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A Declaration of Love

           WhenIdieIwillputyouinmywill.Butgoonnowinthespirityouweregoingbefore.Ireallycan’tbehappyunlessIthinkyouaregoingtobe."

           Hepaused,stilllookingather,believingforthetimebeingwhathesaid.Ifheshoulddieshewouldfindherselfinhiswill.Ifsheweretogoonandsocializeandseekshemightfindsomeonetolove,butalsoshemightthinkofhimmorekindlybeforeshedidso.Whatwouldbethecostofherasawardcomparedtohissatisfactionanddelightinhavingheratleastfriendlyandsympatheticandbeinginhergoodgracesandconfidence?

           Berenice,whohadalwaysbeenmoreorlessinterestedinhim,temperamentallybiased,indeed,inhisdirectionbecauseofhisefficiency,simplicity,directness,andforce,wasespeciallytouchedinthisinstancebyhisutterfranknessandgenerosity.Shemightquestionhistemperamentalcontroloverhisownsincerityinthefuture,butshecouldscarcelyquestionthatatpresenthewassincere.Moreover,hislongperiodofsecretloveandadmiration,thethoughtofsopowerfulamandreamingofherinthisfashion,wassoflattering.Itsoothedhertroubledvanityandshameinwhathadgonebefore.Hisstraightforwardconfessionhadakindofnobilitywhichwaselectric,moving.Shelookedathimashestoodthere,alittlegrayaboutthetemplesthemostappealingornamentofsomementosomewomenandforthelifeofhershecouldnothelpbeingmovedbyakindoftenderness,sympathy,motheringaffection.

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