Out of the Past — page 41: what you’re looking at

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38 Out of the Past. forgetting Benedict’s presence, and read it through to the end. Somewhat discomposed by the resistance Rose had de- veloped, Benedict had stepped to the window and waited until her silence roused him from an uncomfortable rev- ery. She stood against the wall, looking straight before her with blanched face and frightened eyes. No words of Benedict could rouse her. When he gently took her hand, clasping the crumpled letter, she exclaimed: “No, no! You shall not!” It was Robert who answered Benedict’s call, bringing the first restorative to be found in the dining-room. In- stinctively he knew that evil had befallen Rose. She had shrunk from touch of the priest’s hand, and was holding herself erect against the wall like a tottering child when Robert entered. Without a word he supported her to a resting-place. Benedict stood aside, impatient with his own inefficiency, and listened with wonder to Robert’s low voice. From what unsounded depth of the young man’s nature rose the ineffable tenderness of look and touch and word which won such sweet compliance. Finally on the still- GOmicsooks (C(O)