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staedonthegroundtoshakeoffthee
ooshohisroad,foritedark.justashetued,
ahaedonhisshoulder,andavoiceadehihudder
exaxilian;youarepunctual,thankyou”
”ah,isityou,unt”saidtheyoungn,inanalstjoyfulat,
pressingntecristoshandhbothhisown.
”yes;youseeiasexaydear
felloustachus.
e,ihaveahabitationpreparedforyouin
fatigueandld.”nteanhadtued
around;indeed,rrelsaen
hiadlefthoutbeingpaid,orutteringahesound
oftheirhtbeheardastheyretuedtotheyacht.
”oh,yes,”saidtheunt,”youarelookingforthesailors.”
”yes,ipaidtheothing,aheyaregone.”
”hat,xilian,”saidnteiling.”ihavede
ayislandshallbefree
ofallcharge.ihavedeabargain.”rrellookedattheunth
surprise.”unt,”hesaid,”youarenotthesahereasinparis.”
”howso”
”hereyoulaugh.”theuntsbroeclouded.”yhtto
reaxilian,”hesaid;”iedtoseeyou
again,andfotforthentthatallhappinessisfleeting.”
”oh,no,no,unt,”criedxilian,seizishands,”pray
laugh;behappy,andproveto,byyourindifferehatlifeis
endurabletosufferers.oh,hoable,kind,andgoodyouare;you
affeehurage.”
”youareorrel;iwasreallyhappy.”
”thenyet,sochthebetter.”
”howso”
”yes;forasthegladiatorsaidtotheeeror,eredthe
areodiesalutesyou.”
”thenyouarenotnsoled”askedtheunt,surprised.
”oh,”exclaidrrel,haglancefullofbitterreproach,”doyou
thinkitpossiblethatiuldbe”
”listen,”saidtheunt.”doyouuandtheaningofwords
youeforanpla,arerattle,ettinga
vagueandsenselessnoise.onsoled,ispeak
toyouasanforthehuhass.orrel,
letusbothexahedepthsofyourheart.doyoustillfeelthesa
feverishiatienceofgriefadeyoustartlikeawoundedlion
haveyoustillthatdevthirsthe
graveareyoustillactuatedbytheregrethelivingto
thepursuitofdeath;orareyouonlysufferingfroheprostration
offatigueandtheery
reiossibleforyoutoydearfriend,ifthisbe
thecase,ifyouolongerbedead,if
youputallyourtrustingod,then,xilian,youarensoleddo
notplain.”
”unt,”saidrrel,inafirndatthesatisoftvoice,”listen
to,astoanhoughtsareraisedtoheaven,thoughhe
reih;ietodieinthearofafrieainly,
therearepeopleilove.ilovesisterjulie,iloveher
husbandeanuel;butirequireastrongndtosleonlast
nts.sisterhedintearsandfainting;iuldnot
beartoseehersuffer.eanuelhand,and
alarhehouseorethanrtal,
sure,leadtodeathbyapleasantpath,”
”friend,”saidtheunt,”ihavestillonedoubt,areyouweak
enoughtoprideyourselfuponyoursufferings”
”no,indeed,ia
pulsedoessloerthanusual.no,ifeelthatihave
reachedthegoal,aoand
hope;doyouknoonth,
orratherisufferedforanthididhopenisapoorched
creature,ididhope.ethingwonderful,an
absurdity,aracle,ofingled
hourreasonthatfollyyes,idid
hope,unt,andduringthisquarterofanhouralking
together,youhaveunnsciouslyyheart,forevery
e.oh,unt,
ishallsleepsofdeath.”rreluttered
theseadetheuntshudder.”friend,”
ntinuedrrel,”younadthefifthofoctoberastheendofthe
periodofing,todayisthefifthofoctober,”hetookouthis
ch,”itisnothreehourstolive.”
”beitso,”saidtheunt,”e.”rrelicallyfollohe
unt,andtheyhadehegrottobeforeheperceivedit.hefelt
aessurroundedhiand
abrilliantlightdazzledhiseyes.rrelhesitatedtoadvance;he
dreadedtheeingeffectofallthathesa
ily.”o
usoflife,likethosearons,nedbyheir
eerorandheir,satdoatableveredhfloly
glidedih,adtheperfuofheliotropesandroses”rrel
sled.”asyouplease,”hesaid;”deathisalh,thatis
fetfulness,repose,exlife,andthereforefrorief.”
hesatdoselfoppositetohitheywere
inthervellousdiningrooeforedescribed,hestatueshad
basketsontheirheadsalorrelhad
lookedcarelesslyaround,andhadprobablynotiothing.
”letustalkliken,”hesaid,lookingattheunt.
”goon”
”unt,”saidrrel,”youaretheepitoofallhunknowledge,and
youseeikeabeingdesdedfrooreadvancedworld
thanours.”
”thereissothingtrueinyousay,”saidtheunt,hthat
sleadehiohandso;”ihavedesdedfroplacalled
grief.”
”ibelieveallyoutelleaning;for
instaolive,andididlive;youtoldtohope,
andialstdidso.ialstinedtoaskyou,asthoughyouhad
experienceddeath,isitpainfultodie”
nteorrelhindescribabletendeess.”yes,”
hesaid,”yes,doubtlessitispainful,ifyouviolentlybreaktheouter
veringinatelybegsforlife.ifyouplungeadaggerinto
yourflesh,ifyouinsinuateabulletintoyour
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