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Hyde became silent and speechless, and Clymer was quickly infected by the very force and potency of his coitation and distressed surprise He heard him mutter, "Oh this is intolerable!" and then, it was, as if a cold sense of dislike had sprung up between thelad to escape the other's company, and Hyde fled to the privacy of his own roorin andhad caused him

"Where shall I run to avoid ony of shaht not I am the most wretched of lovers Such a tolass, that I have seen through a dozen times!" Then he threw himself into a chair and covered his face with his hands, and wept tears full of anger and shameful distress

For some days sorrow, and confusion, and distraction bound his senses; he refused all company, would neither eat, nor sleep, nor talk, and he looked as white and wan as a spectre A stupid weight, a disrief; and he felt his If it had been only possible to undo things done! he would have bought the privilege with years At length, however, the firstpassed away, and then he resolved to forget

"It is all past!" he said despairingly "She is lost to me forever! Her er! I will forfeit all to forgetfulness Alas, alas, Cornelia! Though you would not believe ave you!"

Cornelia's sorrow, though quite as profound, was different in character Her sex and various other considerations taught her ether unendurable, and after a few moo hoo home to-morroice this past week I have been ine The man is apparently worthless--but I love him"

"You say 'apparently' Cornelia?"

"Oh, how can I tell? There may be excuses--co, that I love and suffer"

For despite all reason, despite even the evidence of her own eyes, Cornelia kept a reserve And in that pitiful last , there had been a flash from Hyde's eyes, that said to her--she knew not what of unconquerable love and wrong and sorrow--a flash swifter than lightning and equally potential It had stirred into tumult and revolt all the platitudes hich she had tried to quiet her restless heart; s, even while her lover's reckless gaiety seemed to confirm her worst suspicions And she felt unable to face constantly this distressing dubious questioning, so that it ith alo home, mother"