hadtakenatuinsilenceunder
theleaflesstrees,”youareabouttoentertheogouchhavelivedand
knouchdonotthinkthatsolitarysoulsknohingofthee:ifiao
liveinandforfriendistdoicanforhisheartandforhisnscienceeerrules;
thereforeletgiveyouafeother
tohersonthedayyouleaveusishallgiveyoualetter,alongletter,inyansthoughtsontheworld,on
soen,ontherightthodsofetingdifficultyinthisgreataninterestsprosenottoreadthislettertillyoureaent,oneofthose
sepossibletounderstand,buthwegrieve
tofinddeciphered;leavethisvertaniwish
towalkalone”
”yes,iproseit,”isaid,kissingherhand
”ah,”sheadded,”ihaveonereprosetoaskofyou;butgrantitfirst”
”yes,yes”icried,thinkingitiseoffidelity”itdoesnotnceself,”shesaidsling,ebitteess”felix,donotgaleinanyhouse,notterbe;iexceptnone”
”iall,”ireplied
”good,”shesaid”ihavefoundabetteruseforyourtithantoustsooneror
laterbelosersyouwillinvariablywin”
”howso”
”theletterile,ook
froeradvicetheserioustoneightcertainlyhavebeenthatofagrandfather
theuntesstalkedtoforanhour,andprovedthedepthofheraffeadeofnatureduringthelastthree
nthssheperatedthereyheart,enteringithherohetonesofhervoicehewords
fellfroateallips,shoheirtoneasheir
aninghoanytiesalreadyboundustoeachother”ifyouknehanxietyishall
follojoyishallfeelifyouraight,
tearsistshedifyoustrikeagainsttheanglesbelievethataffectionhasnoequal;itisinvoluntaryandyetdeliberateah,iightseeyouhappy,poed,youo
alivingdrea”
shedee
boldlytothesurface,yettheyoopuretogivetheslightesthopeeventoayoungnthirstingforpleasureignoringtorturedflesh,sheshedtherays,undeviating,inrruptible,ofthedivinelove,isfiesthesoulonlysherosetoheightsherthepristiineeto
reachheranstneedshave
”inallthathappenstoiyself,”isaid,”y
henriettesay”
”yes,ihestarandthesanctuaryboth,”shesaid,alludingtothedreaofchildhood
”youarelightandreligion,”iyall”
”no,”sheanshesourceofyourpleasures”
shesighed;thesleofsecretpainileofthe
slaveontarilyrevoltsfrohatdayforthshee,notrelybeloved,butonlylove;sheyheartasa
anakesithersbydevotionorbyexcessof
pleasuregiven;butsheyheartitself,itwasallhers,asothingneysclesshebecatoas
beatricetotheflorentine,asthespotlesslauratotheveian,thetherofgreatthoughts,thesecretcauseofresolutionshsaved,thesupportoffuture,thelightshininginthedarknesslikealilyinahosehighresolveshpass
throughflas,eanstancy
likelignystovanquishnquerors,toriseabovedefeat,towearythestrongestler
thenextday,havingbreakfastedatfrapesleandbadeadieutokindhosts,iedertsaufhad
arrangedtodriveetotours,e
nightforparisduringthedrivetheuntess;shepretendedatfirsttohaveaheadache;thensheblushedatthefalsehood,andexpiateditbysayingthatsheuldnotseegoetostaywhenever,in
theabsenightlongtoseethevalleyofthe
indreoncereedheroically,houtapparenttears,butjacques,herdelicatechildrenouched,begantocry,an,pressedherthershand
”dearlittleone”saidtheuntess,kissingjacquespassionatelyerdinneraabledesire
knoeihiredahorseandrodefrobr >
tourstopontderuaninanhourandaquarterthere,ashadoffolly,idisunted,andonfootalongtheroad,steppingcautiouslylikeaspytillireachedtheterracetheuntessthere,andiiginedherill;ihadkeptthekeyofthelittlegate,byingdohestepsoftheporti
hthetobreatheinsadlyandslohetender
lanontinthesettingsun
”ther,hereisfelix,”saiddeleine
”yes,”iyselfayat
toursilluldseeyou;indulgeadesirethatinafeoreiuldnotgratify”
”heother,”e
”hush”saiddeleine;”ifyoukesuchanoisethegeneralwille”
”itisnotright,”shesaid”folly”
thetearsinhervoiceentofustbecalleda
usuriousspeculationoflove
”ihadforgottentoretuthiskey,”isaidsling”thenyouu,”shesaid
”canadeher
drophereyelidsforallanswer
ileftherafterafeontspassedinthathappystuporofthespiritationendsandecstasybeginsihlaggingstep,lookingbackateverynutethesuitofthehill,isaeiruckhthentrastit
presentedtoetherethenit,
thenitgloedlikehopesanddesires
initiatednoyseily,sharingtheanguish
ofachristianniobe,sadysouldarkened,isawthevalleyinthe
