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Chapter 28. Nobody’s Disappearance

           

           Shebrokeamomentarysilencebyinquiringifheknewthatpapahadbeenthinkingofanothertourabroad?Hesaidhehadhearditmentioned.Shebrokeanothermomentarysilencebyadding,withsomehesitation,thatpapahadabandonedtheidea.

           Atthis,hethoughtdirectly,‘theyaretobemarried.’

           ‘MrClennam,’shesaid,hesitatingmoretimidlyyet,andspeakingsolowthathebenthisheadtohearher.‘Ishouldverymuchliketogiveyoumyconfidence,ifyouwouldnotmindhavingthegoodnesstoreceiveit.Ishouldhaveverymuchlikedtohavegivenittoyoulongago,because—Ifeltthatyouwerebecomingsomuchourfriend.’

           ‘HowcanIbeotherwisethanproudofitatanytime!Praygiveittome.Praytrustme.’

           ‘Icouldneverhavebeenafraidoftrustingyou,’shereturned,raisinghereyesfranklytohisface.‘IthinkIwouldhavedonesosometimeago,ifIhadknownhow.ButIscarcelyknowhow,evennow.’

           ‘MrGowan,’saidArthurClennam,‘hasreasontobeveryhappy.Godblesshiswifeandhim!’

           Shewept,asshetriedtothankhim.Hereassuredher,tookherhandasitlaywiththetremblingrosesinitonhisarm,tooktheremainingrosesfromit,andputittohislips.Atthattime,itseemedtohim,hefirstfinallyresignedthedyinghopethathadflickeredinnobody’sheartsomuchtoitspainandtrouble;andfromthattimehebecameinhisowneyes,astoanysimilarhopeorprospect,averymucholdermanwhohaddonewiththatpartoflife.

           Heputtherosesinhisbreastandtheywalkedonforalittlewhile,slowlyandsilently,undertheumbrageoustrees.

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