Excerpt: ... had got so much happiness. 'You have slept, ' she said. 'I am glad, for you needed rest.' She did not know what to say, and there was a pause before she spoke again, during which Greif did not move. Unconsciously he had taken the manner of one ill, and lay back in his seat, his eyes half closed, his hands resting upon the arms of the chair, making no effort and only hoping that none would be required of him. 'Dear Greif, ' said the baroness at last, 'you will go away, will you not?' He started a little and his ...
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Excerpt: ... had got so much happiness. 'You have slept, ' she said. 'I am glad, for you needed rest.' She did not know what to say, and there was a pause before she spoke again, during which Greif did not move. Unconsciously he had taken the manner of one ill, and lay back in his seat, his eyes half closed, his hands resting upon the arms of the chair, making no effort and only hoping that none would be required of him. 'Dear Greif, ' said the baroness at last, 'you will go away, will you not?' He started a little and his expression changed, as though the question pained him. 'Yes, ' he answered. 'I will go away-when it is over.' 'Shall it be to-morrow, then?' asked Frau von Sigmundskron very softly. 'Yes. To-morrow morning. I would it were to-night. And then-' he stopped and passed his hand wearily across his forehead, letting it drop nerveless by his side almost immediately. 'And then?' 'Then I must see Hilda before I go.' His eyelids quivered, and his lips shut themselves closely. 'Yes, ' answered the baroness in a tone of hesitation. 'Yes, I must see Hilda, ' Greif repeated. 'And when I am gone-then- then-' This time Frau von Sigmundskron said nothing, for she saw that he was suffering, though she dared not guess what was passing in his mind. He seemed to be trying to speak. 'When I am gone-' he began, but the words died on his lips. 'Do not talk of this now, dear Greif.' He roused himself and sat straight in his chair. There was something of his father's look in his face, and his companion noticed that his fingers were strained as he grasped the carved wood in the effort to steady himself. 'I must say it now, ' he answered firmly. 'To-morrow I shall not be able to talk much, and it may happen that we shall never have another opportunity.' 'Never?' 'Perhaps never. It is to be good-bye. You must find another husband for Hilda, for I may not come back. That is what I wanted to say.' The baroness turned a startled look upon him and leant forwards toward...
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Book. 10mo; G+; 1/2 bound brown/burgundy spine with gilt text and designs to spine; reprinted; no jacket; marbled boards show modest rubbing to exterior; some wear to edges; slight rubbing to corners; strong boards; text block marbled; frontispiece; good binding; ex-libris plate to front pastedown; marbled endpapers; interior clean; pp 357. 1337055. FP New Rockville Stock.
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