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Thisyounggirlwhoseimagefloatedinlightbeforehiseyes，wouldneverlovehim。Shelovedhisbrother。Hehadheardtheirnamesmentionedtogetherbeforehehadbeenintownanhour。Oswald，thecleverestman，Doris，themostbeautifulgirlinWesternPennsylvania。
Hehadacceptedthegossipthen；hehadnotseenheranditallseemedverynatural；-hardlyworthamoment’sthought。Butnow！
Andhere，theotherDemonsprangerectandgrappledwithhimbeforethefirstonehadletgohishold。OswaldandChalloner！Thesecret，unknownsomethingwhichhadsoftenedthathardman’seyewhenhisbrother’snamewasmentioned！Hehadnoteditandrealisedthemystery；amysterybeforewhichsleepandrestmustfly；amysterytowhichhemustnowgivehisthought，whateverthecost，whateverthelosstothoseheavenlydreamsthemagicofwhichwassonewitseemedtoenvelopehiminthebalmofParadise。Away，then，imageoflight！Letthefacultiesthouhastdazed，actagain。
ThereismorethanFate’scapriceinChalloner’sinterestinamanheneversaw。Ghostsofoldmemoriesriseanddemandahearing。
Facts，trivialandcommonplaceenoughtohavebeenlostinoblivionwiththedaywhichgavethembirth，throngagainfromthepast，provingthatnoughtdieswithoutapossibilityofresurrection。
Theirpoweroverthisbroodingmanisshownbytheforcewithwhichhisfingerscrushagainsthisbowedforehead。OswaldandChalloner！
Hadhefoundtheconnectinglink?Haditbeen-couldithavebeenEdith?Thepreposterousissometimestrue；coulditbetrueinthiscase?
HerecalledthelettersreadtohimashersinthatroomofhisinBrooklyn。Hehadhardlynotedthemthen，hewassosureoftheirbeingforgeries，gottenupbythepolicetomisleadhim。Couldtheyhavebeenreal，theeffusionsofhermind，thebreathingsofherheart，directedtoanactual0。B。，andthat0。B。，hisbrother?
Theyhadnotbeenmeantforhim。Hehadreadenoughofthemawkishlinestobesureofthat。Noneoftheallusionsfittedinwiththefactsoftheirmutualintercourse。Buttheymightwiththoseofanotherman；theymightwiththepossibleactsandaffectionsofOswaldwhosetemperamentwaswhollydifferentfromhisandwhomighthavelovedher，shoulditeverbeshownthattheyhadmetandknowneachother。Andthiswasnotanimpossibility。Oswaldhadbeeneast，OswaldhadevenbeenintheBerkshiresbeforehimself。Oswald-WhyitwasOswaldwhohadsuggestedthatheshouldgothere-gowhereshestillwas。Whythissecondcoincidence，iftherewerenotie-iftheChallonersandOswaldwereasfarapartastheyseemedandasconventionalitieswouldnaturallyplacethem。Oswaldwasasentimentalist，butveryreservedabouthissentimentalities。Ifthesesuppositionsweretrue，hehadhadasentimentalist’smotiveforwhathedid。AsOrlandorealisedthis，herosefromhisseat，aghastatthepossibilitiesconfrontinghimfromthislineofthought。Shouldhecontemplatethem?Riskhisreasonbydwellingonasuppositionwhichmighthavenofoundationinfact?No。Hisbrainwastoofull-hispurposestooimportantforanyunnecessarystraintobeputuponhisfaculties。Nothinking！investigationfirst。Mr。Challonershouldbeabletosettlethisquestion。Hewouldseehim。Evenatthislatehourheoughttobeabletofindhiminoneoftheroomsbelow；and，bytheyforceofanirresistibledemand，learninamomentwhetherhehadtodowithamerechimeraofhisownoverwroughtfancy，orwithafactwhichwouldcallintoplayalltheresourcesofanhithertounconqueredandundauntednature。
Therewasawood-fireburninginthesitting-roomthatnight，andarounditwasgroupedanumberofmenwiththeirpapersandpipes。
Mr。Brotherson，entering，naturallylookedthatwayforthemanhewasinsearchof，andwasdisappointednottofindhimthere；butoncastinghisglanceselsewhere，hewasrelievedtoseehimstandi
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