New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07

and looked at her. Then she did feel surprised
that he could meet her eyes even for a moment
Father Sebastian brought me here, he SAID.
Did he know this afternoon that-but he
That was here. No. When he returned to the
monastery went TO see him and told him every
Il had told him already"
\ wave OF heat went over Cradles body. He felt
as if his whole body turned red. He clenched his
hands on the table by which he was standing, and
said, You despise me You looked up to me, and
now YOU look down.
What else can L do:
And vet | have come here to claim my right to
live with YOU still, to be Your husband. / YOU
to Try to understand something, he said. You
think YOU here, shut up in this room, with
coward. Don't YOU: Don't you:
What else can | think:
There Is no coward here. Ii I was that coward
do YOU think | could have come into this roorn9
Do YOU think | could have spoken to you again
/ have spoken. He sat down chair by the
table. Il want YOU to come here and face me"
he said with a sort OF desperation
She quietly 70 the table and sat down
opposite to him and looking at him There We're
deeps OF shame IN his eyes, but they met hers
steadily
You are my wife, Violet he said, You must
live with me.
You think YOU can command me after that"
Il mean TO make You respect me, even after
Respect YOU: But l shall never be able TO
understand YOU. l could never understand a man
who did the thing YOU have done
Yet YOU loved the man who was going 10 30
that thing 49,, :. :, ...,,.,.., 49,, -.
ment. How was that"
Because. there we're two men in me, and you
knew only the secOnd-then
The man who tried TO come back"
Yes
Blu, he lives with the other man. He viii always
live with the other man
No. The other man is dead He died that night
in Naples
She shook her head
You want proof Of tha-:' he said \ wild i.
came into his ewes.
What proof could you give me-" she asked
hopeles>ly.
!" Is ii no proof thar am here tonight thar
dare 70 lace YOU that dare 70 tell You 70 come
back 70 me-,
Moral courage" She said family
Her FAINT voice seemed 70 STIR him TO action S
The sound OF a trumpet stirS the soldier. He -.-
up. And ChaC IS nothing | knew it when t-
when Father sebastian he broke off After a
moment he went on.
did q coward action. I don't know WIZ
was possessed II was a madness. When
possession lett me l knew l had been mad.
been afraid at That rnor9ent-I suppose thar
it-afrad OF q horrible death And directly
moment WlS over l was Tar more afraid of a bor-
HE m t,r more afraid oI a horrible life now SD
doubly coward, then, Tell me that,
courage YOU said No, | have not that. / h4.
the moral courage 20 face YOUR disbelief m
! must convert YOU 20 the belief vOu once E..
Father Sebastian spoke or the brave spirit
faces = thing after the wretchcd bodv-its c---.I
cursed todv'-haS bolted But who believes i-
who would ever believe in it-atter that,
YOU think m a coward the sort OF coward
afraid OF bodily pam OF disagreement, of deg,
/ am not II / once was / am not now
Suddenly he went 70 the window and Opeue
The room the third floor and looked os
. paved court, ht now by one lamp which sho u
me ElIStenlng OF the ram water on the stones
Iou think | wouldn't dare TO throw
from that window 70 regain Your respect i KIN
know now can regain II only IN some such .-..
that can prove TO YOU only in some such ,...-
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