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Chapter XXXIV

           "Iscornyourideaoflove,"Icouldnothelpsaying,asIroseupandstoodbeforehim,leaningmybackagainsttherock. "Iscornthecounterfeitsentimentyouoffer:yes,St.John,andIscornyouwhenyouofferit." 

           Helookedatmefixedly,compressinghiswell-cutlipswhilehedidso. Whetherhewasincensedorsurprised,orwhat,itwasnoteasytotell:hecouldcommandhiscountenancethoroughly. 

           "Iscarcelyexpectedtohearthatexpressionfromyou,"hesaid:"IthinkIhavedoneandutterednothingtodeservescorn." 

           Iwastouchedbyhisgentletone,andoverawedbyhishigh,calmmien. 

           "Forgivemethewords,St.John;butitisyourownfaultthatIhavebeenrousedtospeaksounguardedly. Youhaveintroducedatopiconwhichournaturesareatvarianceatopicweshouldneverdiscuss:theverynameofloveisanappleofdiscordbetweenus.Iftherealitywererequired,whatshouldwedo?Howshouldwefeel?Mydearcousin,abandonyourschemeofmarriageforgetit." 

           "No,"saidhe;"itisalong-cherishedscheme,andtheonlyonewhichcansecuremygreatend:butIshallurgeyounofurtheratpresent. To-morrow,IleavehomeforCambridge:IhavemanyfriendstheretowhomIshouldwishtosayfarewell. Ishallbeabsentafortnighttakethatspaceoftimetoconsidermyoffer:anddonotforgetthatifyourejectit,itisnotmeyoudeny,butGod. Throughmymeans,Heopenstoyouanoblecareer;asmywifeonlycanyouenteruponit. 

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