“she did not even cry when, on taking leave he kissed her hand for the last time. ‘don’t go’ she said in a tone that made him wonder whether he really ought not to stay and which he remembered long afterwards. Nor did she cry when he was gone; but for several days she sat in her room dry-eyed, taking no interest in anything and only saying now and then, ‘oh, why did he go away?’”
— Mar 24, 2025 09:09PM
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