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Chapter 71

           Asmanyrestlessspirits,whohavehuntedfortune,fame,orpleasurethroughtheworld,retireintheirdeclinetowheretheyfirstdrewbreath,vainlyseekingtobechildrenonceagainbeforetheydie,sowe,lessfortunatethantheyinearlylife,buthappierinitsclosingscenes,willsetupourrestagainamongourboyishhaunts,andgoinghomewithnohoperealised,thathaditsgrowthinmanhood—carryingbacknothingthatwebroughtaway,butouroldyearningstoeachother—savingnofragmentfromthewreckoflife,butthatwhichfirstendearedit—maybe,indeed,butchildrenasatfirst.Andeven,’headdedinanalteredvoice,‘evenifwhatIdreadtonamehascometopass—evenifthatbeso,oristobe(whichHeavenforbidandspareus!)—still,dearbrother,wearenotapart,andhavethatcomfortinourgreataffliction.’

           Bylittleandlittle,theoldmanhaddrawnbacktowardstheinnerchamber,whilethesewordswerespoken.Hepointedthere,ashereplied,withtremblinglips.

           ‘Youplotamongyoutoweanmyheartfromher.Youneverwilldothat—neverwhileIhavelife.Ihavenorelativeorfriendbuther—Ineverhad—Ineverwillhave.Sheisallinalltome.Itistoolatetopartusnow.’

           Wavingthemoffwithhishand,andcallingsoftlytoherashewent,hestoleintotheroom.Theywhowereleftbehind,drewclosetogether,andafterafewwhisperedwords—notunbrokenbyemotion,oreasilyuttered—followedhim.Theymovedsogently,thattheirfootstepsmadenonoise;butthereweresobsfromamongthegroup,andsoundsofgriefandmourning.

           Forshewasdead.

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