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Mr.

Harthouse

drew

a

long

breath

;

and

,

if

ever

man

found

himself

in

the

position

of

not

knowing

what

to

say

,

made

the

discovery

beyond

all

question

that

he

was

so

circumstanced

.

The

child-like

ingenuousness

with

which

his

visitor

spoke

,

her

modest

fearlessness

,

her

truthfulness

which

put

all

artifice

aside

,

her

entire

forgetfulness

of

herself

in

her

earnest

quiet

holding

to

the

object

with

which

she

had

come

;

all

this

,

together

with

her

reliance

on

his

easily

given

promise

--

which

in

itself

shamed

him

--

presented

something

in

which

he

was

so

inexperienced

,

and

against

which

he

knew

any

of

his

usual

weapons

would

fall

so

powerless

;

that

not

a

word

could

he

rally

to

his

relief

.

At

last

he

said

:

'

So

startling

an

announcement

,

so

confidently

made

,

and

by

such

lips

,

is

really

disconcerting

in

the

last

degree

.

May

I

be

permitted

to

inquire

,

if

you

are

charged

to

convey

that

information

to

me

in

those

hopeless

words

,

by

the

lady

of

whom

we

speak

?

'

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'

I

have

no

charge

from

her

.

'

'

The

drowning

man

catches

at

the

straw

.

With

no

disrespect

for

your

judgment

,

and

with

no

doubt

of

your

sincerity

,

excuse

my

saying

that

I

cling

to

the

belief

that

there

is

yet

hope

that

I

am

not

condemned

to

perpetual

exile

from

that

lady

's

presence

.

'

'

There

is

not

the

least

hope

.

The

first

object

of

my

coming

here

,

sir

,

is

to

assure

you

that

you

must

believe

that

there

is

no

more

hope

of

your

ever

speaking

with

her

again

,

than

there

would

be

if

she

had

died

when

she

came

home

last

night

.

'

'

Must

believe

?

But

if

I

ca

n't

--

or

if

I

should

,

by

infirmity

of

nature

,

be

obstinate

--

and

wo

n't

--

'

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'

It

is

still

true

.

There

is

no

hope

.

'

James

Harthouse

looked

at

her

with

an

incredulous

smile

upon

his

lips

;

but

her

mind

looked

over

and

beyond

him

,

and

the

smile

was

quite

thrown

away

.

He

bit

his

lip

,

and

took

a

little

time

for

consideration

.

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