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"Isthisthefirsttimeyouhavebeehemountains,Richard?"herfatheraskedme,turninginhise.
"I'vehinahundredmilesofherebefore,sir.It'sadifferenttryuphere,butIsupposeyouwouldthinkthesameaboutthecoast,wouldn'tyou?"
"Oh,butFatherusedtoliveinNorfolk,"Gretsaid."Didn'tyou,Father?"
"Ilivedthereforhreeyears."
Therewassomethingelsehewouldsay,andbothofuswaitedforhimtoue.
"Fatherisamastermeic,"Gretwhisperedtome."Heworksintherailroadshops."
"Yes,"hesaidafterawhile."I'velivedinmahereiswhereIwishtostay."
Myfirstthoughtwastoaskhimwhyhepreferredthemountaiions,butsuddenlyIwasawarethatbothhearaweewaboutit.
Afterawhilehespokeagain,toGret,butasthoughhewerespeakingtosomeoheporch,afourthpersonwhomIhadfailedtoseeinthedarkness.Iwaited,teed,forhimtoue.
&movedherchairafewiniiohoutsouhoftheriverdcovereduslikeablaonaight.
&quretdtheirlslosttheirmother,"hesaid,almostinaudibly,bendingforwardoverhiskneesandgazingoutacrree;afterwelosttheirmother,Icamebaountainstolive.I'tstayinNorfolk,andI'tstanditinBaltimore.ThiswastheohwhereIdpeace.Gretremembershermother,butherofyouderstandhowitiswithme.HermotherandIwereborhemountains,aogetherforalmosttwehenaftersheleftus,Imovedaway,foolishlybelievingthatIcet.ButIwaswrong.OfcourseIwaswrong.Amanetthemotherofhis,eventhoughheknowshewillneverseeheragain."
&ede,andIyeyesfromherdarklyframedprofilebesideme.Theriverbelowusmadenosound,butthewarmthofitsvaporwouldhatitwasstillthere.
&herhadbentfartherforwardinhistilhisarmswererestingonhisknees,atoseesomeohersidehoaintopaboveit.Hiseyesstraiheshaftoflightthatcamethroughtheopendooronthemahere.Tearsfellfromhisfacelikefragmentsofstars,burningintohisquiveringhandsuntiltheywereoutofsight.
&illiupahroughthedoorway.Hishugeshadowfellupodmeashestoodtheremomentarilybefiurnedaowardhimbut,eventhoughheassingfromsight,Iyeyesuponhi
&edclainstme,squeezingherfihehollowofmyhandandtougmyshoulderwithhercheeksasthoughsheweretryihingfromtheHerfather'sfootstepsgrewfailastweolongerhearhi
Somewherebelowus,alongthebankoftheriver,araihevalley,gahroughthenight.Oallyitslightsflashedthroughtheopeningsinthedarkness,danthebroadgreenriverlikephtsih,aallicechoofitssteelrumbledagainstthehighwallsofthemountaiclaspedherhandstightlyovermyhaertips.
"Richard,whydidyoue?"
Hervoigledwiththesgmetallicechoofthetrainthatnowseemedfaroff.
Ihadexpectedtupintomyface,butwheoher,Isawthatshewasgazingfardownintothevalley,dowersoftheriver.SheknewwhyIhade,butshedidnotwishtohearmesay>
IdidnotknowwhyIhadetoseeher,now.IhadlikedGretdIhaddesiredheraboveanyoneelseIkIottellherthatIlovedher,afterhavingheardherfatherspeakoflove.IwassorryIhade,nheardhimspeakofGretotherashedid.Ikwouldgiveherselftome,becauseshelovedme;butIhadnothingtogiveheriurn.Shewasbeautiful,verybeautiful,andIhaddesiredher.Thatwasbefore.IeveragainthinkofherasIhadeprepared.
"Whydidyoue,Richard?"
"Why?"
"Yes,Richard;why?"
MyeyesdwhatIfeltwasthememoryofthestar-poistwinklingdowninthevalleyahoftheriverflowihecaressersasshetouchedmyar
"Richard,pleasetellmewhyyoucame."
"Idon'tknowwhyIcame,Gret."
"Ifyouonlylovedme.asIloveyou,Richard,youhy."
Herfirembledinmyhand.Iknewshelovedme.Therehadbeennodoubtinmymindfrrete.
"PerhapsIshouldnothavee,"Isaid."Imadeamistake,Gret.Ishouldhavestayedaway."
"Butyouwillbehereht,Richard.YearlyintheYouaren'tsorrythatyoucame,forjustthisshorttime,areyou,Richard?"
"I'mnotsorrythatIamhere,Gret,butIshouldnothavee.Ididn'tknoasdoianyrighttoehere.Peoplewholoveeachotheraretheo;
"Butyoudolovemejustalittle,don'tyou,Richard?You'tpossiblylovemenearlysomuchasIloveyou,but'tyoutellmethatyoudolovemejustalittle?I'llfeelmuchhappierafteryouhavegone,Richard."
"Idon'tknow,"Isaid,trembling.
"Richard,please—"
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