Chapter 33

           ‘Iwasimmenselytouched:heryouth,herignorance,herprettybeauty,whichhadthesimplecharmandthedelicatevigourofawildflower,herpatheticpleading,herhelplessness,appealedtomewithalmostthestrengthofherownunreasonableandnaturalfear.Shefearedtheunknownaswealldo,andherignorancemadetheunknowninfinitelyvast.Istoodforit,formyself,foryoufellows,foralltheworldthatneithercaredforJimnorneededhimintheleast.Iwouldhavebeenreadyenoughtoanswerfortheindifferenceoftheteemingearthbutforthereflectionthathetoobelongedtothismysteriousunknownofherfears,andthat,howevermuchIstoodfor,Ididnotstandforhim.Thismademehesitate.Amurmurofhopelesspainunsealedmylips.IbeganbyprotestingthatIatleasthadcomewithnointentiontotakeJimaway.

           ‘WhydidIcome,then?Afteraslightmovementshewasasstillasamarblestatueinthenight.Itriedtoexplainbriefly:friendship,business;ifIhadanywishinthematteritwasrathertoseehimstay....“Theyalwaysleaveus,”shemurmured.Thebreathofsadwisdomfromthegravewhichherpietywreathedwithflowersseemedtopassinafaintsigh....Nothing,Isaid,couldseparateJimfromher.

           ‘Itismyfirmconvictionnow;itwasmyconvictionatthetime;itwastheonlypossibleconclusionfromthefactsofthecase.Itwasnotmademorecertainbyherwhisperinginatoneinwhichonespeakstooneself,“Hesworethistome.”“Didyouaskhim?”Isaid.

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