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Chapter 14

           

           ButtheoneinfluencethatwasaffectingandtroublingandchanginghimnowwashisinfatuationforHortenseBriggsthanwhichnomoreagitatinginfluencecouldhavecometoayouthofhisyearsandtemperament.Sheseemed,afterhisfewcontactswithher,tobereallytheperfectrealizationofallthathehadpreviouslywishedforinagirl.Shewassobright,vain,engaging,andsotrulypretty.Hereyes,astheyseemedtohim,hadakindofdancingfireinthem.Shehadamostentrancingwayofpursingandpartingherlipsandatthesametimelookingstraightlyandindifferentlybeforeher,asthoughshewerenotthinkingofhim,whichtohimwasbothflameandfever.Itcausedhim,actually,tofeelweakanddizzy,attimes,cruellysearedinhisveinswithminuteandwrigglingthreadsoffire,andthiscouldonlybedescribedasconsciouslust,atorturesomeandyetunescapablethingwhichyetinhercasehewasunabletoprosecutebeyondembracingandkissing,aformofreserveandrespectinregardtoherwhichshereallyresentedintheveryyouthsinwhomshesoughttoinspireit.Thetypeofboyforwhomshereallycaredandwasalwaysseekingwasonewhocouldsweepawayallsuchpsuedo-ingenuousnessandsuperioritiesinherandforceher,evenagainstherself,toyieldtohim.

           Infactshewasconstantlywaveringbetweenactuallikeanddislikeofhim.

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