The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-17

vns arrendiue - nm. Every Iacr, every
impression. was missry these details SO I'M
expected. so irrevocable 50 charged with
terrible meaning. which the nurse was pour
ing out upon him that presence IN the
neghboring room Of which his every nerve
was conscious--and in front Of him, looking
like frowning barrier shutting OF the we"
Of the future, the advancing horror OF dealh
Yesterday. az the same time, he had been
walking along the sandy Surrey roads, de-
lighting IN the last autumn harmonies OF
color. and conscious of the dawn of period
OF rest after period Of conflict OF the
growth within him. Of temper of quiet ana
rational resignation 20 the conditions oi he
and Of his own individual l0t over the
development Of which the mere fact OF
his sisters existence had exercised strong
and stcadying influence Life. be had per
suaied himself, was for him more than toier-
able. even without love aud marriage. The
world OF thought was warm and hospitable
10 him; he moved al case within it' friendly
familiar limits. and in the world OF persona
relations one heart was safely bis, the sym.
pathy and trust and tenderness Of one human
soul would never fail him at bis need. And
now this last tender bOni was o. be- broken
with rough incredible suddeuness. The
woman be loved with passion would never be
his. for not even now, fresh from contact
with bis sisters dying hope, could be raise
himself % any lattering vision Of the future.
and tho woman no loved, with that intimate
tonaciiy Of affection which Is the poetry OF
kinship. was 20 be taken from him by this
cruel wastefulness Of premature death Could
any man be more alone than he would be-
And then suddenly a consciousuess fell upon
him which made him ashamed. tn the
ncighboring room bis ear was caught mo-"
and then byan almost imperceptible murmur
Of voices What was his loss, bis agony,
compared % theirs
When be softly returned into tho room be
found Mario lying as though asleep upon her
husbands arm 70 seemed 10 him that since
be had left her there had been a change. The
face was more drawn, the look Of exhaustion
more defined. Paul sat beside her, bis eyes
riveted upon her He scarcely seemed 90 no
tice his brotherin-law's entrance 10 was as
though be were rapidly losing consciousness
Of every fact but one. and never had Kendall
seen any countensnce so grief stricken, So
pinched with longing. But Marie heard The
familiar step She made a FAINT movement
with her hand toward him, and Doe resumed
his old position, his head bowed upon thebed
And so they sat through the morning, hardly
moving, interchanging at long intervals
few words-those sad, sacred words which
well from the heart in the supreme moments
Of e1istence-words which, in tie case Of
such natures as Marie de ChatoauveuX, rep
resent the intimate truths and fundamental
ideas Of the life that has gone before There
was nothing 10 hide, nothing 20 regret A
few kindly messages, few womanly com
missions, and every Low and then few
words 70 her husband, rs simple as the rest
but pregnant with the deepest thoughts and
touching the yastest problems OF humanity
this was ALL Marie was dying as She bad
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