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CHAPTER IXIleft him and went away by myself fromthe Pantheon homeward to the chamber by thebridge where Hermes and all other treasures ofmy past weremissing.Iknew thathe would go out of Rome;Iknewthat he would not seek her; because, althoughhis heart in a manner smote him, thinking of herso near, and knowinghimself so beloved, yet thedesire of ease and the dislike of pain werestronger emotions with him than any other. Shewas so utterly his own: though lands and seashad stretched between them, and half a worldhad parted them, none the less,he knew weUenough — toowell, — woulcl she be faithful; never,though she were left alone till her youth shouldflee away and grey age come, never woulcl any
ARIADNE. 145other gain from her a moment's thought or apassing glance: he knew.AVhy should he return to her ? — his passionhad nothing to conquer, his vanity nothing togain. And what did he know of love ? — thispoet with words that burned as they sang, thislover with eyes that caressed as they looked, tillthe souls of women dropped in his path likejessamine flowers when the wind passes." Ihad never left Dorothea had she refusedme her trust," says the lover whois faitlUess,ina play of Calderon's.Never was line written that embodied saddertruth; and Dorothea forgives outrageonoutrage,crime on crime, and even when he has biddenassassins slay her, would still kiss his hand andpray for him to the Christ onher cross;but lienever forgives: — though against him she has nofault, save the one fault of having had faith inhim." If you love me you wiU listen to me! " praysthe man to the woman; and she hstens: " Youshould have turned your ear from me!" says theman whenitis toolate.vol. in.L
- 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 and 132: ARIADNE. 123But for mypromise to he
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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,"
- Page 181 and 182: ARIADNE. 173that are vile canbe fai
- Page 183 and 184: CHAPTER XLThe months went on, and s
- Page 185 and 186: ARIADNE. 177Hilarion: the man made
- Page 187 and 188: ARIADNE. 179" Is that aU that you k
- Page 189 and 190: ARIADNE. 181and the apes away. IfIc
- Page 191 and 192: ARIADNE. 183would change places wit
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- Page 197 and 198: ARIADNE. 189you ? Imean simply and
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ARIADNE. 145other gain from her a moment's thought or apassing glance: he knew.AVhy should he return to her ? — his passionhad nothing to conquer, his vanity nothing togain. And what did he know of love ? — thispoet with words that burned as they sang, thislover with eyes that caressed as they looked, tillthe souls of women dropped in his path likejessamine flowers when the wind passes." Ihad never left Dorothea had she refusedme her trust," says the lover whois faitlUess,ina play of Calderon's.Never was line written that embodied saddertruth; and Dorothea forgives outrageonoutrage,crime on crime, and even when he has biddenassassins slay her, would still kiss his hand andpray for him to the Christ onher cross;but lienever forgives: — though against him she has nofault, save the one fault of having had faith inhim." If you love me you wiU listen to me! " praysthe man to the woman; and she hstens: " Youshould have turned your ear from me!" says theman whenitis toolate.vol. in.L
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