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Chapter 47

           Itcouldbedoneitcouldbedoneswiftlyandsimply,werehenowofthemindandheart,orlackofitwithhimswimmingswiftlyawaythereaftertofreedomtosuccessofcoursetoSondraandhappinessanewandgreaterandsweeterlifethananyhehadeverknown.

           Yetwhywashewaitingnow?

           Whatwasthematterwithhim,anyhow?

           Whywashewaiting?

           Atthiscataclysmicmoment,andinthefaceoftheutmost,themosturgentneedofaction,asuddenpalsyofthewillofcourageofhateorragesufficient;andwithRobertafromherseatinthesternoftheboatgazingathistroubledandthensuddenlydistortedandfulgurous,yetweakandevenunbalancedfaceafaceofasudden,insteadofangry,ferocious,demoniacconfusedandallbutmeaninglessinitsregistrationofabalancedcombatbetweenfear(achemicrevulsionagainstdeathormurderousbrutalitythatwouldbringdeath)andaharriedandrestlessandyetself-represseddesiretodotodotodoyettemporarilyunbreakablehereandnowastaticbetweenapowerfulcompulsiontodoandyetnottodo.

           Andinthemeantimehiseyesthepupilsofthesamegrowingmomentarilylargerandmorelurid;hisfaceandbodyandhandstenseandcontractedthestillnessofhisposition,thebalancedimmobilityofthemoodmoreandmoreominous,yetintruthnotsuggestingabrutal,courageouspowertodestroy,buttheimminenceoftranceorspasm.

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