You to see trons words.
She nodded. She spoke of you, she said.
Of me? did she say?
t s s en times over, before you s s t to make you a commonplace girl. t t aking a je. t dust falls away
I closed my eyes. last come closer.
Sue, shis house is yours.
I dont it, I said.
t, if you wis. You shall be rich.
I dont to be riced to.be ric—
But I ated. My oo full. oo close, too clear. I t —not at trial, but on t t Gentleman died. tered. t glitter no it back and tied it tremble. ts and smudges of ink. , too, from quite to t fastened at t. t undone. I saing of be. I looked away.
to her eyes.
I only you, I said.
took anotep to me and almost, almost reac turned and lo t o the paper and pen.
You do not knohings—
S go on. t ans closer to things?
My uncle— s me good. Didnt you? I . I to struggle to took up a book. S, tigo ; turned and broug to me. S up in tle. And t voice so read.
eous neck and bare ivory s my bosom in wild confusion—
? I said.
S ans look up; but turned t page and read from another.
I scarcely kne; everytive exertion—tongues, lips, bellies, arms, ttoms, every part in voluptuous motion.
Now my own c? I said, in a whisper.
Surned more pages, read again.
Quickly my daring secret treasure, regardless of complaints, ed into the covered way of love—
Sopped. ing . My oing ratill not quite understanding:
Your uncles books?
She nodded.
All, like this?
She nodded again.
Every one of this? Are you sure?
Quite sure.
I took t t on t looked like any book o me. So I put it do to t looked took up anot ures. You never saures like t Maud, and my seemed to shrink.
You kne all, I said. ts t t. You said t you kneime—
I did knohing, she said.
You kne all! You made me kiss you. You made me to kiss you again! ime, you had been coming here