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inaccessiblecountries，whereeventhearmofthelawseldomreaches。
Couldn’tyoutakeherawaythere，takeherrightaway，travelsofastthatnothingcouldcatchyou，andhide-hideforalittletime？“
Hamelstaredathiscompanion，foramoment，blankly。Herattitudewassounexpected，herquestioningsofierce。
“MydearMrs。Fentolin，“hebegan-
Shesuddenlyrelaxedhergripofhisarm。Somethingoftheoldhopelessnesswassettlingdownuponherface。Herhandsfellintoherlap。
“No，“sheinterrupted，“Iforgot！Imustn’ttalklikethat。She，too，ispartofthesacrifice。“
“Partofthesacrifice，“Hamelrepeated，frowning。“Isshe，indeed！
Idon’tknowwhatsacrificeyoumean，butEstheristhegirlwhomsoonerorlater，somehoworother，Iamgoingtomakemywife，andwhensheismywife，Ishallseetoitthatsheisn’tafraidofMilesFentolinorofanyothermanbreathing。“
Agleamofhopefulnessshonethroughthestonymiseryofthewoman’sface。
“DoesEsthercare？“sheaskedsoftly。
“HowcanItell？Icanonlyhopeso。Ifshedoesn’tyet，sheshallsomeday。Isuppose，“headded，withasigh，“itisrathertoosoonyettoexpectthatsheshould。Ifitisnecessary，IcanWait。“
Mrs。Fentolin’seyeswereoncemorefixedupontheTower。Thesunhadcaughtthetopofthetelephonewireandplayedaroundittillitseemedlikealong，thinshaftofsilver。
“Ifyougodownthere，“shesaid，“Estherwillnotbeallowedtoseeyouatall。Mr。Fentolinhasdecidedtotakeitasapersonalaffront。Youwillbeostracisedfromhere。“
“ShallI？“heanswered。“Well，itwon’tbeforlong，atanyrate。
AndastonotseeingEsther，youmustrememberthatIcomefromoutsidethislittledomain，andIseenothingmoreinMr。Fentolinthanabad-tempered，mischievous，tyrannicaloldinvalid，whoisfortunatelypreventedbyhisinfirmitiesfromdoingasmuchmischiefashemight。Iamnotafraidofyourbrother-in-law，orofthebullyhetakesaboutwithhim，andIamgoingtoseeyourdaughtersomehoworother，andIamgoingtomarryherbeforeverylong。“
Shethrustoutherhandsuddenlyandgraspedhis。Thefingerswereverythin，almostbony，andcoveredwithrings。Theirgripwasfeverishandhefeltthemtremble。
“Youareabraveman，Mr。Hamel，“shedeclaredspeakinginalow，quickundertone。“Perhapsyouareright。Theshadowisn’toveryourhead。Youhaven’tlivedintheterrorofit。Youmayfindaway。Godgrantit！“
Shewrunghisfingersandrosetoherfeet。Hervoicesuddenlychangedintoanotherkey。Hamelknewinstinctivelythatshewishedhimtounderstandthattheirconversationwasover。
“Chow-Chow，“shecried，“comealong，dear，wemusthaveourwalk。
Comealong，Koto；comealong，littledogs。“
Hamelstrolleddowntheterracestepsandwanderedforati
