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"Oh, I fear you do not know me; I do not know myself."
He made no reply, and, on their coming near to the house, Maud
paused.
"Mother's sending you a note this evening," she said, as she held
out her hand, "to ask you to come on Thursday instead of to-morrow.
She will be from home to-morrow night"
"Shall you also be from home?"
"I? No."
"Then may I not come and see you?--Not if it would be
troublesome."
"It would not, at all."
"It is good of you. I will come."
CHAPTER XXVII
THE WILL TO LIVE
Waymark made his way to Paddington at the usual time on the
following evening, and found Maud alone. There was agitation in her
manner as she welcomed him, and she resumed her seat as if the
attitude of rest was needful to her. In reply to his inquiries about
her health, she assured him she was well, and that she felt no
painful results from the previous evening. Waymark also showed an
unusual embarrassment. He stood for some moments by the table,
turning over the leaves of a book.
"I didn't know you had Rossetti," he said, without looking up. "You
never mentioned him."
"I seem to have had no opportunity."
"No. I too have many things that I have wanted to speak to you
about, but opportunity was wanting.
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