Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-10-30
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a-sur. tou that Nudaur An,o va
haatlful Madam, t.n o. aitra tel me.
iur teau,y l- ~Nrt tuHs dame
taucr made nv pfrsi uf her Tor
teautt o.. also itrflil' th.nf
ma tell Nnl thaf - O. IA. came
INTO The drasiilg ruuiu that 'trhtug shr
threw To- every unr even Co a.. mot
hunt lr person uNs'lt attuiuh ui Ter
tmIr | could not h"p % gaze aw ~
from her aud 'Au'lrd that detected
Hn ,AIrrss on 81 sniut-- ~ her ios, Il
Eyes. the idrA OF her hrug unhappy
absolutely upset me- l"u -ce vas au
inuoi ent food b" va. asked tu play
something She PLAYED one If kolin
nu,iurucs have never heard any
thing ~ fine thought ! could feel
the fingers of Alice those long white
fingers from whl,h she had removed the
rings touch my ears with celestial
,arrss
when she had nlshcd | went n II
by instinct and without hring awarr of
what | was doing tn conduct her back
Go her seai, ami "a take my place be-
side her lnhaliug the perfume of her
robes closed my eyes She asked me
n was fond of music her voice made
me trcmhlo from head To foot
opcned my eyes and saw that she was
looking st me that look made mc los"
whatever brains bad
Yes. sir | replied ~ nay confusion
II the ground did not instantly open
and swallow me up u Mas only ic'au-r
nature alway. r. main deaf 90 the most
ardent prayers ~ men
passed Rll that night IA my room
alone calling myself nm IDIOT and a
brute and humping my fac" with my
fists In the morning. after long rr'lcc
tion, | still rrfnsn,l to hr rr,onrilch Ia
myself thought To ~ IN Ia tell
woman tina, she h brauilful. that she h
more than beautiful. that she knows
how io draw signs and sois and VERT.
able tears from q piano. AMI yet after
all bc unable 10 say more than yes, sir
20 her this II a crime that ought hy
right 20 deprive onc forever from tho
privilege Of expressing his ideas IN
words Pierre Nosicrc, you ara n weak
minded idiot 60 hide yoursc -
Alas | could not even hide myself
altogether. had to appear nj table.
at school, In public
Those two worls Yes sir forever
rang In my ears Their souvenir was
ever wildly present or, rather, by a
horrible phenomenon of conscience II
secmed 10 me that time had suddenly
paused, and that I remained living In.
definitely nj tho precise instant when |
had articulat~d thu irrcparable phrase.
Yes, sir. 10 was no remorne that tor.
tnrcd me.-rsmorse IL nothing At all
compared with what felt ! remained
In q black melancholy for six whole
weeks
Only this summer ! again met
Madame Gance NJ u water place. Half
= century nov weighs upon the bcauty
which caused mo my FIRST bushes and
the most delicious umharrassmenis Of
my life. Hut that ruin beauty has
grace still. And myself gray hatred,
had long annulled tho VOWS Of my
youth.
''Good. day. madame" said to
Madame Uance
And this time. alas' the emotion 81
other years troubled not my gaze nor
my voice In the least
she recognized me without much dif.
hculty. our memories united US. and
We aiesd each other 10 while away thu
commonplace hours Of hotel life In ia
millar chat New ties ann formed Of
their own accord between us--.ies only
too strong fellow feelings Of IN.
ttGues and thu pains 81 age Every
morning We would talk, a. We sat on
some green bench In the sun. about our
rhsumatisms and our mournings for tho
deed. II was IN an inexhaustible topic
ia order 10 divert ourselves q little We
began 10 mis up the pas, with the pres.
How beautiful you used TO bc. ma.
dane" said 10 her Qua day. and how
grvatly admired.
III y true" she replied with q smile.
u can dare 10 say u now that I am an
old woman; ! uscd 10 PLEASE. This
memory consoles me little for growing
old. vas the object Of such Eattersng
homage once Hut you would b. aston.
lshcd 10 know what mark Of alteration
touched me most Of all ! received dur.
Ing my life."
" an very curious 90 know"
We'll, J will tell you. tine evening --
on y - esrr 80 long sso--a little col.
iexs.boy felt 10 tewildercd by looking
at Ne. that he answered. ies. sir, TO
some question ! asked him No mark
OF admiration ] ever received 80 nat
tered and delighted mo q. that Yes, sir,
and the way u Vas said can't I'm.
agine what kept me from kissing the
little rasoal on both chseks