Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-02-03
HERR PAULUS,
Ills RISE, HIS GREATNESS AND HIS
FALL.
BY walter Besant, Author of GAN Sorts
and Conditions of Men, etc, etc.

BOOK THE THIRD.
CHAPTER II.-HuspANp AND WIFE

1t is pleasing to turn from the winding
ways and specious talk of one who wishes
to change himself, to his natural, simple,
straightforward ways when he is making
love. Paul, with Bethiah, was shifty and
self-couscious. Paul, with Hetty, was
brave and candid of soul
They met where they could, and ex-
changed hurried word Just to keep up
their hearts, but three or four days passed
before Paul found an opportunity of a ser
ious talk Love is very serious. Young
people may laugh and joke with each
other before they fall in love. After, there
are no more Quips and jests. When lovers
are together they laugh little; smiles are
plenty it rains smiles and happiness and
kisses, but of laughter there is little, and
it is soft and low, as when the girl laughs
if her lover calls her goddess and an an
gel. She likes it, but she knows that the
language is a little-jnst little-exag-
gerated.
This day-the very afternoon OF the day
when his old play fellow had brought him
back to the cold earth and reality again
he found Hetty alone in Cicely's room, and
entered 1t with the transport of q man
who hos nothing at all on his mind but
love. In fact, he had nothing. The pla II
truths he had just heard fell from HIM ana
were forgotten for the moment because
he was SO fully possessed with love, and
because to him the present was all. and
the past and the future did not eX St
What mattered il Bethiah disapproved of
certain things? They were old things.
And here was his girl looking up to greet
him with the light of welcome in her linn
pid eyes, and blush upon her aheek. Yet
she dropped her eyes again, because his
were so full Of longing that they terrified
| her.
He closed the door behind him, and ran
with outstretched arms and fell upon his
knees, not to worship her, but to look up
in her face
"Hetty-we have hardly spoken-snce
| that day
"No" she murmured. ooh Paul" for
he was kissing her hands, you must not.
| oh you must not"
"Must not love you, my dear ?"
you are so far above me, Paul, You
know what am. Not even clever. Who
am that you should love me -
"No dear, who am |, that you should
love me ?"
You are 50 wise and noble, Paul. And
you have such wonderful powers
CAS- for my powers, they have deserted
me, Hetty. You have destroyed them.
My dear, they gradually vanished as the
thought OF you began to fill my heart. 1t
is strange | was warned OF what would
"Oh Paul, have | really and truly de-
stroyed your powers -
Really ana truly, Hetty. My mind can
think of nothing but of you And all my
power depended on the clearness and free.
dom of my mind
you never in love with any other girl ,"
NO, Hetty-never. For seven years
lived apart from women. My teacher and
| had no women in the house. i saw them
only when they came to consult him.
never thought of Woman's love, except a.
a danger TO be avoided. 1t has proved a
rock, indeed Het-oh Hetty, If | have
your love | shall be The richest man ia all
The world"
ION Paul"
She conferred this boundess wealth up
on him. 1t needed no more words. Why
he knew that she had already conferred
this great gift He kissed her thousand
times, and called her as many sweet and
tender names,
''Oh !" he replied ITO think that sc
much happiness was possible And Il
think that all these years have been run
ming after a thing not worth the having
when there WAS love waiting for me"
But 1t might have been love for some
other girl, Paul"
NO, no, Hetty, we cannot escape Oul
fate. was reserved for you. And vii
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