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Chapter XXVIII. A Pilgrim, An Outlaw: The Spirit Detained

           

           “I’llnothaveanythingtodowithyou,”saidCarrie.“Iwanttogetoffthistrain.Wherearewegoing?”

           “ToDetroit,”saidHurstwood.

           “Oh!”saidCarrie,inaburstofanguish.Sodistantanddefiniteapointseemedtoincreasethedifficulty.

           “Won’tyoucomealongwithme?”hesaid,asiftherewasgreatdangerthatshewouldnot.“Youwon’tneedtodoanythingbuttravelwithme.I’llnottroubleyouinanyway.YoucanseeMontrealandNewYork,andthenifyoudon’twanttostayyoucangoback.Itwillbebetterthantryingtogobackto-night.”

           ThefirstgleamoffairnessshoneinthispropositionforCarrie.Itseemedaplausiblethingtodo,muchasshefearedhisoppositionifshetriedtocarryitout.MontrealandNewYork!Evennowshewasspeedingtowardthosegreat,strangelands,andcouldseethemifsheliked.Shethought,butmadenosign.

           Hurstwoodthoughthesawashadeofcomplianceinthis.Heredoubledhisardour.

           “Think,”hesaid,“whatI’vegivenup.Ican’tgobacktoChicagoanymore.I’vegottostayawayandlivealonenow,ifyoudon’tcomewithme.Youwon’tgobackonmeentirely,willyou,Carrie?”

           “Idon’twantyoutotalktome,”sheansweredforcibly.

           Hurstwoodkeptsilentforawhile.

           Carriefeltthetraintobeslowingdown.Itwasthemomenttoactifshewastoactatall.Shestirreduneasily.

           “Don’tthinkofgoing,Carrie,”hesaid.“Ifyouevercaredformeatall,comealongandlet’sstartright.I’lldowhateveryousay.I’llmarryyou,orI’llletyougoback.Giveyourselftimetothinkitover.

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