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86 BLACK SHEEP.will never swerve or falter — the passion yvhichwill blot out from your knowledge or your fearseverythingbeyonditself."Weak, imaginative, without principle, easilyruled by strength, though a despot to yveakness,the yvomanhe addressed listened to him like onein a dream. Not until afterwards did a sense ofbeing tricked and trapped come to her. Had herdemeanour towards Routh really implied all this?Had she yielded to the rapacity for admiration,to the thirst for conquest,which had ahvays dominatedin her nature, once too often, and far toocompletely? This was precisely what she haddone, and she hacl fallen into the hands of astronger being than herself. In a blind vague,groping kind of way she felt this, and felt thatshe could not help or deliver herself, and felt ityvith somethinglike fear, evenyvhile her imaginationand her vanity yvere intoxicated by the minglingof defiance and pleading in his words, in histones, and inhis looks."You and I," he went on, "would say toothers, would say to each other in some of ourmoods, or would have said when first wemet, that
THE SEVERING OF THE HAIR. 87no such thing as this all-sufficing love exists,buteach of us knows yvell that it does, and may and■shallbe ours! This is what / mean.AgainIaskyou, what is your meaningin all this ?"" Idon't know," she replied, releasing herhands, and rising. He allowed her to pass him,and to walk to the fireplace. She stood there,her radiant figure glittering in the lustre of thefire and the wax-lights. She stood there,her headbent, her hands before her, the fingers interlaced.After a minute, Routh folloyved her, and stood" Then you will not ansyver me — you will notbefore her.tell me what your meaning yvas in sending forme to-night?"oThere yvas tenderness in his tonenoyv, and the slight inflection of a sense of injurywhich rarely fails yvith a woman." Yes," she said, looking up full athim, " Iwilltell you.Iwanted to let you knoyv thatIthinkof going away."" Going away!" cried Routh, in unboundedamazement — " Goingaway! Whatdo youmean?'"Just whatIsay," she replied, recoveringherself,and resuming her usual tone ancl manner
- Page 44 and 45: 36 BLACK SHEEP." Iwill," she said,
- Page 46 and 47: 38 BLACK SHEEP." But how can he dis
- Page 48 and 49: 40 BLACK SHEEP." There are not many
- Page 50 and 51: 42 BLACK SHEEP.in yours — in mine
- Page 52 and 53: 44 BLACK SHEEP.thing,Ican tell you.
- Page 54 and 55: 46 BLACK SHEEP.ask me anything now.
- Page 56 and 57: 48 BLACK SHEEP.man of stronger will
- Page 58 and 59: 50 BLACK SHEEP.you, she knows all a
- Page 60 and 61: 52 BLACK SHEEP.accompany beauty, we
- Page 62 and 63: 54 BLACK SHEEr." Indeed," saidMr. F
- Page 64 and 65: 56 BLACK SHEEP.he, on the other han
- Page 66 and 67: 58 BLACK SHEEP.cruelty of coquetry
- Page 68 and 69: 60 BLACK SHEEP.yvith him just enoug
- Page 70 and 71: 62 BLACK SHEEP.him well enough to s
- Page 72 and 73: 64 BLACK SHEEP.sign which his capto
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- Page 76 and 77: 68 BLACK SHEEP.ever, yvith hope, yv
- Page 78 and 79: 70 BLACK SHEEP.coming light and eas
- Page 80 and 81: 72 BLACK SHEEP.bleyv and raged over
- Page 82 and 83: 74 BLACK SHEEP.How dreary the place
- Page 84 and 85: 76 BLACK SHEEP.he sawa man standing
- Page 86 and 87: 78 BLACK SHEEP.Rich purple amethyst
- Page 88 and 89: 80 BLACK SHEEP."What a temper you h
- Page 90 and 91: 82 BLACK SHEEP.told you so," he con
- Page 92 and 93: 84 BLACK SHEEP.what is itthat you m
- Page 96 and 97: 88 BLACK SHEEP.as soon as he releas
- Page 98 and 99: 90 BLACK SHEEP.manner, his look yva
- Page 100 and 101: 92 BLACK SHEEP.merous progeny of a
- Page 102 and 103: 94 BLACK SHEEP.and pointing to some
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- Page 106 and 107: 98 BLACK SHEEP.technical sense that
- Page 108 and 109: 100 BLACK SHEEP.with the mysterious
- Page 110 and 111: 102 BLACK SHEEP.mother yvas the onl
- Page 112 and 113: 104 BLACK SHEEP.illness ?He set him
- Page 114 and 115: 106 BLACK SHEEP.He found his step-s
- Page 116 and 117: 108 BLACK SHEEP.presence, ancl the
- Page 118 and 119: 110 BLACK SHEEP.phew yvas a "good-f
- Page 120 and 121: 112 BLACK SHEEP." Ishould think you
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- Page 126 and 127: 118 BLACK SHEEP.now. Every day her
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- Page 130 and 131: 122 BLACK SHEEP.yvith infinitely mo
- Page 132 and 133: 124 BLACK SHEEP.change which her ne
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THE SEVERING OF THE HAIR. 87no such thing as this all-sufficing love exists,buteach of us knows yvell that it does, and may and■shallbe ours! This is what / mean.AgainIaskyou, what is your meaningin all this ?"" Idon't know," she replied, releasing herhands, and rising. He allowed her to pass him,and to walk to the fireplace. She stood there,her radiant figure glittering in the lustre of thefire and the wax-lights. She stood there,her headbent, her hands before her, the fingers interlaced.After a minute, Routh folloyved her, and stood" <strong>The</strong>n you will not ansyver me — you will notbefore her.tell me what your meaning yvas in sending forme to-night?"o<strong>The</strong>re yvas tenderness in his tonenoyv, and the slight inflection of a sense of injurywhich rarely fails yvith a woman." Yes," she said, looking up full athim, " Iwilltell you.Iwanted to let you knoyv thatIthinkof going away."" Going away!" cried Routh, in unboundedamazement — " Goingaway! Whatdo youmean?'"Just whatIsay," she replied, recoveringherself,and resuming her usual tone ancl manner
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