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Chapter 32

           "OnlyPhelimyouexpecttomeet?Isittrue,Gerald?Dearest!donotdeceiveme!Onlyhim?"

           "Whydoyouaskthequestion,Louise?"

           "Icannottellyouwhy.Ishoulddieofshametospeakmysecretthoughts."

           "Donotfeartospeakthem!IcouldkeepnosecretfromyouintruthIcouldnot.Sotellmewhatitis,love!"

           "Doyouwishme,Maurice?"

           "IdoofcourseIdo.Ifeelsurethatwhateveritmaybe,Ishallbeabletoexplainit.Iknowthatmyrelationswithyouareofaquestionablecharacter;ormightbesodeemed,iftheworldknewofthem.ItisforthatveryreasonIamgoingbacktotheAlamo."

           "Andtostaythere?"

           "Onlyforasingleday,ortwoatmost.Onlytogatherupmyhouseholdgods,andbidalastadieutomyprairielife."

           "Indeed!"

           "Youappearsurprised."

           "No!onlymystified.Icannotcomprehendyou.PerhapsInevershall!"

           "’TisverysimpletheresolveIhavetaken.Iknowyouwillforgiveme,whenImakeitknowntoyou."

           "Forgiveyou,Maurice!Forwhatdoyouaskforgiveness?"

           "Forkeepingitasecretfromyou,thatthatIamnotwhatIseem."

           "Godforbidyoushouldbeotherwisethanwhatyouseemtomenoble,grand,beautiful,rareamongmen!Oh,Maurice!youknownothowIesteemhowIloveyou!"

           "NotmorethanIesteemandloveyou.Itisthatveryesteemthatnowcounselsmetoaseparation."

           "Aseparation?"

           "Yes,love;butitistobehopedonlyforashorttime."

           "Howlong?"

           "WhileasteamercancrosstheAtlantic,andreturn."

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