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Chapter XXXIV

           Diana,whochancedtobeinafrolicsomehumour(shewasnotpainfullycontrolledbyhiswill;forhers,inanotherway,wasasstrong),exclaimed 

           "St.John!youusedtocallJaneyourthirdsister,butyoudon’ttreatherassuch:youshouldkisshertoo." 

           Shepushedmetowardshim. IthoughtDianaveryprovoking,andfeltuncomfortablyconfused;andwhileIwasthusthinkingandfeeling,St.Johnbenthishead;hisGreekfacewasbroughttoalevelwithmine,hiseyesquestionedmyeyespiercinglyhekissedme. Therearenosuchthingsasmarblekissesoricekisses,orIshouldsaymyecclesiasticalcousin’ssalutebelongedtooneoftheseclasses;buttheremaybeexperimentkisses,andhiswasanexperimentkiss. Whengiven,heviewedmetolearntheresult;itwasnotstriking:IamsureIdidnotblush;perhapsImighthaveturnedalittlepale,forIfeltasifthiskisswereasealaffixedtomyfetters. Heneveromittedtheceremonyafterwards,andthegravityandquiescencewithwhichIunderwentit,seemedtoinvestitforhimwithacertaincharm. 

           Asforme,Idailywishedmoretopleasehim;buttodoso,IfeltdailymoreandmorethatImustdisownhalfmynature,stiflehalfmyfaculties,wrestmytastesfromtheiroriginalbent,forcemyselftotheadoptionofpursuitsforwhichIhadnonaturalvocation. HewantedtotrainmetoanelevationIcouldneverreach;itrackedmehourlytoaspiretothestandardheuplifted. 

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