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III. She Goes Out to Battle against Depression

           

           “Well,well,asyouwill.MustIcometofetchyou?”

           “Ifyoureturnsoonenoughfromyourwork.Butdonotinconvenienceyourselfaboutit.Iknowthewayhome,andtheheathhasnoterrorforme.”

           “Andcanyouclingtogaietysoeagerlyastowalkallthewaytoavillagefestivalinsearchofit?”

           “Now,youdon’tlikemygoingalone!Clym,youarenotjealous?”

           “No.ButIwouldcomewithyouifitcouldgiveyouanypleasure;though,asthingsstand,perhapsyouhavetoomuchofmealready.Still,Isomehowwishthatyoudidnotwanttogo.Yes,perhapsIamjealous;andwhocouldbejealouswithmorereasonthanI,ahalf-blindman,oversuchawomanasyou?”

           “Don’tthinklikeit.Letmego,anddon’ttakeallmyspiritsaway!”

           “Iwouldratherloseallmyown,mysweetwife.Goanddowhateveryoulike.Whocanforbidyourindulgenceinanywhim?Youhaveallmyheartyet,Ibelieve;andbecauseyoubearwithme,whoamintruthadraguponyou,Ioweyouthanks.Yes,goaloneandshine.Asforme,Iwillsticktomydoom.Atthatkindofmeetingpeoplewouldshunme.MyhookandglovesareliketheSt.Lazarusrattleoftheleper,warningtheworldtogetoutofthewayofasightthatwouldsaddenthem.”Hekissedher,putonhisleggings,andwentout.

           Whenhewasgonesherestedherheaduponherhandsandsaidtoherself,“Twowastedlives—hisandmine.AndIamcometothis!Willitdrivemeoutofmymind?”

           Shecastaboutforanypossiblecoursewhichofferedtheleastimprovementontheexistingstateofthings,andcouldfindnone.

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