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Chapter 85

           I’vealreadytoldyou,itcouldnot.Fromthehouryoufirstcaughtholdofmyhand,andcalledmecousinah!youcalledmehandsomecousin,LoofromthathourIcanremembernochange,nodegrees,inthefervourofmyaffection;exceptwhenjealousyhasmademehateay,somuch,thatIcouldhavekilledyou!"

           "Goodgracious,CaptainCalhoun!Thisiswildtalkofyours.Itisevensilly!"

           "’Tisserious,nevertheless.I’vebeensojealouswithyouattimes,thatitwasatasktocontrolmyself.MytemperIcouldnotasyouhavereasontoknow."

           "Alas,cousin,Icannothelpwhathashappened.Inevergaveyoucause,tothink"

           "Iknowwhatyouaregoingtosay;andyoumayleaveitunspoken.I’llsayitforyou:‘tothinkthatyoueverlovedme.’Thosewerethewordsuponyourlips.

           "Idon’tsayyoudid,"hecontinued,withdeepeningdespair:"Idon’taccuseyouoftemptingme.Somethingdid.God,whogaveyousuchbeauty;ortheDevil,wholedmetolookuponit."

           "Whatyousayonlycausesmepain.Idonotsupposeyouaretryingtoflatterme.Youtalktooearnestlyforthat.Butoh,cousinCassius,’tisafancyfromwhichyouwilleasilyrecover.Thereareothers,farfairerthanI;andmany,whowouldfeelcomplimentedbysuchspeeches.Whynotaddressyourselftothem?"

           "Whynot?"heechoed,withbitteremphasis."Whatanidlequestion!"

           "Irepeatit.Itisnotidle.Farmoresoisyouraffectionforme:forImustbecandidwithyou,Cassius.IdonotIcannot,loveyou."

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