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Chapter 33

           Shewasasortofcelestialperson,whoowedherbeingtopoetryoneofthoseclassicaldivinitiesClarewasaccustomedtotalktoheraboutwhentheytooktheirwalktogether.

           Themarriagebeingbylicencetherewereonlyadozenorsoofpeopleinthechurch;hadtherebeenathousandtheywouldhaveproducednomoreeffectuponher.Theywereatstellardistancesfromherpresentworld.Intheecstaticsolemnitywithwhichshesworeherfaithtohimtheordinarysensibilitiesofsexseemedaflippancy.Atapauseintheservice,whiletheywerekneelingtogether,sheunconsciouslyinclinedherselftowardshim,sothathershouldertouchedhisarm;shehadbeenfrightenedbyapassingthought,andthemovementhadbeenautomatic,toassureherselfthathewasreallythere,andtofortifyherbeliefthathisfidelitywouldbeproofagainstallthings.

           Clareknewthatshelovedhimeverycurveofherformshowedthatbuthedidnotknowatthattimethefulldepthofherdevotion,itssingle-mindedness,itsmeekness;whatlong-sufferingitguaranteed,whathonesty,whatendurancewhatgoodfaith.

           Astheycameoutofchurchtheringersswungthebellsofftheirrests,andamodestpealofthreenotesbrokeforththatlimitedamountofexpressionhavingbeendeemedsufficientbythechurchbuildersforthejoysofsuchasmallparish.

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