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Chapter XXIX

           "Shehasapeculiarface;fleshlessandhaggardasitis,Iratherlikeit;andwheningoodhealthandanimated,Icanfancyherphysiognomywouldbeagreeable." 

           NeveronceintheirdialoguesdidIhearasyllableofregretatthehospitalitytheyhadextendedtome,orofsuspicionof,oraversionto,myself. Iwascomforted. 

           Mr.St.Johncamebutonce:helookedatme,andsaidmystateoflethargywastheresultofreactionfromexcessiveandprotractedfatigue. Hepronounceditneedlesstosendforadoctor:nature,hewassure,wouldmanagebest,lefttoherself. Hesaideverynervehadbeenoverstrainedinsomeway,andthewholesystemmustsleeptorpidawhile. Therewasnodisease. Heimaginedmyrecoverywouldberapidenoughwhenoncecommenced. Theseopinionshedeliveredinafewwords,inaquiet,lowvoice;andadded,afterapause,inthetoneofamanlittleaccustomedtoexpansivecomment, "Ratheranunusualphysiognomy;certainly,notindicativeofvulgarityordegradation." 

           "Farotherwise,"respondedDiana."Tospeaktruth,St.John,myheartratherwarmstothepoorlittlesoul. Iwishwemaybeabletobenefitherpermanently." 

           "Thatishardlylikely,"wasthereply. "Youwillfindsheissomeyoungladywhohashadamisunderstandingwithherfriends,andhasprobablyinjudiciouslyleftthem. Wemay,perhaps,succeedinrestoringhertothem,ifsheisnotobstinate:butItracelinesofforceinherfacewhichmakemescepticalofhertractability." 

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