhewouldnotliketoseemeweep. Now,however,Iconsidereditwelltoletthemflowasfreelyandaslongastheyliked. Ifthefloodannoyedhim,somuchthebetter. SoIgavewayandcriedheartily. 

           SoonIheardhimearnestlyentreatingmetobecomposed.IsaidIcouldnotwhilehewasinsuchapassion. 

           "ButIamnotangry,Jane: Ionlyloveyoutoowell;andyouhadsteeledyourlittlepalefacewithsucharesolute,frozenlook,Icouldnotendureit. Hush,now,andwipeyoureyes." 

           Hissoftenedvoiceannouncedthathewassubdued;soI,inmyturn,becamecalm. Nowhemadeanefforttoresthisheadonmyshoulder,butIwouldnotpermitit. Thenhewoulddrawmetohim:no. 

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