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Chapter 29

           Andnowfarewell!InlifeIshallseeyounomore:indeathwell!Ihaveattendedmanydeath-bedsinresponsetotheinvitationsofthemoribundbutIshallnotbepresentatyours!Perhaps,whenyourpartingspiritisonthevergebetweendarknessandlight,youmayknowwhoIwas,andam!andyoumaythankGodwithyourlastbreaththatwepartedto-nightaswedonowforever!"

           Heloosenedhisgraspofhershefellbackfromhimpaleandterrifiedfortherewassomethingnowinthedarkbeautyofhisfacethatwasunnaturalandappalling.Asombreshadowcloudedhisbrowshiseyeshadgleamsinthemasoffireandasmilewasonhislips,halftender,halfcruel.Hisstrangeexpressionmovedevenmetoasenseoffear,andIshiveredwithsuddencold,thoughtheairwaswarmandbalmy.Slowlyretreating,Mavismovedaway,lookingroundathimnowandthenasshewent,inwistfulwonderandalarmtillinaminuteortwoherslightfigureinitsshimmeringsilkenwhiterobe,hadvanishedamongthetrees.Ilingered,hesitatinganduncertainwhattodothenfinallydeterminingtogetbacktothehouseifpossiblewithoutbeingnoticed,Imadeonestep,whenLucio’svoice,scarcelyraised,addressedme

           "Well,eavesdropper!Whydidyounotcomeoutoftheshadowofthatelm-treeandseetheplaytoabetteradvantage?"

           Surprisedandconfused,Iadvanced,mumblingsomeunintelligibleexcuse.

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