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| bound. Let rs depart in : cret, and leave
| some pIausibre exclamation b.hiud us.
| To my relief Philfnno at last consented
to this. Then. after n long fearful embrace.
we steeled ourselves TO ioin my mother at
the evening meal. and to bear ourselves so
| that she should suspect nothing of the tenn
pest within our hearts. We did not very
| long subject ourselves to this strain upon
| our nerves. 1t seemed to me now that every
| moment spent otherwise than alone with
| nv wife was precious treasure wasted.
/ loss which should forever regret. So very
early we pleaded fatigue, and retired to our
| rest. Such rcstl
Philippa bade my mother goodnight with
| an embrace so lOn- and passionate that l
| feared it would awaken alarm, especially
| when it was succeeded by my own veiled.
but scarcely less emotional, adiea. For who
| could say that we should ever meet againP
| do not believe it struck Philippa that in
| accompanying her l was running the slight
| est risk. Had she thought so, she would
| have insisted upon going alone. But l knew
that the part had played in that nights
! work would probably bring severe punish
| ment upon my own head. What did care
for that?
Silently and sadly in the retirement Of our
room we made our preparations for the
| journey, which began with the morn. There
was no need to cumber ourselves with much
luggage. We should rest in no bed until .he
| trial was over. What resting-place might
then be Philippa's, Heaven only knew! So
our package was soon completed.
Then l wrote a letter, to be given to or
found by my mother in the morning. l told
| her that an important matter took me post
| haste to England: that Philppa had deter
mined to accompany me; that | would write
as soon as we reached London. l gave no
! further explanation. / hoped she would at
tribute my sudden flight to the erratic ma
ture which she often averred / possessed.
After all, the deception mattered little.
In weeks time nothing would matter.
Grief, overwhelming grief. would be my
portion; a portion which, by her affection
for me and for Philippa, my poor mother
would be forced to share.
All being now ready for our start, We
strove to win some hours of sleep. Our eff
forts We're Knocked to scOrn. Through that.
the last night we might spend together, l
believe neither my wife nor myself closed
an eyelid. Let me draw veil over my wild
distress and Philippa's calm acquiescence in
her fate. Some grief is too sacred to de-
scribe.
Morning! Bright, broad, clear, cool. odor-
GUS morning! Our sleep eSsneSS had at least
spared us the anguish of awaking. and,
while for moment giOrying in the beauty
of the world, to remember what this morn
ing meant to us. Giving ourselves ample
time to reach the raiIway-statiOn, we crept
from our room, and, with eyes full of blind
ing tears, crossed the patio. paused in the
center. and plucking a lovely spray from the
great orange tree. kissed it and gave it to
my wife. Without word she placed it in
the bosom of her dress. As she drew her
mantle aside to do so. for the first time /
noticed that she wore the very dress which
clad her on that fatal night. Although il
was utterly unSuited to the almost tropical
heat through which we should have to tray
el, dared not demonstrate with her. Now,
of all times, her slightest wish should be my
law
Noiselessly l undd the massive studded
wooden gate which at nighttime closed the
entrance to the patio. Unseen, We stepped
into the shady, narrow street. Our luggage
was light. | could carry it with ease to the
station, which was not great distance Off
We We're there only too soon.
We had TO wait some time ere the train,
which, following the example of the true
Spaniard. declines on any consideration to
be hurried, made its appearance. We took
our seats in silence. AT last the dignifed
train cOndescended TO move onward. We
sat side by side, and gazed in the direction
of the beautiful city from which we were
flying; gazed until We saw the very last of
it, until even the great towering Giralda was
lost to view. Then, and only then, | think
We fully realized to what endwe We're speed
ing
The next three days and nights seem now
little more to me than a whirling dream.
On and on we went to work out our fate;
over the same ground which Ihad traverSed,
with scarcely less agitated feelings, some