第10部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

er　the　sun；　as　the　beaks　of　tiny　birds　open

flat；　to　receive；　to　receive。　And　unfolded　she　turned　to　him；

straight　to　him。　And　he　came；　slowly；　afraid；　held　back　by

uncouth　fear；　and　driven　by　a　desire　bigger　than　himself。

When　she　opened　and　turned　to　him；　then　all　that　had　been　and

all　that　was；　was　gone　from　her；　she　was　as　new　as　a　flower　that

unsheathes　itself　and　stands　always　ready；　waiting；　receptive。

He　could　not　understand　this。　He　forced　himself；　through　lack　of

understanding；　to　the　adherence　to　the　line　of　honourable

courtship　and　sanctioned；　licensed　marriage。　Therefore；　after　he

had　gone　to　the　vicarage　and　asked　for　her；　she　remained　for

some　days　held　in　this　one　spell；　open；　receptive　to　him；　before

him。　He　was　roused　to　chaos。　He　spoke　to　the　vicar　and　gave　in

the　banns。　Then　he　stood　to　wait。

She　remained　attentive　and　instinctively　expectant　before

him；　unfolded；　ready　to　receive　him。　He　could　not　act；　because

of　self…fear　and　because　of　his　conception　of　honour　towards

her。　So　he　remained　in　a　state　of　chaos。

And　after　a　few　days；　gradually　she　closed　again；　away　from

him；　was　sheathed　over；　impervious　to　him；　oblivious。　Then　a

black；　bottomless　despair　became　real　to　him；　he　knew　what　he

had　lost。　He　felt　he　had　lost　it　for　good；　he　knew　what　it　was

to　have　been　in　munication　with　her；　and　to　be　cast　off

again。　In　misery；　his　heart　like　a　heavy　stone；　he　went　about

unliving。

Till　gradually　he　became　desperate；　lost　his　understanding；

was　plunged　in　a　revolt　that　knew　no　bounds。　Inarticulate；　he

moved　with　her　at　the　Marsh　in　violent；　gloomy；　wordless

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