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”Ifshesopromises。Butwillyouexactthisfromher?Itsurelycannotbenecessaryformetosaythatyourpresencewilladdinfinitelytothedifficultyofhertask。””YetitisadutyIcannotshirk。Iwillconsultthedoctoraboutit。IwillmakehimseethatIbothunderstandandshallinsistuponmyrightsinthismatter。ButyoumaytellMissDoristhatIwillsitoutofsight，andthatIshallnotobtrudemyselfunlessmynameisbroughtupinanundesirableway。”
Thehandonthedoor-knobmadeasuddenmovement。”Mr。Brotherson，Icanbearnomoreto-night。Withyourpermission，Iwillleavethisquestiontobesettledbyothers。”Andwitharepetitionofhisformerbow，thebereavedfatherwithdrew。
Orlandowatchedhimtillthedoorclosed，thenhetoodroppedhismask。
Butitwasonagain，wheninalittlewhilehepassedthroughthesitting-roomonhiswayupstairs。
Nootherdayinhiswholelifehadbeenlikethistothehardyinventor；forinitbothhisheartandhisconsciencehadbeenawakened，anduptothishourhehadnotreallyknownthathepossessedeither。
WHATISHEMAKING
Otherboxesaddressedto0。Brothersonhadbeenreceivedatthestation，andcarriedtothemysteriousshedinthewoods；andnow，withlockeddoorandliftedtop，theelderbrothercontemplatedhisstoresandpreparedhimselfforwork。
HehadbeenallowedashortinterviewwithOswald，andhehadindulgedhimselfinafewwordswithDoris。Buthehadleftthosememoriesbehindwithotherandmoreseriousmatters。Nothingthatcouldunnervehishandorweakenhisinsightshouldenterthisspotsacredtohisgreathope。Heregeniusreigned。Herehewashimselfwhollyandwithoutflaw；-aTitanwithhisgrasponamechanicalideabymeansofwhichhewouldsoonruletheworld。
Notsohappyweretheothercharactersinthisdrama。Oswald’sthoughts，disturbedforashorttimebythesomewhatconstrainedinterviewhehadheldwithhisbrother，hadflowneastwardagain，insilentloveandlonging；whileDoris，withadoubledreadnowinherheart，wentaboutherdailytasks，prayingforstrengthtoendurethehorrorsofthisweek，withoutbetrayingtheanxietiessecretlydevouringher。Andshewasonlyseventeenandquitealoneinhertrouble。Shemustbearitallunassistedandsmile，whichshedidwithheavenlysweetness，whenthemagicthresholdwaspassedandshestoodinherinvalid’spresence，overshadowedthoughiteverwasbythegreatDread。
AndMr。Challoner?Letthoseendlesswalksofhisthroughthewoodsandoverthehillstellhisstoryiftheycan；orhisrapidlywhiteninghair，andlaggingstep。Hehadbeenastrongmanbeforehistrouble，andhadthestrokewhichlaidhimlowbeenlimitedtoonequick，sharpblowhemighthaverisenaboveitafterawhileandbeenreadytoencounterlifeagain。Butthislongdrawnoutmiserywasprovingtoomuchforhim。ThesightofBrotherson，thoughtheyneverreallymet，actedlikeaciduponawound，anditwasnottillsixdayshadpassedandthedreadedSundaywasathand，thathesleptwithanysenseofrestorwenthiswayaboutthetownwithoutthathaltingatthecornerswhichbetrayedhisperpetualapprehensionofamostundesirableencounter。
Thereasonforthischangewillbeapparentintheshortconversationheheldwithamanhehadcomeupononeeveninginthesmallparkjustbeyondtheworkmen’sdwellings。”YouseeIamhere，”wasthestranger’slowgreeting。”ThankGod，”wasMr。Challoner’sreply。”Icouldnothavefacedto-morrowaloneandIdoubtifMissScottcouldhavefoundtherequisitecourage。Doessheknowthatyouarehere?””Istoppedatherdoor。””Wasthatsafe?””Ithinkso。Mr。Brotherson-theBrooklynone，-isupinhisshed。
Hesleepstherenow，Iamtold，andsoundlytooI’venodoubt。””Whatishemaking?””Whathalftheinventorsonbothsidesofthewaterareengageduponjustnow。Amonoplane，orabiplane，orsomemachineforcarryingmenthroughtheair。Iknow，forIhelpedhim
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