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Chapter XXVII. When Waters Engulf Us We Reach For A Star

           Nowhesetituponhisdeskandwentouttowardthesafe.Forsomereasonhedidnotwanttofillitoutinthebigroom.Firsthebroughtthebillsandthentheloosereceiptsoftheday.Hewouldtakeitall.Heputtheemptydrawersbackandpushedtheirondooralmostto,thenstoodbesideitmeditating.

           Thewaveringofamindundersuchcircumstancesisanalmostinexplicablething,andyetitisabsolutelytrue.Hurstwoodcouldnotbringhimselftoactdefinitely.Hewantedtothinkaboutit—toponderoverit,todecidewhetheritwerebest.HewasdrawnbysuchakeendesireforCarrie,drivenbysuchastateofturmoilinhisownaffairsthathethoughtconstantlyitwouldbebest,andyethewavered.Hedidnotknowwhatevilmightresultfromittohim—howsoonhemightcometogrief.Thetrueethicsofthesituationneveronceoccurredtohim,andneverwouldhave,underanycircumstances.

           Afterhehadallthemoneyinthehandbag,arevulsionoffeelingseizedhim.Hewouldnotdoit—no!Thinkofwhatascandalitwouldmake.Thepolice!Theywouldbeafterhim.Hewouldhavetofly,andwhere?Oh,theterrorofbeingafugitivefromjustice!Hetookoutthetwoboxesandputallthemoneyback.Inhisexcitementheforgotwhathewasdoing,andputthesumsinthewrongboxes.Ashepushedthedoorto,hethoughtheremembereddoingitwrongandopenedthedooragain.Therewerethetwoboxesmixed.

           Hetookthemoutandstraightenedthematter,butnowtheterrorhadgone.Whybeafraid?

           Whilethemoneywasinhishandthelockclicked.

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