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how patient and effective he had behaved – for the sake of my possession –

And I saw – at – least – how deeply he himself was jubilant – how he himself had been in suspense of hell – of losing me –

I said, “What was it?” He declined to discuss this thing at-all. He said I were in capable to understand it – he had seen that!

and then suddenly all dropped off -and I began to laugh -happily -triumphant but I shivered still -of what I had gone through -and escaped!

of feeling that is in spring – escaped from winter’s ban I could say “Felix” – – – ? Then he took my head to his chest –

I could touch him – I came like out of great sickness very convalescent and with that sweet sensuous feeling of gaining strength

so all at – once – I conceived his beauty again – very tenderly – softly – carefully I could move a hand a little towards him –

he did not move a lash – he waited – a mist dropped off my eye -he began to appear -from out of that dank space where I had been pushed into

a fierce pride – as my passion is fierce – lifted from me – little by little – then quicker I could look at him again –

Then – at last – slowly first – this mental – katalapsy – this suspension of animation by highly insulted pride –