Sealed Lips — page 126: what you’re looking at

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118 SEALED LIPS. gush out, that is bursting within me with this ac- cumulation of passionate love. Ah!” said he, put- ting his hands over his excited face, “for this hap- piness only, for one year of this intoxication it seems to me that I would gladly give my share of heaven, if thereisone. At least I would give all that I possess; my music, which has been my only god, what little glory surrounds my name, I would give you, Patrice. If at this time I love another more than I do you, do not be jealous. Your por- tion will have been the larger. I consecrated fifteen years of my life to you. In fifteen years from now nobody but yourself perhaps will remember that I ever existed.” Godefroid stopped for breath, so tired by his ex- citement that his friend tried tocalm him as one calms a child by talking of a desired plaything.” “You left off,” said he, “at the most interesting part. Have you offered yourself?” The composer glanced at the clock, and replied: “By this time she must know all; her mother was to speak to her for me; she is an excellent friend. Provided that she acts adroitly, and has well pre- pared her daughter——” | “Qh! your future mother-in-law is not wanting in adroitness,” interrupted O’Farrell. “If she ac- cepts you as her son-in-law it is because she has discovered that itis for her interest to doso. If Madame Sauval is interested in anything——. Good heavens! if I was sure that she wishéd me to be Gomichboo KS (E(@)