I Forbid the Banns! — page 130: what you’re looking at

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I20 Ol FORBID AZAHLABANNS LE They continued sitting together and talking until the English Channel was reached, and with a blue April sky overhead and a gray, murky water parting before the bows of the Carnarvon Castle, the estuary of the Thames was reached. He stood by her side, pointing out to her the various places of interest of which she had heard. She had heard of all except the Isle of Dogs. She had never heard even the name of this glory of the Thames. Before the docks had been reached the passengers who had worshiped her had spoken their farewell words in her ear. ‘They were very sad words—especially those spoken by Charlie Barham. “If you are ever in need of a friend, Miss Lancaster,”’ said he, “‘ you may count upon me, Iam yours till death. It is an infernally bad world this—I have had a pretty fair experience of it now—it’s bad—it’s hollow. True friends are not found every day. If you need a friend just tele- graphto me. Even if we are stationed at Zanzibar I will come to you. You may trust me.” “Indeed I will,” she said. ‘I should dearly like to kiss you, only I know you would not let me.” “No,” he said mournfully. “Ido not want to be made to feel that we are so very far apart. I never knew how great was the barrier between us until you offered to kiss me. Good-by. I hope you will never find out by bitter experience how hollow the world is. I have found it out. My heart has been the lead and my heart strings the lead line which I have heaved into the great abyss of the hollow world. I have sounded its hollowness to its full depth. Good-by. God bless you!” Then the Parliamentary Nuisance came to her with an offer of an order to the ladies’ gallery for any night she might desire to hear him speak. “You are safe to drop in any time on chance,” said he ; m (EO MMIELNOO KS (E)