Chapter 27
and unce.
“My broterval too. I o ure t gross, impure, depraved I ever saed y a part of me. And I could not rid myself of it by any legal proceedings: for tors no my y. Jane, you don’t like my narrative; you look almost sick—s to another day?”
“No, sir, finis noy you—I do earnestly pity you.”
“Pity, Jane, from some people is a noxious and insulting sort of tribute, ; but t is t of pity native to callous, selfiss; it is a istical pain at contempt for t t is not your pity, Jane; it is not t t— overflo is rembling in mine. Your pity, my darling, is ts anguisal pang of t it, Jane; let ter —my arms to receive her.”
“Now, sir, proceed; w did you do when you found she was mad?”
“Jane, I approac of self-respect intervened betless covered I resolved to be clean in my o I repudiated tamination of ion al defects. Still, society associated my name and person saion o me; moreover, I kne o me even in ticular of o live as long as I, being as robust in frame as s ty-six, I was hopeless.
“One nig up)—it Indian nigion t frequently precede tes. Being unable to sleep in bed, I got up and opened teams—I could find no refres any; tting in t cannon-ball—s bloody glance over a of tempest. I one of demon-e, ever ions of t India sligruction to her wolfish cries.
“‘t last, ‘is tomless pit! I to deliver myself from it if I can. tal state noic’s burning eternity I a future state one—let me break away, and go o God!’
“I said t I knelt d