Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-26
Gales aud Skftfhes.
CRY IN The NIGHT.
AN UNPUBLISHED PosTHUMOUs STORY BY
NINE. GEORGE SAND.
TRANSLATED BY LEW VANDERPOOLE.
CONTINUED from yesterday

Was she a sorceress? No! | could
swear, standing there as was, gazing
down into her pure face that she was an
angel. My faith in her was complete, and
could neither have been shaken nor inten-
sified. My face must have betrayed my
mental processes, for saw all at once
that she knew my thoughts and was salts
fed. She had entirely released me from
the brief condition of resistlessness or
thralldom in which for few seconds, she
had held me and was now left the SUI
preme master of my own will. Her beau
ty, however, was more potent than the
other spell by which she had controlled
NE, and suddenly felt that my whole
heart was hers forever. She, too, seemed
to realize this, for deep crimson flush all
at once spread over her face, neck and
shoulders. | was more than ever charmed
by this evidence of her maidenly modesty,
and impetuously extended my hands
towards her.
Fol an instant only she hestated, then
she placed both her hands in mine,
shall you stay and test my wine?" she
whispered. confusediy.
81 WILL" cried. You know could
not do otherwise if | would. To look into
your eyes, though, and to hear your voice
is more to me than the rarest wine in the
world. When | heard you singing to-
night your music was so perfect that |
forgot italy, and thought that was once
more in my own fair France. But l am
glad TO have so sweet an awakening to
my dream. Yes" repeated kissing her
bands; 81 will stay and drink your wine !;
| will stay until You send me away"
Her color deepened, and she bowed her
head.
And that" she said, Twill be when
you are tired of me-
Sne called for wine, but we scarcely
tasted it. though we sat together in the
moonlight until long after the hour Of
midnight was struck from the clock tow
ers.
Times unnumbered a shadow came up
on her face, and saw that she was about
disclosing something which panied her,
and so each time diverted her from her
purpose, and in the end went away with
out knowing what she would have said.
When had stayed until | feared that
the lateness of the hour might distress
her. reluctantly arose to go. 1t was
then that my ardent impetuosity overcame
me altogether, and 1 begged leave to
come to her balcony every night.
"Do not deny me-" pleaded, "for
From this night shall have no separate
existence-my whole being is merged In
to yours, and the hours | spend apart
from you henceforth, can never again be
called life''
Emotion after emotion thrilled her as
spoke, until she seemed to have felt ev-
erything that the heart can feel. She
made me no answer, but, pale and tremb-
ling, stood helplessly with her hands in
mine.
"Will you not speak ?" | murmured,
bending over her.
"Speak !" she cried, show can i?
There is more to say than you, in your
widest imaginings, can ever dream. You
should have heard me before you said so
much. Now you have silenced me, and
the wretched words which should come
from my lips, would choke me if tried
to say them"
Then leave them unsaid.'
"Justice to you demands that should
speak"
"Justce to me demands nothing which
can distress you,' interposed.
"You do not know how much l have to
say about
Stop" l cried, There are but two
things wish to know. If you will tell
me them. all is done"
Speak! what are they?"
Are you wife P''
NO"
Il livfpn -
your heart P"
her face neck and shoulders. She placed
one of her trembling, burning hands upon
mine. glanced shyly up into my eyes, and
then looked down.
"Why do you not answer?" | asked,
fearing that my fondest hopes were vain.
do you not know ?'' she cried; "can
you not see-are you really so blindP"
feared to look at her. 1t seemed to
me then, that had been beguiled to her
rooms merely to furnish her sport had
forgotten the danger | had rescued her
from, and only remembered that | loved
her to be made, as believed, the object of
her mirth and caprice.
II see," said. turning away. 81 am
not so blind as you think. am nothing
to you, because you already love-
She seized me by the shoulder and
turned me around Then she threw her
self into my arms.
II only love YOU" she murmured.
Ii was the first. the only happiness of
my life, and felt that all the sorrow and
misery of the old dead days but made
this hour the sweeter. | lifted up her
beautiful, blushing face. bent my head,
and then, for the first time in my life, my
lips touched the lips of woman. Earth
never knew purer kiss.
| When the hour came for me to 90 she
twined her white arms around my neck
and her eyes filled with tears.
''Partings-continual partings." she
said. THAT is all this life seems to hold!
Why must we part P"
"The day NAV soon come when we need
not part" answered. 1T is for you to
say when that day shall be-
| 81 am yours, whenever you want me, "
she murmured, creeping more closely to
me.
Then" cried, you shall be my wife
tomorrow
For moment she was silent, but there
was another sound in the room: a sound.
too. which at first made her shudder. 1t
was such a tremulous cadance as might
be brought from lutte if one lightly
touched all of its cords at once. only tina:
1t ended with sigh Three times the