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R T O NE — CH A P T ER
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a st or y nigh t in N ovember ; out o f
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doo rs the w ind sw ung through the street in a
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head thrown back her hands clas ped behind her her
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look dri fte d from her eyes like a shadow be fore the
sun .
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So ? He shut his book reluctantly
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A nd .
the supper ? ”
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The supper has been ready for half an hour .
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cr amped bedrooms upstairs w as one persistent waiting ,
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she said and another robbery Whi t e s gang this
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sharply with her h and Father she cried do say ”
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priceless he said “
Merovin gian — ten hundred
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chimney .
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Why my child ? Are you not content ? Is the
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li fe not good ? ”
made me mad to see the sea The world and the sea .
B ut father ,
logue .
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The catalogue His head was bent again .
want to go bac k ? ”
B ack where ?
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Oh back into li fe ; back i nto when you were
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wish
Solny tapped the table with a gesture not unlike
her o wn . You talk too much he said again ,
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The catalogue
Slowly she got to her feet and cross ed the room
her sense keen as razor blades were racing at the
s, ,
He turned a page .
Father
The bo ok dropped .
are mad .
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her breath .
Q ui k father the lamp !
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Y o u are ad he faltered again
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bac k ? ”
wind and sei zed the copper lamp ten seconds later
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door. Anna he called waveringly
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Ann a .
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Solny res po nded inau di bly ; his voice had the pit
eousness o fa child s
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Father ! she said afresh
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You can hear it .
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It s away behind .
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agai nst her arm but she mo v ed him aside and took
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B ut Anna
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h er arm . Ifyou m us t go go by the yard into the ,
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Passage it s easier it s safer than the front door
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whistled in her ears she let the door fall open and
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pawn shop with its Haunting sign then the tiny cul
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there pause d .
her ; faint and yet distinct came the sound that she
h ad heard from the parlour — the noise o f massed
feet and voices that is like no other sound on earth
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as did his .
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Anna watched it steadily With a throb o f ex .
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with a vague impulsiveness that always marks a
o b t h e press swayed towards her
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. oving in upon ,
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The crowd wa v ered towards her then receded m o ,
e nt aril
y the b reath from many throats was ca rried
chase h ad been a h ot o ne .
ru it o f o n e man against fi f
ty She tightened her
g y .
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He was a sm all man she said I saw hi m ,
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That s right Small he was B ut look sharp
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ag ain .
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Maybe she h idin him volunteered another
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Se v eral exclamations followed this followed in ,
very straight .
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Stop ! she c ried
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Stop ! Her voice rang ;
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t rem bled and there w as a sin ging in her e ars Sh . e
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someone was movin g steadily nearer inch by inch .
was small and de formed his face had the bl uish hue
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pl ace
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y ?
His lips moved but no sound came ; he had c ut
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itselfwith a rush .
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If you don t really nee d me Ann a ’
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know I ha v e been much upset to night His glance -
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her head and her teeth glea med ; she had gained a
new standpoint though an unrealised one
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the stran ger s face then quite calmly she tied up his
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Father she said suddenly
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suppose he ne ver ,
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wakes at all ? ”
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returning world was a pair o f brilliant e ves and
a ont h that qui v ered in its eagerness to smile ;
and the welcome was so exhilarating and so ne w
th at he forgot his troubles his pain and the inci ,
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For a while I thought you were dead And do .
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put his hands under the man s lean arms and raised ’
any way .
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strength Of course !
. sh e cried with a laugh
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Of course The cupboard is as open as the day ”
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o fthe fire .
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I ll set the kettle to boil and then put three
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is n t it father ?
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Already Fraulein , .
you called ? ”
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Fraulein you know that I cannot stay here
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Y ll know that
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voice .
m y place ”
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N ot wants Fraulein ,
hear ? ”
B ut Fraule in ,
o fyou to go
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He looked up helplessly .
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It is n t very kind o f yo u when I want you to
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st ay
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What in E nglish you call a beggar he said harshl y ,
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the word .
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PA R T O NE —C H A P TER I V
May I come in
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m
The voice brought a sudden colour to his face and
a de him raise h is hand to the unsightly bandage
o n his head .
Anna .
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source .
his knees ; then she lea nt against the foo t rail and
prepared to watch him ea t .
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A fter a full m inute s silence she spoke agai n ’
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with a firm protecti v e touch
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t will go from yo u — right away fr om you See ! .
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o fthe darkness ?
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No not laughing
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Thirty He sighed”
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I belie v e I could squeeze hardest See ! She .
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It was not pain he said ha tily It wa ,
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B ut I want to know no w v at w as it ? .
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He was silent .
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Johann what w as it ?
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T was eleven o clock when Anna slung a bas ket
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o v er her ar and went out to buy dinner fo r
the day She was arket w o an and cook in
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o flentils some co f
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fee and dried figs then her errand ,
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finished sh e turned homeward The reflection o f
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blood .
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Father she cried as she swun g into the shop
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W hat Johann
, W h o gave you lea v e to dress ? ”
t a inly about .
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See n by day his face looked meagre ; and the de
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o xit
y that by night h ad appea red shadowy showed ,
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onions and broke up the celery but her eyes and her ,
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it i s.
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h i face
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Suppose you begin at the beginning Most ,
voice .
again .
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I ha ve been with him fo r ten years ; it
w as he who taught me the E nglish — to speak and
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He called me to his pri v ate room
paused again .
understand .
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you why It is beca use I ha v e feared him all these
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that m akes men like him rule men like me always ; -
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I am comin g to that He moved nervously . .
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It m ust reach her in three days ; I am going to
trust it to you He opened the case and showed
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v aluate he said
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Ne v er see beyond your own
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horizon.
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I hesitated for a mo m ent It was not that I .
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He shifted his position awkwardly I did noth .
Do you hate me
Y ou Ho w silly She tossed back her plait .
Do you despise me ?
What a question ! Tell me what you said to
Golst oc k
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Well ?
I consented to do the errand J oh ann s voi ce ” ’
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I would n t ha v e consented
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The end ca me through a countryma n— a bi g
Austrian with a yellow beard He ca me on board .
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was then in a sudden second that I felt his gaze o n
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Go on Go on Anna s eyes flashed
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still rang in her ears making dull echoes ; and she
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B ut Johann
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Johann I want to underst and
, She rose and ”
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B ut Anna s back was turned
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It is n t a hun .
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and contemptuous .
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as I was ma e
he said gently d I could be
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I was a wretch ! B ut I am so rry Will that .
do ? ”
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Because it is impossible Im possible There . .
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B ut why
Because I am a fraid I know men cannot kill .
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ing more forget ful e v ery day there s the shop want ’
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eyes from the jewel to her face from her face b ack ,
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agai n “
Wh at can I do with it ? What am I to
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do ? ”
right
He cowered again Oh but I dare not I dare .
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not ! ”
He turned to her .
Say it in words
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I trust you
That s right ! N ow listen I 11 take your j ewel
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Anna !
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Yes Don t say anyt hin g I ll take it
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Her .
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again .
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is longer th an the crossing of the de sert .
m
the thr on gs o f people the ,
wai ted for the next that w as to take her on her way .
m
b rown serge and she became alive to the stron gest
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dragged but did not swerve she reac hed the house
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The contact with a human prese nce b raced her ;
the trepidation vanished an d her courage ca e cree p
ing back .
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D oes Mrs axt ead li ve here ? she as ked He r
as level and direct ; b ut the
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from he said
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For a second the man s dignity choked hi m ; then ’
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Anna s lips parted but quite as swi ftly they close d
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again and at the same instant the an strai ghten e d
himself Fro behind a curtain on the right o f the
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Stand in for a minute he said ; and keep on
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F or Anna t here followed a di f ficu lt mo m ent a ,
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impulses forgot her o wn exist en ce even in the su dden
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That sh e mu t e e you ma am ; she says noth s s ,
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mg ore .
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Yes ma am ,
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Well ma am , He considered
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Her clothes .
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Yes ma am ,
B ranks de ferenti ally withdrew
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You may follow me he said and his v oice ,
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back .
PA R T ONE —C H A P T E R VI I I
thirty with dark hair and delicate skin but with e ves ,
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ity an d a distinction that were magnetic — a woman
who need never fear a cro wd .
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so well
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certainly have a w ay Where in the world do you .
thought .
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should knock
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but
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My dear child there is no such word C ome ! , .
know .
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I ! My dear child I find too many things to ,
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merchant makes his profit by I am hopelessly co m
erc ial you see —to the finger tips
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companion s face
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stopped The plunge was ta ken and she felt like the
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the spray from his eyes and looks about She looked .
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round wondering how big the splash had been
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paused .
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Well she said h un iedly you will never get
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Who t old you where to b ring it ? T he voice
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I cann ot tell you that .
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ways .
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ment she tore the clas p from its covering and held
it out Take it ! she said
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ta ke it ? ”
done it I can go no w
. She walked to the door ”
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Wait for a minute The voice was essenti ally ”
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No .
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She turned “
I d like to know why you pre
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Then what ? ”
she said
Yes —at mysel f The wom an raised her b ril
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again ifI were to ask ? She laid her hands with ”
and smiled .
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For a moment Anna s pride wave red She looked
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A n d you are not t oo an gry t o shake hands
no t vexed at all — Her fingers
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now .
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turned the other s pressure I sh all c ome —when
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open the hall door ; then the cool kee n air blew ,
hersel f .
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Inside the roo m o fpink lights and mau v e sh adows ,
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L e t her put on her hat and send h er t o me ,
here .
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Y es m a am
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Yes ma am , B ranks retired
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It is a look in itsel f she said suddenly and aloud ,
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The o ne thin g t o set a match to the world —the
o n e thin g that really lights Her han ds dropped
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to her sides .
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P A R T O NE —C H A P T ER IX
Well ? he said ”
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She walked up to him took off her hat and threw
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and the ill smelling o il lamp had not yet been lit ;
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his head .
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Johann she whispered rapturously I have seen
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timorously lo w .
Why li fe o fcourse ! Li fe !
, , She shook hi m a
little then looked away into the darkness o ver his
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He made no response .
Johann ”
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Yes .
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Tell me what it is .
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I was foolish Anna ; it was the sadness o f the
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g l a . t h
P A R T O NE CH A P TE R X
hand .
side by side .
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No w w arm yoursel f Is it snowin g again ? I
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len gth.
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rese mbles a shootin g plant The bare bo ugh is ri fe
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final word .
people who are keen and you must never mix the
two ; they m ee t and t ouch they are necessary to ,
croac h in
g on the principle o f her theme She g a e . v
and clas sed myself Some people find the proc ess .
di f
ficult ; it ca m e rather easily to me ”
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MM
ac kn owled ed h er o wn being
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rs. ax t e ad gazing abstractedly into the o v er
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me with hundreds o f acquaintances and a thousand
pounds a year She stopped again and picking
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glance .
to listen .
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Please talk on she said ,
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caress her o w n .
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she laughed .
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I flatter mysel f that my position in li fe is
quite unique In four years I ha v e hel ped q uite
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made by the simple means o f never expectin g
and ne v er allowin g h i to make love She .
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dry sand ”
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grave .
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cream please ,
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t k a tiny cake
oo .
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o ne might call them the oil for the locks ; bu t
bitterness is such an unq u alified i take She at e s .
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A ll n e w sensations are quieting fo r their o wn
duration Mrs . ax t e ad sat still f
. or a space o f
time ; her fingers toyed w ith c r teacup then with i ,
play .
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c old questioning
, and b ri ght her fin gers unerring
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Ann a caught her bre ath uneas ily and turned round .
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What s that ? she said
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Wh at s it called
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There was a sil v er m atch box on the piano Mrs -
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s truck a matc h .
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the parted lips the su ddenl y narrowed pupils o f the
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eyes Mrs axt ead looked swi ftly from one to the
. .
R ome than o n e
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Did I expect you t o understand ? She rose
and laid her hand o n the girl s arm No w I am ’
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g oin g to ask for a concession I w ant to he ar yo u r .
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says that in E ngland it i wiser to be brief ”
s .
Je w eh
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A nna nodded .
race
Anna took a step bac k No My father ne v er . .
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speaks o fhis religion or o fhis people he says that
he h as suffered too much fo r both He says that God .
m
is for everyone to find with h is own lamp He is a .
MM
strange man y father - She stopped .
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m
to look towards the glowing coal s ; An na stood
otionless At las t the former broke the silence
. .
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She spoke earnestly with the ea rnestness o fa child
, .
m
laughed gently and drew the girl across the room ;
by the man telpiece she released her ar and sank o n
to the settee “
As for those pictures
. She sat up ”
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m
“
E veryo ne who makes a dream she said puts ”
m
with the cu rious mouth She nodded towards
the picture on the mantel shel f That an puts -
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Oh I know cried the girl
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John Desin ski .
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s ometi m es he d f
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L ittle Anna ! When my ships come home " B ut
then his v oice would break o ff sho rt and he (I ”
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bring fortune to u all It w as v ery sads . .
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s .
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She shook her head .
holding .
m
the two round marks where for years she h ad knelt
morning and night to whisper — sometimes ech an i
cally sometimes with an excess o fardour the aspi
,
the orange crossed the blue was the great sta in that
,
m
himsel f w as nailed into the deal co ffin and ca rried
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o fstri f
e It w as the li v ing hour o f the day Poles
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She looked till her eyes ached then she rose and ,
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Twel v e already ! C ome in Johann my work s , ,
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Would you be nervous to day — if you were ,
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across the room at the wist ful face and the twisted
body so pain fully conscious of itsel f
, Joh ann .
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passed to the door and li fted her hat fro m the hook .
me ? ”
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Johann gave one o fhis rare harsh laugh ,
Johann
ent l
y . Grudge ! You know I would lie down
under your feet to bring you one little wish .
since yo u came ?
Unkind He tried to sm ile .
Then what
He shook his head .
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You won t tell ’
sa
y g ood b ye -
glas s .
Ah so ! E nj oy yoursel f my child
, He bent , .
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where in her o w n li fe .
m
t oo much
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An na ga 7e d at hi in question .
m
bitte r t o day He walked across the shop
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held out .
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hi m of her He looked up labori o usly ;
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MM
deep ch air and stretched her feet to the fire .
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p h o ricall
y between her fingers
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Then as a cat with.
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Mrs . M
w as a thrill in her voice
she l ooked
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My dear little Anna you are so very youn g ! ,
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In t h e gallery people are force d t o stam p —t o
rest thei r fee t .
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m
white ; her fingers mo v ed hesitatingly c o nsideringly , ,
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You are c ruel Unjust and cru el ! What you
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line by line .
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m
b reath The words were the words o f a fine pla y ;
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at the at in ee they had been spoken by a fine
actress ; but n o w in the quiet o f the fi
, religh t fro
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little pale when Anna laid down the book her sure
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the old fashi oned chest o f drawers stood Anna ;
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m ade it hers .
fre sh
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and read it in your own room with your door locked , .
envelope afresh .
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lett r it is
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A NN A —
Y DE A R
a question —
Tl1ls is not an ( ay it is not a
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T o be candid is the privilege o f the strong ,
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in your voice in the e xas peratin gly ini m itable
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Th at was a month ago and I was prophetic ; ,
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world by a year or t w o .
m
li fted the letter to the light again .
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you ha v e ambition though you ha v e n t di scove i
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unusually strong .
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Gi v e yourself to me and there is nothing to
which you may not attain Thanks t o your nation .
m eans .
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You admire my house ; I have een your adm i s
m
abo v e it all v ou will ha v e vour ambition to keep
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m
you s traight I fee l y frozen enthusias m tha w
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All that I have o ffered you I can give — and
m ore. Mentally I see your generosity leap up
as you read this ; but that must not be As I .
are these
First we enter into a ten years bargain not a
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Were I to s peak to you face to face to give you ,
sit io n ; it is f
m
T o be concise my meaning lies like this
, If .
to me — to be born afresh .
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My dea r c hild in your present li fe there is an
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No You are going to be too grea t ; you are
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dry eas ily at sixt een For the rest I have taxed
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and unerring ; for the seco nd time she let her hand
fall
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Johann where did these logs c ome fro m
,
She
nodded towards a pile o fw od tac ked to dry in the o ,
s
m
li fe in which Johann s lips and Johann s words and
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logs
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She raised her voice
Johann where did they co me fro —t h ese
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He m ade a deprecating sound You have often .
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Johann
Yes Ann a
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Joh ann you have done the work o f t h e whole
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you
Johann w as silent and e mbarrassed .
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Johan n when ,
I shall find ti me .
mean that you will sit up half the ni ght that you -
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The words d ropped sepa ratel y incontesta bly; for ,
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Johann h e r e yes were direc t h e r hands were
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this for m e ? ”
ing b ut a tou ch .
m
felt the tide of blood recede .
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Johann, sh e said again “
wh d you d
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Quite s t eadily he returned her glan ce The glow .
m
had gone from his face as the light from a quen ched
candle . Yes that is what I mean Y ou sav ed e
, .
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And if one lost God ? Her words were low ”
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Johann yo u aid o nce I trust you
, s Will you ‘
m
With a sharp mo v ement he caught h er han d .
always
F or a m ment h e looked down at his bent head
o s
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ring her sight ; her perplexity and her doubt met and
broke in a sob.
“
Tears flo w easily and dry eas ily — at sixteen ! ”
her chair .
m
concertin g Her fi gure was limp her face m arred
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by sleeple ssness and tear s .
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Because
. MShe twisted her fingers
Mrs axtead sat very st ill
Anna come here .
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miserable
Mrs ax t ead s voice broke in again —lo w silky
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Nine weeks .
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Anna nodded
And —this is not m eanness it is necessity ; I
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What do you want ? she asked afte r a pause”
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nent when she hid her eyes Her v oice had never .
o ffer P ”
change o fkey .
in that ?
Anna took a deep breath For the first time t h e .
m
warmth and scent o f the room seemed to su ffocate .
M
Y es you are right
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And you can tell me candidly tell me that , ,
A nna s caution
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for him
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hands
Wh en did I say it ? she said slowly H w
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did I say it ?
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She lea nt for w ard in her chair
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flash she turned the bri ghtness o f her eye upon the
g irl . W hat ha v e you t say 9 o
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I suppo se —I am like a mouse in a trap h e ,
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s
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In five years she said we will both remembe r
,
”
,
good co ntrol .
”
“
Did he m ake you his co nfidant e in the jewel -
af fair s
"
A dangerous position ! ”
only friend ? ”
m
Yes .At the root o f Anna s voice there was a
” ’
M
Oh no I don t know ! I don t know ’ ’
, .
M
The whole letter ?
Mrs axt e ad looked up
.
“
N ot quite the whole
.
writing ran “
I com m end your philosophy ! F o r
,
m
without waitin g for an answer she read on again .
“
My fingers itch after my lost me ssenger w ho ,
m
mysel f to the v alue o f the stones I ha l l u ge . s r
you s m i le ! ”
M
That is Golst oc k ”
.
Her lips opened sti ffly Mrs axt ead read their . .
m
In that letter she said you have the whole
“
,
”
,
“
I have never seen this A ust rian m you know
that B ut I ha v e made a picture o f him through
you —through Golst oc k through my maid Cé
.
coward ! ”
“
Yes he is a coward ! Y o u say that if he lost
,
m
beyond that I do not think Ifhe goe t o his pun . s
m
well s t o night and come to me in the morning ; I
-
o fthe door
The words
were faint relucta nt
, If I were —t o come
.
“
MM
Ho w h ard you are
rs .axt ead laughed
she said
.
“
It is like a doctor
m m
m
LD S olny t by the parlour fire i ,
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m
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g e ; a o a e ,
m
and f ork ne wly poli sh ed in expe ct a tion o f her co
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w alk
m
He o pe n ed t he book again
”
.
.
out .
S h e sighed .
child .
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v ague .
“
Father which is eas ier to mend — a broken
,
m
His head drooped .
“
One makes li fe so long he said that a an ,
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,
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m
from a dream .
up his book .
“
Father she said Father Go od nigh t !
.
“ -
”
m
o ver buttons and halted at the tying o f knots
m
plai t ed her hair ; then she ro se and li fting her hat ,
boots .
the rail and let her eyes rest long and steadily on
,
m
she dropped to the ground picked up her boots and
, ,
look f eyes ; its fam iliar obj ects the sense o f out
o
m
great eyes seemed to pierce her soul The door into .
rush .
co unter ; the quiet une v ent ful round o fbar ter would
,
with a little cry she spran g back her hand upon the ,
m
m
E v en n o w he was awake In sudden fear she drew
.
surface Shakin gly she sti ffened her wrist wiped the
.
,
. M
buddin g leav es and promise On either side o f
Mrs ax t ead s hall door was a narrow win
’
-
.
m
flood o f humanity thickened ; with each new morn
m
ing blinds were raised t rades e n s ladders borne
,
’
air.
audible relief .
,
”
“
Ma am — miss
’
He was somewhat inc o
herent . We hav e heard o f your su cces miss s, .
M
It 8 good to be home again Branks Where s
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.
,
“
B ranks ! ”
M
Y es mis
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s.
,
Ah
M
She turned and fl e w up the stairs
Mrs ax t ead laid down her newspaper with the
.
very skies ! ”
M
kissed the other s cheek ’
.
see me
The other smiled again “
You know I never say .
”
.
,
Ask me wh y I came .
I ha v e asked ”
.
m
There w as a pause .
mm
How lo v ely o fyou to have a e Ann a crossed
the o and knelt on the white rug “
I ve been .
”
turned round .
“
It was two ni ghts ago at th e Archduchess s ’
m
her singin g seems to tighten round one s heart I ’
thinking —making i
.
w as standing by mysel f
.
, but with her fin ger on
,
Anna ”
.
m
Yes .
”
m
”
.
I tired o fbrilliance
’
.
”
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me to bed like a naughty child ,
m
forget that the very hoardin g s in the streets talk o f
'
y o ur co in
g You will be a nine days
. wonder when "
m
the nine da y wonder B ut Jeanne I do want to
s
’
.
, ,
M
eet your gu e sts ; I do want to listen to the crowd .
”
y dear child
Anna mo ved quickly forward ; there was colour in
her face and h er eyes gleamed Jeanne h e said . ,
”
s
I
’
venot been seen Le t me enj oy the blessin g ?
.
Jeanne
The appeal w as irresistible Mrs ax t ead s lips
tightened then relaxed at las t she laughed
. . M .
’
room .
”
dinner Mrs
FT E R ax t ead rose
M
I am breakin g my own prece pts Jeanne , .
asked.
“
I wanted to be shallow t o night and my mind -
,
always demoralising
”
.
14 2 THE CI R CL E
l er slight alert figure were apparent to the glance .
m
Anna she said you think I don t see your
,
” “
,
’
mm
and ca u ght the other s h and Jeanne wha t a fool
’
’
Ia ! I
—and you know I am S he freed her ha nd again
.
”
,
M
and pushed back her hair .
m
The posting was to be my first act o f emancipation
my first act ; I saw vself r nning through the u
TH E CI R CL E 14 3
m
o fe v ery day ; in the third I wrote them e v ery month ,
-
and not always e v ery o nt h ; in the fourth I ,
“
At the end o f the fi fth year o h you Knew the ,
m
my triu ph at the C onservatoi re yo u ca me to me ,
,
M
ax t ead s glance was fixed o n the sky with
.
’
m
m
Now ? Anna li fted her head ”
There s no .
“ ’
‘
Jeanne —fo r that I ha v e learnt the l esson
,
’
.
sa
y I
‘
h ate you ! I h te y u ! as I once sa ida I o
’
.
M m
window .
Mrs ax t ead mo v ed so f
. tly into the roo and
set a light to the groups o f ca ndles han ging from
the wall Then she walked back to Anna and
.
ner v ou l y s .
M
thoughts 3 You are very com prehending Jeanne , .
”
m
her head attracted by a fresh sound The swing of
, .
y ,
m
the glimmer o fj ewels and the so ft tones o fwomen s ‘
m
m
upon her face ; then silently repl acing them she
, ,
M
the room .
she was leaning bac k agai nst it her eyes lowered her , ,
girl s face
’
B ut what ha v e you been doing ? Your
.
M m
the stranger s eye and stopped ’
.
I introduce him no w ? ”
. M
tan o f his skin She was noting each item when
Mrs axt e ad spoke again
Mr Strode is favoured by Fate she said
.
He
.
.
.
,
I ’
m
Anna smiled again and Strode laughed
a fraid he said that Mrs
rather like a lightning fla h She drops into dingy
,
”
,
ax t e ad s ,
s .
. M
.
“
I hardly kn ow ; at best o f times it s an un ’
She turn ed once m ore and met his eyes and the con ,
again .
“
B ut I thought Jeanne said Can ada ? She ”
“
She said Cornwall as well He s m il ed
.
”“
I .
gloves .
years .
”
Studyin g ? ”
talk o ftheirs .
”
m
step
I wish you d come to C ornwall he said i pul
’
,
”
sivel
y I don t know why but I feel we d grow t o
’
,
’
the sea that levels things — prej udice and form ality
1 52 TH E C I R CL E
m
and thin gs He stopped and smoothed his fault
”
.
m
lessly smooth hair His speech h ad the slight an .
,
”
,
’
v
power .
”
w ith a smile .
she let the rings slip to her lap and brou ght her
fi uger tips to gether
-
.
M
in gold and wore slippers o f Oriental m ake She
, .
p repa rin g f
o r a day in bed !
”
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. M
Mrs axt ead laughed her satirical laugh
in bed make me realise the gra v e
D ays
She gave a little .
”
.
it utside my bath
o She li fted the co ffee cup to her
.
”
-
“
B ut I ve come to a conclusion concerning you
’
M
It was her most confidential her most familiar pose , , ,
’ ’
,
“
Jeanne h o w inhospitable — h o w very horrid of
,
, o She .
’
her lips .
,
’
.
”
breath .
M
E ngland I th ink .
tone.
“
There is a great slope of roc k at T rescar and a
stretch f heather and rather a pict uresque view
o , .
m
t o rub her nails .
m
A an with three pro vinw s is apt to have
sup erfluous possessions she said dryly No I ,
”
. .
’
M
o fthin g s Jeanne ; no w they somehow won t g et said
’ ”
.
,
“
Jean ne ”
.
“
Yes ”
.
m m
M aurice St rode ”
.
Anna blushed “
Yes ; the A erican ; the an
.
MM
I am a relation a cousin or somethin g o f yours ”
.
, ,
ifthat is all
”
.
“
Jeanne .
”
Yes .
”
M
You are exasperatin g
m
Mrs . ax t ead lau ghed very so f t ly Anna too k .
“
Jeanne
”
.
Well P ”
m
Her companion noted both th ough her head was ,
RS . M A X T EA D
leant bac k against a
com fortably cu rved rock and sh ifl ed
her white parasol till its shadow fell
ac ross her book ; f or ten minutes she
m
w all o f gorse and b racken c rossed by a thread like,
-
m
w hile abo v e all f ul filment o f the mo rning s promise ’
, ,
MM
e xquisitely to one hour in t h e twenty f our -
.
Anna 3
A nna ti rred luxuriously
s S h e lay at full length
.
M
in the flower beds on the lawn
-
I i magine I understand .
”
truth .
”
No
No
M
”
.
“
Jeanne she said turnin g w ith a sudden impulse
,
”
, ,
“
why is it th at one can never be really an gry with
you ?
M
”
m
present and com b ine to ignore him when he is
,
“
That all theories are fallible Anna laughed .
”
“
His enlightening Anna turned round .
f flowe rs -
o f grass .
She stopped .
M
sistent you are Jeanne ,
“ ”
.
,
,
”
Anna ! ”
M
about his eyes She spoke with a little rush .
”
.
m
them in the hall They had lunched .
m
held A nna s hand for a m oment and sa w th at t h e
’
M
“
This is v ery g ood o f you he said gently ; t hen
,
”
,
”
m
.
,
utinied
THE CI R CL E 1 67
“
Worse . Y ou see thre e people
, can
’
t (line to
m
Ofco urse not ”
.
m
Ifyou re sarcastic I going to sto p
’ ’ ”
.
,
go o n.
tion Jeanne !
M
”
,
m
say that Maurice was thinki ng qu ite absolut ely o f
m
e B ut who is this m ysteri ous individual ? ”
“
R a ke up your cour age ! All en are alike to
me .
”
death P
Doctors responded Mrs ( axt ead promptly
,
”
. .
M
pl easure o f meeting yo u Just appreciate that ”
. .
m
Mrs axt ead waited to touch her hair then she
.
,
m
looked round I ll smell chloro for every time I ’
m
.
mi g ht ha v e been an undertaker .
”
. M ,
up interestedly .
sh e said .
“
No t as you understand the word He smiled .
M
you like to na m e B ut it s only a the ry as Mrs .
’
o , .
M
Hallo Penrhyn ! Talki ng o f geniuses in Mrs
, .
M
P e nrh yn s f ace expressed as tonishment He looked
’
.
again
Mrs
.
. M
ax t ead laughed You are un fair Mau
rice ; you know that I bar trade the moment I put
.
,
M
Penrhyn bent forward “
For the sake of the .
theorists Mrs , ax t ea d . .
”
T H E C I R CL E 17 1
agai n .
M
friend s fac e
’
.
m
stood aj ar and the fine scent o fmignonette blew in
, ,
m
two they could follow the high rose hedge already
,
-
,
soon
Strode said nothing He was looking across the .
M
lawn towards the cli ff .
M
play that ? Y o u know that I hate it .
Mrs ax t e ad stopped
.
“
Doctor Penrhyn h a .
s
Wedding March .
”
m
pends he said dryly
,
”
Our host might be co n .
“
looks .
”
P A R T T W O —C H A P T E R V I I
HE
waters o f the creek shone green in
the m ornin g light S t rode in a flannel .
l ark s son g
’
.
m
Anna th reading her w ay down the steep path
, ,
moored boat met her gaze and she stood still again ,
“
One moment ! he called as he raised his hat
”
, .
Is n t it a glorious day ?
’
He held out his hand ”
.
considerate
“
No special reaso n I d like to seem a decent
.
’
land .
“
No w yo u ve got your way let me have mine ?
’
m
“
When the crew m utinies she said it s time
“
,
”
,
’
in her eyes .
her arm .
“
Th ere are times w hen a man see m a fool he s ,
”
“ ’
I ve cared fo r you since that first night in town .
Anna ?
A pu ffin sailed round the stern o fthe boat looked ,
Anna
At las t Anna turned ; there was a light in her eyes
and her smile was very sweet When she Spoke
.
“
I think you are more worth carin g for than any
body in the world she said simply and her warm
,
”
RS . Mnewsp pershook
A X TE A D the sheets
and skimmed the
out
o f h er a
the day that t w o hours be fore had lain coo lly o n the
,
very score .
”
m
Her eyes sparkled Specul ation my dear Mau .
,
“
I wish I could H is eyes sought An na s bu t
” ’
.
!
course
Mrs M
ax t e ad poured some cream into her cup
. .
eyes .
“
Though somehow I look upon hi m leni
ently ; I ve b een starvin g mysel f for hal fan hour
’
, , .
”
”
.
M
goat cropping the grass ever so high abo v e , .
”
M
pla te and set it down .
M
e ffect He stopped .
su ch a savin g o f ti m e
”
.
m
Strode laughed If Penrhyn has missed a meal
.
,
his hand .
“
Since when have we become ceremonious she
said ignoring the hand
,
.
He t urned to A nna “
Will you P .
her plate .
“
Maurice !
Not another word Mrs ax t ead ; I m o f
,
turned back
,
She looked up
.
u s along to tea
Trans
.
.
M
parent as you are Maurice you shut out the sun
, , .
”
at fi v e
.
”
He l oo ked toward Anna but she had s ,
, .
M
Under the cli ff Jeanne it was impossi ble ”
m
then her l as hes fell Because he cares fo r me
.
“
My dear Anna yo u have a wonderful power
, .
M
Get up and ring fo r a n ew breakfast ! As for
aurice Strode I made up my mind ten months
ago that you and he should m arry ; it took me f o ur
years t o find a genius it h as ta ken m e eleven to
,
THE CI R CL E 187
M
Jeanne
Mrs . axt ead her hand and held it up .
D on t !
’ ”
she B lame is bracing but ,
RS . M
lay back in her long
A X TEA D
deck chair and held up her hand -
.
g rass
.
M
What a prophet o fevil She smiled .
lying o n the lawn shi fted his hat from his face and
,
laughed .
as I f ed the birds
m
”
.
m
l
MM
She looked at hi m for an instant then her glan ce
met rs axt e ad s and she smiled
.
’
, B ow to the .
inevitable I suppose
, .
”
only the very young and the very happy walk ; their
forms were silhouetted straight and clear against the
orange sky ; and as they turned to the right and ,
M
the white gate swun g to behind them Strode s ca re ,
’
m
Maurice ha v e y u e v er h ad anything o n your
, o
ind
He looked at her hu morously Of course .
“
.
”
Bu t why
Because she mo v ed her fingers e tless l y
”
r s
v oice .
u nderstanding W as I right ? .
”
m
lenient to yo u .
”
do ? She laughed
”
.
o f the cli f
f and the full majesty o f the sea spread
,
M
current gales ; and below sharp against the water , ,
m
I care for you beyond anything in t h e world ,
plateau .
m
You ha v e t oo many g ood things already ”
.
you a pin
He searched the lapel ofhis coat “
N o won t it .
’
do without
“
Of course not You d lose one b ud and the ’
.
,
quite still .
”
pence left .
”
Anna ca m e nearer
This is a coin with a history —o r rather the
.
“
,
Maurice
No excuse s He smiled and felt for h er hand
.
”
.
eyebrows .
give m e my way .
”
M
would have the physical energy to res ist anyt hing
t o—
”
night . ay I light m y pi pe ?
1 98 THE CI R CL E
on me at the time ; it s m ade so rt o f echoes e ver ’
“
Well then it began in an uncommon way
, , .
”
teeth “
He was a man I had met on shipboard
.
v alked down
o r s m oke .
“
The shop was very low ceiled very mu ty - s
“
One minute ! I ll strike a light ! He struck ’ ”
pick ed it up .
“
Keep it for the present ; it might slip ag ain
”
.
control .
m
very unpleasant to me ; but I found that watchin g
the m ost en grossin g thing I d ever done The an ’
”
.
j ar.
“
When we left the shop he said ,
”
, I questioned
2 02 TH E C I R CL E
the night and precisely as I pas sed the door it
,
-
.
,
u
p and down I.w orked on him hung back urged , ,
him o n .
”
Strode paused His tobac co pouch was .
-
,
In ,
“
And I won Anna ! I won ! ,
”
”
.
.
2 04 TH E CI R CL E
St rode pulled gently at his newly lit pipe Of -
.
“
“
Why o fcourse 9 ‘ ’ ”
m
the tale as the poo r beggar told it me There were .
t oo s .
,
“
Yes I know the type Anna answere d dully
, , .
“
Well they took him in — the girl and her
,
m
bit thin gs went all right Then the inevita ble ca me . .
again .
mm
again ; he paused to pull it to a glow On that
o ing
A wave of expectan cy sick and deadly shook , ,
“
E xactly The shock turn ed his b rain He s ’
,
THE CI R CL E 2 07
len gth .
“
Oh yes she did ; to my mind that was her
,
a o
g .Incredible as it sounds that man is still cli ng ,
, .
News
Yes — the oddest news In pas sing by a win .
w as
know
2 10 THE CI R CL E
prominent thought —a great envelopin g reli ef that
her face could not be seen .
it aw ay ! ”
m
“
A b,she said lin geringly
”
,
-
.
“
I ll say good bye here Maurice Doc t or Pen
’
-
, .
“
Poor little girl ! Strode raised her face and
”
,
’
m e to Doctor Penrhyn .
”
It s harder to go
’
Her voice so unded tired
.
”
.
Good night-
She touched h is hand remindin gly .
“
You ll be glad to see me ?
’ ”
2 14 THE CI R CL E
For an instant their lips held each other then ,
m
He wai t ed for a minute un certainly then with a ,
M
The dinner gon g h ad sounded through the house
-
.
’
.
MM
There was silence then the thunder crackled
acro ss the sky rs ax t ead knocked
. ag i n . a
TH E CIR CL E 2 15
a lone
”
.
“
On the dressing ta ble Anna h ad returned t o ”
-
.
M
mM
o f light shot though the room
her eyes .
h al f an hour ”
.
Anna
m
The girl moved to t h e dressing table There was -
.
storm
M
”
.
taken it w ell .
”
M
”
.
torrent o f sound .
Th e rain
The rain at last ! Mrs ax t ead w alked to
M
J e anne I ha v e a fa v our to as k ”
.
,
“
I ve been wanting t o ask it ever since you
’
The
”
.
THE CI R CL E 2 19
c en t rat e d to li f
e .
at the clock .
“
In here Strode rose and pushed his papers
.
”
I ll see to it myse l f
’
.
m
Only twelve
”
.
How lon g ay I st ay
Fi ft ee n minutes ; I 11ta ke you back then W e ’
.
T o morro w
-
ness t h at ca n t wait
’ ”
.
M
Th e pe rple xity le f t his eyes and he s m iled .
m
Sh e did n t kno w at ei ght
’ ”
.
Oh a telegra
,
You 11 lose the poppies and the sea for a bit ; but
’
“
T was never to tell me the famous se cret ?
That secret that you did m e out o f on the cli ff .
”
m
ni ght ? ”
“
Poor little girl ! S it down again and let me
take ca re o f you ? ”
m
in g I m ust say what I ca m e t o sa ”
y
.
.
He ade a resi ne d
g ge st ure.
2 24 THE CI R CL E ‘
sort
She smiled faintl y N o it is n t rubbish o fthat
.
’
sort.
”
L e t s ha v e it out
’ ”
.
N ot an gry ”
.
Hurt
Possibly ; I don t quite kn o w ’ ”
.
226 THE CI R CL E
drew her b ack to the desk There will be no .
“
bac k .
”
Her lips were cold but she met his gaze staunchly
, .
“
My dear child the harassing world is a m an s
,
’
“
Perfectly to an hour .
”
“
As you have done every other year Sail and .
his eyes.
“
That is a v ery easy programme to m ake out he ,
”
and fishing are poor spo rt when one has tried love .
m uch ?”
m
window .
Mauri ce ?
He wheeled round and looked at her . Have n t
’
you kn own all alon g that a saint would give you any
thin g you asked if you only put it to hi m
,
eye sparkled
rs. A ept d W t
axt ead s
’
s . cc e ha
a word They h ve gone mad it s the s l on
! a ;
’
ea
ever thought .
Jeanne
’
.
m
question never hinte d by a word that I was not
,
papers
rsMM
voice w as very lo w
ax t e ad be gan f
.
.
oldin g and so rt in g t h e
It h as been the m ost aw ful week o f my
.
m
no w Las t night com pensate d for everything Las t
. .
m
We won t talk a bout the reception she said
’
,
”
m
patience than I e v er dreamt I possessed ; I have been
inhu an — nothin g less Now that the ordeal o f .
o f li f
e ; then all in an hour everythin g collapsed .
,
She ”
it now .
”
m
Anna s m iled a lit t le Ah that was the dramatic
.
,
M
pillows .
M
weeks
Mrs. ax t ead moved nearer by a step A fter .
m
night we should control the m arket B ut fi rst the .
w i lling horse
”
.
“
Weeks and weeks o f no responsibility — no
study —no rehear sals .
”
l ntaly still .
2 34 THE CI R CL E
papers do not get to T rescar ; I know Mauri ce cares
nothin g for the m ; still —st ill one can never tell , .
li a lot
M
o fthings
”
p y f .
.
.
“
You h ave never told me a lie, An na ! A nd
“
Of course not and yet Oh I ad m it myse lf
, ,
m
She walked quickly towards the door then in the ,
again ! ”
’
.
, ,
M
any more Her voice rose
.
”
.
“
No ! Let me say what I can say n o w while
I want to say it Something h as happened : it
.
,
’ ’
.
’
M
her hand Loyally Jeanne R emember
”
“
. . .
,
T was late
ernoon on the las t day in May
af
t .
M
h eat that had prevailed for a fortnight was allayed .
m
m oved restlessly from the trees to the sky was hed ,
u su al
. She looked a wom an who was bearing a
m
mental st rain the weight o f which she hardly ad
,
“
A nna ! I ve j u t been lookin g for you
’
s
”
.
THE CI R CL E 239
M
slipped loosely through the slee ves o f her fur travel
ling wrap Mrs axt e ad noted the point
- . . .
of f her gloves .
M
your desk to gi ve me inspiration .
”
MM
not about business she said at len gth ”
.
,
MM
the letter was to Maurice
r s. ax t ead s hand almost trembled
’
Well say on ,
.
”
M
I ha ve decided that Maurice must know ”
.
“
I m a fraid I have not u sed any t act
’
.
”
What
m
Oh don t bla m e me Jeanne ; don t blame me
,
’
,
’
.
to m e
M
”
.
“
This is Friday my en gagement at the Co rinthian
ends to morrow night
M She stopped
m
”
-
. .
say
.
“
Look at somethi ng else Jeanne ; I abominate ,
being summed up
M
”
.
sticks .
”
“
Let me write fo r you ? With half a sheet o f
notepaper Maurice can be m ade to understand It .
m
Anna remained rigid You don t understand
.
’
.
m
doin g .
”
“
It is a very dangerous game A an ca n have .
an o v erdose o fenlightenment
”
.
M
I know ; but you don t understand ’
.
”
m
The other laughed curtly And did you supp ose .
condi t ions shi eld it from its own mista kes I have
, .
M
I am sorry t odi sappoint you Jeanne ,
”
.
sorry Jeanne
,
”
.
M
the mantelpiece and pressed the bell .
IGHT
o clock struck as Strode stood on
’
y
e lo
p de
and b e aut ified almost beyond belie f .
m
po ckets of his coat a cigar between his lips There
, .
off ulfilment .
you
Stro de s re v erie melted He turned with a co rdial
’
.
you P
The other returned the pressure of his hand
v ague l y Bound fo r the old gri nd ? he a ked
.
”
s ,
a winner ?
Strode was silent for a moment ; then he laughed
with deep amusement .
“
You v e hit it old chap ! I have struck some
’
,
, ,
m
S t rangfield stood immovable for a second ; then
his eyeglas s dropped fro his eye he turned about ,
doors .
m
roué roused by the town to the remembrance o f his
,
in
He put his hand on the doo r leading into the
corridor then he st ood still A roar o f applause
, .
“
It is I you see , I return The
accent was v ery perfect tn e faintly delicate sug
gestion of the R ussian burr to be caught by an ,
m
then the physical crampedness o f his position forced
m
hi to stir He walked slowly ac ross t h e narrow
.
m
duri n g a perform ance Orders are very strict sir .
, .
”
m
laid a so verei gn on the desk .
m
his hea d .
m y pl ace sir
“
,
,
”
.
m
C all so m ebody and look sharp ,
”
.
m
paper s on the desk sir
’
,
”
.
waitin g for ? ”
m
his ears He ran do wn the passage and met the
.
an
That ’
11 do ,
”
he said sharply .
“
Just show m e
“
Well man out with it !
, ,
“
I saw her maid sir — not the dresse r sir b ut , , ,
Ah
“
No sir I was n t to be put off; I stuck at it At
, ,
’
.
G ood A nd then
Mdlle w as most regretful sir but
. He , ,
you d understand
’
sho w s done ?
’ ”
m
with a ban g .
“
B randy and — soda
-
he said laconically ; then
suddenly he caught sight o f his face in the mirror .
m
int hian but that does n t co unt A ft er the first
’ ’
.
,
m
m y mind A fter all it w as h er privilege t o see me
.
,
M
She h as n t arrived ? ’ ”
m
down .
“
Not as yet The ca rri age me ets her at a .
v ery low .
M
There was a fresh pause Thr ee minutes passed .
,
m
,
Maurice ! ”
Yes
.
”
b l ind look e d o ut
,
Ifyou w ant plain speaking he
.
,
”
m
I see I o v erlooked the v alue you men set upon
,
‘
Good God ! he said quietly do I seem as big
”
,
a cad as that ? ”
m
h e n io n was clearer than that o f most
s With a harp . s
all o fit fro the other side the other point o fview , .
M
his clasped hands .
Mrs ax t e ad ro se
. Poor child she said .
“
Oh but that was n t all I laid it on ; I saw
,
’
.
wonder much .
”
that .
”
She rose and crossin g t o the mantelpiece
,
m
be en trying to recall thin gs but the more I harass
sel f the blanker they get One thin g I m sure ’
y .
o f thou g h
,
THE C I R CL E 63
And that
That I gave my c ursed perso n al opinion prett y
freely ; that I spoke o f her as branded — un fit for
M
He rose again and walked to the window .
m
Mrs ax t ead said nothing Her head w as bent
. .
,
looked up .
head .
“
W h y should n t I tell you ? You see it ’
,
to night
-
He stopped and looked down then ,
MM
house under a len gthy pre sure s .
th at s quite correct
’
She talked very fast without
.
”
,
,
-
,
M
with a slight cras h .
,
-
”
down Mrs . M
There was a pause B ranks loo ked discreetly
ax t ead glanced apprehensi v ely at
.
.
Strode .
a trifle grey .
“
To every hotel within reach to night ; to the-
Good night !
-
He drew away his hand and w alked
”
t o the door .
Maurice
He turned bac k .
her sides .
m
m
“
Y es he said
,
”
I believe I do understand .
”
m
T was e arlv forenoon but the light that filt e rel
,
m
caught by the stoop acqu i red o f late years that
, ,
made .
strained .
m
done .
Don t ! he said ’ “
Do n t ! It s all right all
”
.
’ ’
,
quite right .
”
, ,
“
See ! he said gently
”
I always knew .
always
”
.
sl ate .
m
s
There is so m e faith be fore which we stand agha t .
m
at the very first The warmth was oppressive ; she
.
”
him back .
y .
tired he said
,
”
I h ave never seen any one look so
.
“
Your o wn little roo m is just as it used to be ; I
have cleaned it every day
For an instant her face paled and she turned
away then she m as tered he rs el f Thanks Johann
“
. ,
“
not no w — not j ust no w ; you are too t i re d
She met his gaze excitedly Y es Joha nn no w .
, ,
b e touch ed her ar m
m oved fro m one foot to the other then once m ore
.
,
THE CIR CL E 2 75
upstairs
”
.
P A R T T HR EE —C HA P TER I I
HE
stairs with their steep unevenness
, ,
her lips set her head held very high the same sup
,
went on .
“
Zenia has gone out he said alluding to the
,
”
,
sa id
“
Perhaps — when Zenia ret urns Till then
I will stay like this I am tired —and beside it is
. .
m
.
,
”
o ne ?
m
too heavy for his emaciated hands and he was ,
- fu re was complete
. ze
"
.
2 80 THE C I R CL E
Anna s heart contracted as she wat ched Th e
’
.
and beyond the purple and cri m son o fthe plu m s and
,
laid it in place “
I want to see the land curve
.
m
till the star thistles show That s what I want
-
.
’
“
Th e window shutters he said -
Are the .
stammered “
.He has looked like that for months
an d months He is a little thinner perhaps
. a ,
“
That s it ! That s it ! You see hi m every
’ ’
kind ”
. She swayed a little to and fro .
him at once .
”
Johann He is my father
.
”
.
know you ? ”
He must know me ”
.
B ut ifhe does n t ? ’
m
She had moved on into the shadows but she turned ,
,
”
.
suspended breath .
m
sugge sti ve o fsuspense To the dimmest eye all that
there was to see was seen at once —sharp u n c o
.
father s eyes
’
.
m
n ow f o r the fi rst ti m e he sa w her as a woman an d ,
m
into the shop he halted and subdued his e xpression ;
,
voice .
m
counter and Johann passed inside
,
The younger .
m
said ; you have always been like that ”
.
m
“
The m aster s daughter ! He w a no actor ; but
’ ”
s
m
fear ; he drew farther back into the dus k .
said .
“
,
’
.
”
“
And now For the universe Johann could
not have restrained the words
Now —I lo v e her
.
”
.
m
panion s face but either the surge o f indi idual
’
v
said
. There s no need to tell you that I love her
’
,
“
Now that I v e been square I ll come t o the
’
,
’
his m ind very deep ; then like a river lon g ret arded ,
2 92 THE CI R CL E
or a wind suddenly loosed all his love so repressed , ,
years .
.
,
me in suspense .
written .
”
treate d you ? ”
Joha nn nodded .
mouth .
“
I ve left my club he said ; I ll be at these
’
,
” “ ’
P A R T TH R EE C HA P TER V
in g wood .
m
quiet .
leather trun k .
THE C IR CL E 2 95
m
He is as leep now ,
”
she said ;
but he looks so “
ri se .
Always .
”
up.
by hi m
Johann touched her shoulder hastily Be pa .
tient he said ; “
be patient a little T o morrow
”
-
. .
m
you are glad t o be back ? You are glad to be
ho e ? He sea rched her face
”
.
shelves .
swi ft co mpunction “
Johann forgi v e me ; pleas e
.
,
voice .
“
Johann she said don t ask m e any more ;
“
,
”
,
’
m
Some time ago Johann I saw myself for the , ,
h ateful .
”
m
him back .
“
No ; let m e go on I saw mysel f asq uerad .
m
m
w ashere so I came here As yet I glad o fnothin g
, .
,
’
laugh .
he said “
Waiting for what ?
.
”
she said .
“
It is i mpo ssible to wait for nothin g .
”
drew .
m
superficial examination without demur ; but alm st o
the big spider abo v e the bed and she moved in its
narrow round with as little variation as little knowl ,
point she had set be fore her mind and to one po int ,
she had said she was like the mirac le worker waitin g
,
-
but that she did wait and did hope inordinately was
shown beyond doubt by the wild beating o f her
heart e ach ti me the shop bell rang the quick red
-
,
m
the sentence o f de ath is already passed .
m e she said
,
”
It s always the same the very
.
”
, ,
’
3 04 THE C I R CL E
with him ? It se e m s so little when one would do , a
fo r the reply .
m
He m oved abruptly and b uried his face in the
lili e s. N o one His voice was u flled in the
.
”
m
At the door she spo ke without looking back .
own room .
”
last week had retur ned to its old drawn pallor ; the
first radiance of j oy faded by S trode s coming had
’
, ,
“
, ,
that.
”
Turning she walked bac k t o the bed and
,
m
e t t es there was an air of carelessness
in the as so rtment o f her papers usually so e t hodi ,
news
Strode s face looked tired
’
.
None he said ,
”
.
At eleven ”
.
No t hing to be learnt ? ”
N othi ng ”
.
3 08 TH E C I R CL E
And that makes the tenth time
Ninth or tenth One rather loses count . For .
”
M
gazing in f ont o fhim
r .
in g hi m not to rise .
m
Maurice ? Always unsatisfactory ? Always wrung
fro him as it were against his will ? ”
, ,
Strode nodded “
He s a queer chap he said
.
’
,
”
.
yond that .
”
with quick res tlessness she laid her hand on his arm , .
surd ! he said
”
.
“
and o f course you say absur d to any opinion a ‘ ’
y o u
. But I hold t o the impression The creature .
m
more natural than that having got her back he , ,
,
3 10 TH E CI R CL E
you think that I ha v e a little courage of my o wn .
m
fear that s making me frantic show strai ght out it
’
.
,
i because I a
s held back by you When I lie awake .
“
You are right ! he said sharply ”
You are .
I hav e n t tried ?
’ ”
m
to put m y theory to the test Y o u have interviewed .
“
M aurice let me go there once All along you
,
“
it come s to this I take this beggar to be a liar or
I ta ke him to be the reverse till he is proved to be
a liar I pre f
, er to think hi m square in fact I ha v e
no choice but to think him square ”
.
m
“
My dear Maurice there is n t room for truth and ,
’
t ient ly.
“
Absurd ! he said once more “
I put ”
.
m
him on his oath you ca n t get away from that An
,
’
.
“
N ot when a woman is in the scales and the oath ,
ca n tur n it
”
.
“
Let me ha v e one interview ? On e interview o f
hal fan hour ? ”
to arrange
Strode turned to her abruptly Where s the .
’
come away .
”
house he said
,
”
.
e o f?
”
,
”
.
,
.
”
o f j oy is o f
ten as relentlessly fatal as a shock o f
M
sorrow ; and o n the morning when Strode and Mrs .
m
the steady decline that fo r days had been gainin g
ground ade its first unco v ered attack .
m
Be fore twel v e o clock Solny fainted twice The
’
.
“
must take care ofyo ursel f he said
Y ou We ,
.
,
”
.
“
It would be wiser you know He ca m e ,
ou
y
She glanced at him sharply .
“
B ut it s my duty to say — to prepare you
’
m
Anna looked ; then loo ked away “
I understand .
’
“
I ve said
’
.
”
I ll remember
’
.
”
D o Go od day !
.
-
Good — day
He went out closed the door and passe d down
, ,
stairs .
I to do ? he said ”
.
m
four Johann crept upstairs but each ,
hand .
m
through the parlour into the shop , he sa w a slight
tall an leave by the street do or ; the man was w ell
dresse d and walked quickly al m ost agitatedly it
, ,
still ice
”
.
Johann
THE CI R CL E
did n t spea k he see ed curiously u p
’
unstea dy .
t hin
g
I tried —I tried but she would n t speak
y
“ ’
to me .
”
y . .
I must be getting on ”
.
”
her .
“
it is I must speak to her He repea ted the words .
”
window sea t -
.
Johann s side ’
.
mean ? he said ”
What do you mean when you .
say nerves 9
‘ ’ ”
“
Johan n I ha v e hurt you, .
”
ci
p at eher j ud g ment she went suddenly forward
,
to
where Johann stood .
brave
His shoulders were hunched ; he leant hea v ily on
the mantel board -
.
M
h o w I was not to blame in that ; I told ou
y y
h o w Mrs ax t ea d kept her word and appea sed Gol
he w as quiet .
m m
A erican named Maurice Strode She watched
him and saw hi lay his arm ore heavily o n the
cheap chimney bo ard We beca me friends I went
M
- .
.
t
o the bed arran g ing the quilt with unsteady
,
“
Until then Johann — u p to the time I le ft
,
,
’
with ea rs alert .
.
,
to yourself .
”
he asked again .
Johann winced .
need She looked tow ards the bed then let her
”
.
,
“
N o he said thou ght fully ; not lon ger than I
,
” “
nee d
.
”
Johann h ad gone .
PA R T TH REE CHA P TE R X
m
in the harmony o f t he whole being the occupant
hi sel f He was n eat ly and care fully dre ssed but
.
m
He paced the floor hu rr iedly with the spee d o f a ,
C ome in he called .
cloud o f moke s .
m
and then suddenly I f ound that all alon g I had known
that all alon g I had known only I would not let ,
He broke o ff again .
THE CI R CL E 33 1
about me ?
N Johann looked roun d She h ad told me .
for her and wanted her for eight years I who have ,
B ut I lied to you
Strode said nothing ; h i hand did not move s .
m
w alked to the door .
m
on the other s shoulder’
.
remember that .
”
m
On the corri dor she paused ; be fore her lay the
stairs di and steep ; to her right showed the shut
,
to the walls and the grass blades forced the m sel ves
between the cobbles There there was light ; o v er
.
,
~
"
Johann ? Dr Kaine — i .
’
m
T he light in the yard misty white with starlight , ,
balance that .
lights her red hair looked dark her grey eyes almost ,
black .
ill
”
. She caught h i hand t o reassure him “
We s .
m
the full fl ood o f lamplight falling on his face .
sure which ”
.
“
Johann is human An li a very much the same ,
as you or m e
”
.
he went ? ”
S trode nodded .
“
He is alone now ? You left him somewhere
alone and wretched ? There was sel faccusation ”
-
the lamp .
TH E CI R CL E 339
“
When you le ft this house eight yea rs ago yo u ,
le fl: t o e
w p ople heart broken One — h e lowered-
.
”
mean .
m
he do ? R emember the loss was almost as great to ,
m
behind the counter and just went on with li fe .
”
m
forting Ma urice
”
, .
,
’
.
sa
y it s the weak
’
men who kill themselv e s I ve .
’
say
Anna was silent .
“
Dearest you could do a lot if yo u only would
, , .
w arm .
”
Strode s hand ’
.
m
He caugh t her suddenly and closely in his arm s .
, .
”
“
Why Mauri ce ?
,
”
“
Beca use I know that I m standing in t h e full ’
figh t
”
THE END .
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