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Chapter XXXII

           IamsureitwouldbenefithimtotalkalittleaboutthissweetRosamond,whomhethinksheoughtnottomarry:Iwillmakehimtalk." 

           Isaidfirst, "Takeachair,Mr.Rivers." Butheanswered,ashealwaysdid,thathecouldnotstay. "Verywell,"Iresponded,mentally,"standifyoulike;butyoushallnotgojustyet,Iamdetermined:solitudeisatleastasbadforyouasitisforme. I’lltryifIcannotdiscoverthesecretspringofyourconfidence,andfindanapertureinthatmarblebreastthroughwhichIcanshedonedropofthebalmofsympathy." 

           "Isthisportraitlike?"Iaskedbluntly. 

           "Like!Likewhom?Ididnotobserveitclosely." 

           "Youdid,Mr.Rivers." 

           Healmoststartedatmysuddenandstrangeabruptness:helookedatmeastonished. "Oh,thatisnothingyet,"Imutteredwithin. "Idon’tmeantobebaffledbyalittlestiffnessonyourpart;I’mpreparedtogotoconsiderablelengths." Icontinued, "Youobserveditcloselyanddistinctly;butIhavenoobjectiontoyourlookingatitagain,"andIroseandplaceditinhishand. 

           "Awell-executedpicture,"hesaid;"verysoft,clearcolouring;verygracefulandcorrectdrawing." 

           "Yes,yes;Iknowallthat.Butwhatoftheresemblance?Whoisitlike?" 

           Masteringsomehesitation,heanswered, "MissOliver,Ipresume." 

           "Ofcourse.Andnow,sir,torewardyoufortheaccurateguess,Iwillpromisetopaintyouacarefulandfaithfulduplicateofthisverypicture,providedyouadmitthatthegiftwouldbeacceptabletoyou. 

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