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XXXIV

           Hadsuchthingshappenedtohimbefore?Iftheepisodehadbeenanisolatedaccident—“amomentoffollyandmadness”,ashehadcalledit—shecouldunderstand,oratleastbegintounderstand(foratacertainpointherimaginationalwaysturnedback);butifitwereamerelinkinachainofsimilarexperiments,thethoughtofitdishonouredherwholepast...

           Effie,intheinterregnumbetweengovernesses,hadbeengivenleavetodinedownstairs;andAnna,ontheeveningofDarrow’sreturn,keptthelittlegirlwithhertilllongafterthenursehadsignalledfromthedrawing-roomdoor.Whenatlengthshehadbeencarriedoff,Annaproposedagameofcards,andafterthisdiversionhaddrawntoitslanguidcloseshesaidgood-nighttoDarrowandfollowedMadamedeChantelleupstairs.ButMadamedeChantelleneversatuplate,andthesecondevening,withtheamiablyimpliedintentionofleavingAnnaandDarrowtothemselves,shetookanearlierleaveofthemthanusual.

           Annasatsilent,listeningtohersmallstiffstepsastheyminceddownthehallanddiedoutinthedistance.MadamedeChantellehadbrokenherwoodenembroideryframe,andDarrow,havingofferedtorepairit,haddrawnhischairuptoatablethatheldalamp.Annawatchedhimashesatwithbentheadandknittedbrows,tryingtofittogetherthedisjoinedpieces.

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