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To some one overhearing them they might have been deemed as of unsound mind, though they were only talking in love's volapuk. They resembled each other, these two beings, as nearly in bodily fancies as in other ways.
"Yes," said Ralph, "because I shall not need to think of you again, for I shall never stop thinking of you; and I shall not try to see you again, because I know I shall. I shall go away, but I shall come back again; and I shall never give you up, though every friend forbid and every cloud in the heavens break!" The gladness broke into his love's face in spite of all her gallant determination.
The sticks signified roses and geraniums. It had been a delightful garden alas, yes! We great, grown-up men we play just so: we make ourselves a garden with what we call love's roses and friendship's geraniums; we water them with our tears and with our heart's blood; and yet they are, and remain, dry sticks without root.
Again and again did Dick share his Love's hand with another man, and wheel round; then, more delightfully, promenade in a circle with her all to himself, his arm holding her waist more firmly each time, and his elbow getting further and further behind her back, till the distance reached was rather noticeable; and, most blissful, swinging to places shoulder to shoulder, her breath curling round his neck like a summer zephyr that had strayed from its proper date.
But even in the latter case, if two white persons were really languishing in this dreadful land, our path was clear. We must go on in faith until we saved them or until we died. "Our life is granted, not in Pleasure's round, Or even Love's sweet dream, to lapse, content; Duty and Faith are words of solemn sound, And to their echoes must the soul be bent,"
There is also a large class of women who do not absolutely need to earn money, who nevertheless will be better and happier to do so. Independence is very sweet, and even if for love's sake a woman chooses to give it up, it is more inspiring to make a deliberate sacrifice of it than to be dependent because she must be.
Thus did Marie de Mirancourt, for love's sake, condemn herself to exile, thereby rendering possible among other things Julius's continued residence at Brockhurst.
As she leaned towards him, filled with worship, her trembling hands held the lamp ill, and some burning oil fell upon Love's shoulder and awakened him. He opened his eyes, to see at once his bride and the dark suspicion in her heart. "O doubting Psyche!" he exclaimed with sudden grief, and then he flew away, out of the window.
Leigh was far from being mollified by this platitudinous commiseration, though he credited the kindness of heart that gave it birth; and he took leave of the president without further remark. Then he went out into the twilight, more deeply humiliated than ever before in his life. His loss of Felicity had been sweetened by love's triumph.
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