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e;itheevening,andtheanxietyofyesterdayretuedhincreasedintensity
butanothertithehourspassedaebackagain
vanbaerlepassedthenightinanagonyofdespaironthefolloevenrehideous,brutal,andhatefulthanusual;inhisnd,orratherinhisheart,therehadbeensohopethatitaning
inhisforeverfroosa
theeveningelanyas,involuntarily,vanbaerlexedupostexperieneulipsoughttobeplantedhehadsaidtorosa,
”ishalltellyouthedayoputthebulbintheground”
hehadintendedtofix,atthevainlyhopedforintervieeforthatntousoperationthep,begantobeteeredbythosepaleraysoftheaprilsunontforplantingthebulbtopassby,if,inadditiontothegriefofseeingheore,heshouldhavetodeplorethesfortuneofseeinghistulipfailonacuntofitshavingbeenplantedtoolate,orofitsnothavingbeenplantedatall
thesetbinedghtakehieaveoffeatinganddrinking
thishecaseonthefourthday
itbutterprostration,stretightsee,inthelightoftheaprilsun,rosaorthetulip,thetobjectsofhislove
intheevening,gryphustooka
onthefolloatall,andgryphuscarriedthedishesa
eliushadreinedinbedthewholeday
”ingdothelastvisit,”ithinkridofourscholar”
rosaartled
”nonsense”saidjab”ean”
”hedoesntdrink,hedoesnteat,hedoesntleavehisbedheynheergrotius,inachest,onlythechestoffin”
rosagreh
”ah”shesaidtoherself,”heisuneasyabouthistulip”
and,risingber,ookapenandpaper,andduringthehatnightbusiedherselfhtracingletters
onthefollooing,selftothehedoor
hepounprovedduringhershortabsenceofsevendays,
”beeasy;yourtulipisgoingonwell”
althoughthesefeeoftherosa,then,ing,buthadvoluntarilystayedaeandseehihgriefatnothavingseenher
eliushadpaperandapencilheguessedthatsheexpectedanansebeforetheeveningtofetchithethereforeilartothathhehadreceived,
”ityanxietyaboutthetulipthathasdeill,butthegriefatnotseeingyou”
aftergryphushaddehislastvisitoftheday,anddarknesshadsetin,heslippedthepaperunderthedoor,andlistenedostintenseattention,butheneitherheardrosasfootstepsnortherustlingofhergown
heonlyheardavoiceasfeebleasabreath,andgentlelikeacaress,hroughthegratedlittlehedoortheword,
”torrow”
noorroheeighthdayforeightdayseliusandrosahadnotseeneachother
chapter20
theeventsookplaceduringthoseeightdays
onthefolloeonescratchatthegratedlittleasrosahadbeeninthehabitofdoingintheheydayoftheirfriendship
eliusbeing,asyeasilybeigined,notfarofffrohedoor,perceivedrosa,pinherhand
seeinghiosadandpale,sheartled,andsaid,
”youareill,nheerelius”
”yes,ia”heansindandinbody
”isayfathertoldthatyoureinedinbedalldayithenyouruneasinessnostpreciousobjectofyouranxiety”
”andi,”saidelius,”ihaveansydearrosa,ithoughtyouhadreceivedletter”
”itistrue;ihavereceivedit”
”youeexarvellousprogressining”
”indeed,ihavenotonlyreetoseeightnotbesoredytorestoreyoutohealth”
”restoretohealth”unicateto”
sayingthis,thepoorprisonerlookedatrosa,hiseyessparklinghhope
hershedidnot,or,understandthislook,rosaansweredgravely,
”ihaveonlytospeaktoyouaboutyourtulip,ostinyoud”
rosapronouncedthosefeone,deeplyintotheheartofeliushedidnotsuspectlayhiddenunderthisappearanceofindifferencehhepoorgirlaffectedtospeakofherrival,theblacktulip
”oh”tteredelius,”againagainhaveinottoldyou,rosa,thatithoughtbutofyouthatitiregretted,youissed,youorethanthelossoflibertyandoflifeitself”
rosasledelancholyair
”ah”shesaid,”yourtuliphasbeeninsuchdanger”
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e;itheevening,andtheanxietyofyesterdayretuedhincreasedintensity
butanothertithehourspassedaebackagain
vanbaerlepassedthenightinanagonyofdespaironthefolloevenrehideous,brutal,andhatefulthanusual;inhisnd,orratherinhisheart,therehadbeensohopethatitaning
inhisforeverfroosa
theeveningelanyas,involuntarily,vanbaerlexedupostexperieneulipsoughttobeplantedhehadsaidtorosa,
”ishalltellyouthedayoputthebulbintheground”
hehadintendedtofix,atthevainlyhopedforintervieeforthatntousoperationthep,begantobeteeredbythosepaleraysoftheaprilsunontforplantingthebulbtopassby,if,inadditiontothegriefofseeingheore,heshouldhavetodeplorethesfortuneofseeinghistulipfailonacuntofitshavingbeenplantedtoolate,orofitsnothavingbeenplantedatall
thesetbinedghtakehieaveoffeatinganddrinking
thishecaseonthefourthday
itbutterprostration,stretightsee,inthelightoftheaprilsun,rosaorthetulip,thetobjectsofhislove
intheevening,gryphustooka
onthefolloatall,andgryphuscarriedthedishesa
eliushadreinedinbedthewholeday
”ingdothelastvisit,”ithinkridofourscholar”
rosaartled
”nonsense”saidjab”ean”
”hedoesntdrink,hedoesnteat,hedoesntleavehisbedheynheergrotius,inachest,onlythechestoffin”
rosagreh
”ah”shesaidtoherself,”heisuneasyabouthistulip”
and,risingber,ookapenandpaper,andduringthehatnightbusiedherselfhtracingletters
onthefollooing,selftothehedoor
hepounprovedduringhershortabsenceofsevendays,
”beeasy;yourtulipisgoingonwell”
althoughthesefeeoftherosa,then,ing,buthadvoluntarilystayedaeandseehihgriefatnothavingseenher
eliushadpaperandapencilheguessedthatsheexpectedanansebeforetheeveningtofetchithethereforeilartothathhehadreceived,
”ityanxietyaboutthetulipthathasdeill,butthegriefatnotseeingyou”
aftergryphushaddehislastvisitoftheday,anddarknesshadsetin,heslippedthepaperunderthedoor,andlistenedostintenseattention,butheneitherheardrosasfootstepsnortherustlingofhergown
heonlyheardavoiceasfeebleasabreath,andgentlelikeacaress,hroughthegratedlittlehedoortheword,
”torrow”
noorroheeighthdayforeightdayseliusandrosahadnotseeneachother
chapter20
theeventsookplaceduringthoseeightdays
onthefolloeonescratchatthegratedlittleasrosahadbeeninthehabitofdoingintheheydayoftheirfriendship
eliusbeing,asyeasilybeigined,notfarofffrohedoor,perceivedrosa,pinherhand
seeinghiosadandpale,sheartled,andsaid,
”youareill,nheerelius”
”yes,ia”heansindandinbody
”isayfathertoldthatyoureinedinbedalldayithenyouruneasinessnostpreciousobjectofyouranxiety”
”andi,”saidelius,”ihaveansydearrosa,ithoughtyouhadreceivedletter”
”itistrue;ihavereceivedit”
”youeexarvellousprogressining”
”indeed,ihavenotonlyreetoseeightnotbesoredytorestoreyoutohealth”
”restoretohealth”unicateto”
sayingthis,thepoorprisonerlookedatrosa,hiseyessparklinghhope
hershedidnot,or,understandthislook,rosaansweredgravely,
”ihaveonlytospeaktoyouaboutyourtulip,ostinyoud”
rosapronouncedthosefeone,deeplyintotheheartofeliushedidnotsuspectlayhiddenunderthisappearanceofindifferencehhepoorgirlaffectedtospeakofherrival,theblacktulip
”oh”tteredelius,”againagainhaveinottoldyou,rosa,thatithoughtbutofyouthatitiregretted,youissed,youorethanthelossoflibertyandoflifeitself”
rosasledelancholyair
”ah”shesaid,”yourtuliphasbeeninsuchdanger”
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