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124 ARIADNE.and their breath was like steam on the night;after a time the people within began to comeforth again, amongst the earliest of them hecame; in your great world lovers are carefulIbelieve to preserve this sort of affectation, itsaves the honour of the ladies and their lords.Istoppedhim as he wentout tohis equipage." Let me have a word with you," saidI.He turned, andIthink he grew paler;but hewas brave always, and for me,Imust say, hehad always been gentle inhis conduct,and neverhad made me feel in any way thatIwas only acobbler at a street corner, stitching for dailybread." Isit you, oldfriend ? " he said, with akindlyindifference — real or assumed."Do you wantme? It is late. Will not to-morrow do aswell ? "" To-morrow will not do," said I." Comeout with me."And he came, beingalways brave,asIsay,andno doubt seeing some look onmy face that toldhimIwaslongingfor hislife.The palace stood,asIsay,in oneof the oldest
ARIADNE. 125parts of Rome; a turn or two of apassage-way,and one wasin front of the dome of Agrippa, thegloomiest, grandest thing that the world holds,Ithink,above all when the moonlight is uponit,as it was onit now.Iwalked thence, and he with me; his attendantsremained at a sign from him before thepalace.When there was no one to hear in the desertedplace,Istopped;he also.He spoke beforeIcould speak." If you were a younger man, you would killme — would you not? "His blue eyes were serene,and met mine, buthis face was troubled."IfIhad notpromised never to harm you,Iwould find the means to kill you now, old thoughImay be."He looked at me thoughtfully." "Whom have you promised ?'" You must know. There cannot be two who,so wronged, wouldyet forgive."He sighed alittle restlessly." Is she well?" he said, after a pause, and
- Page 81 and 82: CHAPTER V— t—Next dayIgot such
- Page 83 and 84: ARIADNE. 75see them even. No doubt
- Page 85 and 86: ARIADNE. 77waters, and here and the
- Page 87 and 88: ARIADNE. 79Iwalked on and led her b
- Page 89 and 90: ARIADNE. 81shores, and on the domes
- Page 91 and 92: ARIADNE. 83motionless.Itouched and
- Page 93 and 94: ARIADNE. 85quiet and deserted; the
- Page 95 and 96: ARIADNE. 87went out and sat clown o
- Page 97 and 98: ARIADNE. 89"Yes,Iam here. Hush! spe
- Page 99 and 100: ARIADNE. 91to me, a Roman, to whom
- Page 101 and 102: ARIADNE. 93your avenger. Vengeancei
- Page 103 and 104: ARIADNE. 95spent their lives like w
- Page 105 and 106: ARIADNE. 97him! Do you not know ? W
- Page 107 and 108: ARIADNE. 99some fair pluckt flower
- Page 109 and 110: ARIADNE. 101arise, and the Spada Vi
- Page 111 and 112: ARIADNE. 103racked with pain. No su
- Page 113 and 114: ARIADNE. 105now become equally abso
- Page 115 and 116: ARIADNE. 107and the naked there wer
- Page 117 and 118: ARIADNE. 109saw them. He had been,
- Page 119 and 120: ARIADNE. 111their goodnight's sleep
- Page 121 and 122: ARIADNE. 113her feel she wasliving
- Page 123 and 124: ARIADNE. 115Spring had come,Isay, a
- Page 125 and 126: ARIADNE. 117nightingales, and so pi
- Page 127 and 128: ARIADNE. 119foul patrician jade wru
- Page 129 and 130: ARIADNE. 121aburied village when th
- Page 131: ARIADNE. 123But for mypromise to he
- Page 135 and 136: ARIADNE. 127seek to go away. He sto
- Page 137 and 138: ARIADNE. 129speak the truth. Yetit
- Page 139 and 140: ARIADNE. 131seems to me that you ar
- Page 141 and 142: ARIADNE. 133beauty against the gran
- Page 143 and 144: ARIADNE. 135Hilarion laughed ahttle
- Page 145 and 146: ARIADNE. 137that mirroredhim." That
- Page 147 and 148: ARIADNE. 139to be always seeing hea
- Page 149 and 150: ARIADNE. 141He laughed a httle, par
- Page 151 and 152: ARIADNE. 143ThenIturned,and woulcl
- Page 153 and 154: ARIADNE. 145other gain from her a m
- Page 155 and 156: ARIADNE. 147dead things none are so
- Page 157 and 158: ARIADNE. 149sometimes, and knew tho
- Page 159 and 160: ARIADNE. 151her; she was vaguely op
- Page 161 and 162: ARIADNE. 153She stayed aU the summe
- Page 163 and 164: ARIADNE. 155of tlie Nonii, to the s
- Page 165 and 166: ARIADNE. 157Then hot tears filled h
- Page 167 and 168: ARIADNE. 159A Divine City indeed, h
- Page 169 and 170: ARIADNE. 161open air of the gardens
- Page 171 and 172: CHAPTER XThat verynightImade a scul
- Page 173 and 174: ARIADNE. 165silent andlookinginto v
- Page 175 and 176: ARIADNE. 167never touched Maryx onc
- Page 177 and 178: ARIADNE. 169coidd not end the phras
- Page 179 and 180: ARIADNE. 171" Iwoulcl notpromise,"
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124 ARIADNE.and their breath was like steam on the night;after a time the people within began to comeforth again, amongst the earliest of them hecame; in your great world lovers are carefulIbelieve to preserve this sort of affectation, itsaves the honour of the ladies and their lords.Istoppedhim as he wentout tohis equipage." Let me have a word with you," saidI.He turned, andIthink he grew paler;but hewas brave always, and for me,Imust say, hehad always been gentle inhis conduct,and neverhad made me feel in any way thatIwas only acobbler at a street corner, stitching for dailybread." Isit you, oldfriend ? " he said, with akindlyindifference — real or assumed."Do you wantme? It is late. Will not to-morrow do aswell ? "" To-morrow will not do," said I." Comeout with me."And he came, beingalways brave,asIsay,andno doubt seeing some look onmy face that toldhimIwaslongingfor hislife.<strong>The</strong> palace stood,asIsay,in oneof the oldest
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