Excerpt: ...and changed his position a little. He had been accustomed so long to the belief that if he spoke out frankly the thread of his intercourse with her would be broken, that he made a strong effort to get back to the ordinary tone of their conversation. "Do you never say absurd things that have no meaning?" he asked, and tried to laugh. "It was not what you said," Cecilia answered quietly. "It was the way you said it, as if you rather regretted saying that I am always the same. I should be sorry if you thought that ...
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Excerpt: ...and changed his position a little. He had been accustomed so long to the belief that if he spoke out frankly the thread of his intercourse with her would be broken, that he made a strong effort to get back to the ordinary tone of their conversation. "Do you never say absurd things that have no meaning?" he asked, and tried to laugh. "It was not what you said," Cecilia answered quietly. "It was the way you said it, as if you rather regretted saying that I am always the same. I should be sorry if you thought that an absurd speech." "You know that I do not!" cried Guido, with a little indignation. "We understand each other so well, as a rule, but there is something you will never understand, I am afraid." "That is just what I wish you would explain," replied the young girl, unmoved. "Are you in earnest?" Guido asked, suddenly turning his face to her. "Of course. We are such good friends that it is a pity there should ever be the least little bit of misunderstanding between us." "You talk about it very philosophically!" "About what?" She had felt that she must make him lose patience, and she succeeded. "After all, I am a man," he said rather hoarsely. "Do you suppose it is possible for me to see you day after day, to talk with you day after day, to be alone with you day after day, as I am, to hear your voice, to touch your hand
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