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Chapter XIII. His Credentials Accepted: A Babel Of Tongues

           Hadnotshe?Wasnotsheatthisverymomentquitealone?Whowasthereamongallwhomsheknewtowhomshecouldappealforsympathy?Notone.Shewaslefttoherselftobroodandwonder.

           “Icouldbecontent,”wentonHurstwood,“ifIhadyoutoloveme.IfIhadyoutogoto;youforacompanion.Asitis,Isimplymoveaboutfromplacetoplacewithoutanysatisfaction.Timehangsheavilyonmyhands.BeforeyoucameIdidnothingbutidleanddriftintoanythingthatoffereditself.Sinceyoucame—well,I’vehadyoutothinkabout.”

           TheoldillusionthatherewassomeonewhoneededheraidbegantogrowinCarrie’smind.Shetrulypitiedthissad,lonelyfigure.Tothinkthatallhisfinestateshouldbesobarrenforwantofher;thatheneededtomakesuchanappealwhensheherselfwaslonelyandwithoutanchor.Surely,thiswastoobad.

           “Iamnotverybad,”hesaid,apologetically,asifheowedittohertoexplainonthisscore.“Youthink,probably,thatIroamaround,andgetintoallsortsofevil?Ihavebeenratherreckless,butIcouldeasilycomeoutofthat.Ineedyoutodrawmeback,ifmylifeeveramountstoanything.”

           Carrielookedathimwiththetendernesswhichvirtueeverfeelsinitshopeofreclaimingvice.Howcouldsuchamanneedreclaiming?Hiserrors,whatwerethey,thatshecouldcorrect?Smalltheymustbe,whereallwassofine.Atworst,theyweregildedaffairs,andwithwhatleniencyaregildederrorsviewed.Heputhimselfinsuchalonelylightthatshewasdeeplymoved.

           “Isitthatway?”shemused

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