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Chapter 26

           Butasthedayspassed,shefoundreasontodistrustboth:forinspiteofboth,shecouldnoterasefromherthoughtstheimageofthemanwhohadsocompletelycaptivatedherimagination.

           Thereweretimeswhenshehatedhim,ortriedtodosowhenshecouldhavekilledhim,orseenhimkilled,withoutmakinganefforttosavehim!Theywerebutmoments;eachsucceededbyanintervalofmorerighteousreflection,whenshefeltthatthefaultwashersalone,ashersonlythemisfortune.

           Nomatterforthis.Itmatterednotifhehadbeenherenemytheenemyofallmankind.IfLuciferhimselftowhominherwildfancyshehadoncelikenedhimshewouldhavelovedhimallthesame!

           Anditwouldhaveprovednothingabnormalinherdispositionnothingtoseparateherfromtherestofwomankind,alltheworldover.Inthemindofman,orwomaneither,thereisnoconnectionbetweenthemoralandthepassional.Theyareasdifferentfromeachotherasfirefromwater.Theymaychancetoruninthesamechannel;buttheymaygodiametricallyopposite.Inotherwords,wemaylovetheverybeingwehateay,theonewedespise!

           LouisePoindextercouldneitherhate,nordespise,MauriceGerald.Shecouldonlyendeavourtofeelindifference.

           Itwasavaineffort,andendedinfailure.Shecouldnotrestrainherselffromascendingtotheazotea,andscrutinisingtheroadwhereshehadfirstbeheldthecauseofherjealousy.Eachday,andalmosteveryhouroftheday,wastheascentrepeated.

           Stillmore.

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