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And as for Evelina, she tended the flowers in the elder Evelina's garden with her poor cousin, whose own love-dreams had been illustrated as it were by the pinks and lilies blooming around them when they had all gone out of her heart, and Thomas Merriam's half-bold, half-imploring eyes looked up at her out of every flower and stung her heart like bees.
When she found me inexorable in refusing Evelina's attending her to Paris, she peremptorily insisted that she should at least live with her in London till Sir John Belmont's return. I remonstrated against this scheme with all the energy in my power; but the contest was vain; she lost her patience, and I my time.
She felt a new strength of body and a fresh clearness of mind as, with grim patience, she set herself to wait. The clocks in the house were all still. Miss Evelina's watch had long ago been sold. There was no town clock in the village, but the train upon which she had come was due shortly after midnight.
Evelina's funeral had been very expensive, and Ann Eliza, having sold her stock-in-trade and the few articles of furniture that remained to her, was leaving the shop for the last time. She had not been able to buy any mourning, but Miss Mellins had sewed some crape on her old black mantle and bonnet, and having no gloves she slipped her bare hands under the folds of the mantle.
Well, I ain't said yes YET leastways I told him I'd have to think it over; but I guess he knows. Oh, Ann Eliza, I'm so happy!" She hid the blinding brightness of her face. Ann Eliza, just then, would only let herself feel that she was glad. She drew down Evelina's hands and kissed her, and they held each other.
"If it WAS anything like rheumatism, my grandmother used to make a tea " Ann Eliza began: she had forgotten, in the warmth of the moment, that she had only come as Evelina's messenger. At the mention of tea an expression of uncontrollable repugnance passed over Mr. Ramy's face. "Oh, I guess I'm getting on all right. I've just got a headache to-day."
"I don't believe I could have forgotten that day, though," she said to herself. But she was glad that Evelina had forgotten. Evelina's disease moved on along the usual course, now lifting her on a brief wave of elation, now sinking her to new depths of weakness. There was little to be done, and the doctor came only at lengthening intervals.
Let me ask you of the man. You said, I think, that he still lives?" "Yes." Miss Evelina's voice was very low. "He is well and happy prosperous?" "Yes." "Do you know where he lives?" "Yes." "Has he ever suffered at all from his cowardice, his shirking?" "How should I know?" "Then, Miss Evelina," said Ralph, his voice thick with passion and his hands tightly clenched, "will you let me go to him?
He was told that I would be disfigured for life that every feature was destroyed except my sight. That was enough for him. He asked no more questions, but simply went away." "Coward!" cried Ralph, his face white. "Cur!" Miss Evelina's eyes gleamed with subtle triumph. "What would you?" she asked unemotionally.
"Oh," said Ann Eliza nervously. "I'm always well in health," she added. "I guess you're healthier than your sister, even if you are less sizeable." "Oh, I don't know. Evelina's a mite nervous sometimes, but she ain't a bit sickly." "She eats heartier than you do; but that don't mean nothing," said Mr. Ramy. Ann Eliza was silent.
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