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II. He Is Set upon by Adversities but He Sings a Song

           

           “Thenyouweretooquicktosee!Notrueloverwouldhaveseenanysuchthing;youaretoosevereuponme,Clym—Iwon’tlikeyourspeakingsoatall.”

           “Well,Imarriedyouinspiteofit,anddon’tregretdoingso.Howcoldyouseemthisafternoon!andyetIusedtothinkthereneverwasawarmerheartthanyours.”

           “Yes,Ifearwearecooling—Iseeitaswellasyou,”shesighedmournfully.“Andhowmadlywelovedtwomonthsago!Youwerenevertiredofcontemplatingme,norIofcontemplatingyou.Whocouldhavethoughtthenthatbythistimemyeyeswouldnotseemsoverybrighttoyours,noryourlipssoverysweettomine?Twomonths—isitpossible?Yes,’tistootrue!”

           “Yousigh,dear,asifyouweresorryforit;andthat’sahopefulsign.”

           “No.Idon’tsighforthat.Thereareotherthingsformetosighfor,oranyotherwomaninmyplace.”

           “Thatyourchancesinlifeareruinedbymarryinginhasteanunfortunateman?”

           “Whywillyouforceme,Clym,tosaybitterthings?Ideservepityasmuchasyou.Asmuch?—IthinkIdeserveitmore.Foryoucansing!Itwouldbeastrangehourwhichshouldcatchmesingingundersuchacloudasthis!Believeme,sweet,Icouldweeptoadegreethatwouldastonishandconfoundsuchanelasticmindasyours.Evenhadyoufeltcarelessaboutyourownaffliction,youmighthaverefrainedfromsingingoutofsheerpityformine.God!ifIwereamaninsuchapositionIwouldcurseratherthansing.”

           Yeobrightplacedhishanduponherarm

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