dsilent;then
suddenly,foraninstant,thereseedachange;sheroseonherelbowandanahifyoudidbutknow”
shefellbabranceofherpastsufferings,
joinedtothepresentshock,threothenervousnvulsionsihadjustcaldbythegisflove,apohenunknoe,butinctivelyiheldherhgentle
forehenervous
tionse
thatievertouchedit;theniagaintookherhandandsatlookingattherooallbroplechintz
curtains,atthetoilettabledrapedinafashionnothenplacesofaattresspoetryiuld
readinthatrooenunciationsofluxuryforherself;theonlyluxurybeingitsspotlessarriednun,
filledentshecrucifixof
herbed,andaboveittheportraitofheraunt;then,oneachsideoftheholyadebyherself,
hlocksoftheirhairheytlearetreatfora
anade
thehandsostofhersexjealoussuchberhe
daughterofanillustriousfalyoutherdays,sunkenatthisntinanguish,anddenyingherselfthelovethatghthavefortedherhidden,irreparableforher
slayer,tearsoftheslayerforhisvictiechildrenandanileftittheuntwas
e;heseedtoseekasadiatingpoween
hielfandhisyhands,exclaing,”stay,stayh
us,felix”
”unfortunately,”isaid,”nsieurdechesselhasaparty,andabsencearkbutafterdinneriu”
heleftthehouseetotheloehout
speaking;thenheaingnottokno
he,”forheavenssake,nsieurle
te,letheageyouraffairsifitpleasesher,anddonttother”
”ihavenotlongtolive,”hesaidgravely;”shesufferlongthrough;headisgivingway”
heleftinaspasfinvoluntaryselfpityafterdinneriretuedfoeedertsauf,terif
sucharriage,ifsuchscenes,how
uldshesurvivetheongslourderhis
duringthatdayiunderstoodthetorturesbyheuntwases
thesethoughtsstunned;iuldsaynothingtohenriettebywordofuth,butispentthenightiningtoherofthethreeorfourlettersthatieihavekeptonlythebeginningofone,hhistotoexpress
nothing,andtospeaktooyselfonlytohave
thoughtofher,itysoulwasin:
todadertsauf:
hoanythingsihadtosaytoyouhehousei
thoughtofthentheinyourpresence
yes,ythoughtsnolonger
inkeepingyoursoulensyour
beauty;then,too,thehappinessofbeingnearyouissoineffableastoeffaeeetiaointo
abroaderlife;iaikethetravellerbsarockandseesbeforehineeyoutalkeiaddnew
treasurestotreasurytherelies,ithink,thesecretoflongandinexhaustibleaffectionsicanonlyspeaktoyouofyourselfyouinyourpresenceiaoodazzledtosee,too
happytoquestionhappiness,toofullofyoutobeself,tooeloquentthroughyoutospeak,tooeagerinseizingthepresentnttoreerthepastyoustthinkofthisstateof
intoxieitsnsequentstakes
,ihaveuragetosay,dear
henriette,thatnever,inallthenyjoysyouhavegiven,neverdiditastesuysoulerthat
dreadfulstorhroughan
urage,youcatoyourselfalonee,inthetof
yourchaereialone
knoaanhroughtheportals
ofdeathshereenterslifehthedahtintingherbrooniesehoords,evenyour
edpaltryhesoundofthatadoredvoicein
itselftheeingledhdivinensolations
blessedhthegiftofyourfirstthoughtiknewyouwerebrilliantansplendor,butyesterdayifoundanewhenriette,ightbeneifgodso
freedfrohebodilytraelsheardorsofthe
soulahthouajesticin
thyprostrationyesterdayifoundsothingrebeautifulthanthybeauty,soresparklingthanthe
lightofthineeyes,perfusforherearenowordsyesterdaythysoulouldhave
openedheartanddetheelivethereyesterdayilosttherespectfultiditye;thy
usnearertogetherthen,hecrisispassed
andthouuldstbearouratsphereoncere,ikneitwastobreatheinunisonanyprayersroseupto
heaveninthatntsinceididnotdieasirushedthroughspaan
enthasleft
riesburiedinsoulhneveragainwillreappearuponitssurfaceandleavetearlessyes,thefearsysoulparablygreaterthanall
sorroe,justasthejoysh
thouhastgiven,dearetealthoughtoflifewillbeforevergreaterthananyfuturejoygodybepleasedtograntthouhastdeprehendthelovedivine,thatsurelove,sureinstrengthandinduration,thatknoorjealousydeepestlanpseintothathiddenlife
otions;itwasanawful
thingtofindthisabyssattheopeningoflife,abottoessabyss,adeadseathisdreadfulaggregationofsfortunessuggestednythoughts;atfirststepinto
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