Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06
CHAPTER xxx.
The Curmu dgeOn.

In his most business-like tones. with no
more gesture than a pointing of his ringer
now and then, or an occasional wave OF MS
hand. Harry detailed the circumstances
He was methOdical and accurate; he might
have been opening case in the law courts,
and would have earned a compliment on his
lucidity.
what was my position them" he asked.
81 remember what you'd said. L saw the
puu I'd given you. If I'd told you before,
you'd have had nothing to do with me
You'd have taken a tragic delight in going
back to your little house should nave
given you your revenge
so you cheated me. 1t shows the sort OF
person you are
He went on as though he had not heard
the Indignant ejaculation
Il had fallen in love with you-with you
and with the idea of your being here.
couldn't have anybody else at Blent, and !
had to have you. 1t was impossible for me
TO turn you out. l don't think 1t would
have been gentlemanly.'
lit was more gentlemanly to marry me
on false pretenSeS2
well. perhaps not; but a form of I'M
gentlemanliness less repulsive to mech,
Just TO me- personally. l don't know wheth-
er YOU quite understand yet why gave up
BIent to you Just the same feeling mas
made me do this-with the addition. of
course, that I'm more in love with you
now.
II don't believe it, or you'd have trusted
me-trusted my love for you
I've trusted it enormously-trusted 1t to
forgive me this deceit"
If you had come and told me-
AT the very best you'd have taken
MONTHS
And you couldn't wait for me?
well waiting's a thing detest-"
''Oh, I've made up my mind she de-
clared. 81 shall go back to town tonight"
mo, no; that's not IT. Harry did not
want the arrangement misunderstood. If
We can't agree, go back to town-not you.
i kept my fly"
You needn't make fun of it, anyhow"
I'm not I'm quite serious You stay
here; go away 1 accept this post abroad
the arbitration business. I've got to send
an answer about ii tomorrow"
NO; 1 shall go. I'm resolved upon 1t. ]
wont stay here"
Then we must shut the place up or pull
It down." said Harry. 1T will look absurd
but-weH, we never consider the neigh
bors." For the first time he seemed vexed.
Il did count on your staying here" he ex-
planned
Il can never forgive you for deceiving
me-
You said you wouldn't let your pride
stand between us
Its not my pride. lists the reveIa-
tion of what you are and what you'll stoop
to do, to gain"
What have I gained YETI" he asked.
>
She looked at him for moment. The lit
tie scene in the corridor upstairs came back
to her So that was the meaning of It'll
I've taken your freedom from you.
That's true. In return I've given you Blent.
did the best l could"
'Oh. do you really delude yourself like
that? What you did was utter selfish
ness"
Harry sighed They were not getting on
prosperously.
Very WELL" he said. "We'n agree on
that. There's been a revelation of what
I am. I don't-I distinctly don't Justify my
self. 1t was lie, a fraud.
Yes" said Cecily IN low but emphatic
assent.
Il gained your consent by trick, when
you ought to have been free TO give or
refuse It. l admit 1t all
And 1t has brought us to this" She rose
as she spoke, picture of Indignation
There's no use talking any more about
it, said she.
He looked at her long and deliberately.
He seemed to weigh something in his mind
to ask whether he should or should not say
something.
And you conclude that the sort of per-
son am isn't fl, to live within" he asked at
last.
I've told you what I've made up my
mind to do. / can't help whether you say
or go, too But I'm going away from here,
and going alone"
Because I'm that sort of person.
Yes II you like. to put 1t that way,
yes"
VERY well. But before you 80 a word
about you. Sit down. please" She Oh yed
his rather imperative gesture. I've been
meek" he smiled. I've admitted all yo-
said about me. And now, please. a word
about YOU"
About me? What Is there to say about