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ItseemedthatRachelherselfhadnosuspicionthatshewaswatched,orthattherewasanythinginhermannerlikelytodrawattentiontoher。
Whathadhappenedtohershedidnotknow。HermindwasverymuchintheconditionoftheracingwatertowhichHelencomparedit。
ShewantedtoseeTerence;shewasperpetuallywishingtoseehimwhenhewasnotthere;itwasanagonytomissseeinghim;
agonieswerestrewnallaboutherdayonaccountofhim,butsheneveraskedherselfwhatthisforcedrivingthroughherlifearosefrom。
Shethoughtofnoresultanymorethanatreeperpetuallypresseddownwardsbythewindconsiderstheresultofbeingpresseddownwardsbythewind。
Duringthetwoorthreeweekswhichhadpassedsincetheirwalk,halfadozennotesfromhimhadaccumulatedinherdrawer。Shewouldreadthem,andspendthewholemorninginadazeofhappiness;
thesunnylandoutsidethewindowbeingnolesscapableofanalysingitsowncolourandheatthanshewasofanalysinghers。Inthesemoodsshefounditimpossibletoreadorplaythepiano,eventomovebeingbeyondherinclination。Thetimepassedwithouthernoticingit。
Whenitwasdarkshewasdrawntothewindowbythelightsofthehotel。
AlightthatwentinandoutwasthelightinTerence’swindow:
therehesat,readingperhaps,ornowhewaswalkingupanddownpullingoutonebookafteranother;andnowhewasseatedinhischairagain,andshetriedtoimaginewhathewasthinkingabout。
ThesteadylightsmarkedtheroomswhereTerencesatwithpeoplemovingroundhim。Everyonewhostayedinthehotelhadapeculiarromanceandinterestaboutthem。Theywerenotordinarypeople。
ShewouldattributewisdomtoMrs。Elliot,beautytoSusanWarrington,asplendidvitalitytoEvelynM。,becauseTerencespoketothem。
Asunreflectingandpervasivewerethemoodsofdepression。
Hermindwasasthelandscapeoutsidewhendarkbeneathcloudsandstraitlylashedbywindandhail。Againshewouldsitpassiveinherchairexposedtopain,andHelen’sfantasticalorgloomywordswerelikesomanydartsgoadinghertocryoutagainstthehardnessoflife。Bestofallwerethemoodswhenfornoreasonagainthisstressoffeelingslackened,andlifewentonasusual,onlywithajoyandcolourinitseventsthatwasunknownbefore;
theyhadasignificancelikethatwhichshehadseeninthetree:
thenightswereblackbarsseparatingherfromthedays;
shewouldhavelikedtorunallthedaysintoonelongcontinuityofsensation。AlthoughthesemoodsweredirectlyorindirectlycausedbythepresenceofTerenceorthethoughtofhim,sheneversaidtoherselfthatshewasinlovewithhim,orconsideredwhatwastohappenifshecontinuedtofeelsuchthings,sothatHelen’simageoftheriverslidingontothewaterfallhadagreatlikenesstothefacts,andthealarmwhichHelensometimesfeltwasjustified。
Inhercuriousconditionofunanalysedsensationsshewasincapableofmakingaplanwhichshouldhaveanyeffectuponherstateofmind。
Sheabandonedherselftothemercyofaccidents,missingTerenceoneday,meetinghimthenext,receivinghislettersalwayswithastartofsurprise。Anywomanexperiencedintheprogressofcourtshipwouldhavecomebycertainopinionsfromallthiswhichwouldhavegivenheratleastatheorytogoupon;butnoonehadeverbeeninlovewithRachel,andshehadneverbeeninlovewithanyone。
Moreover,noneofthebookssheread,from_Wuthering__Heights_
to_Man__and__Superman_,andtheplaysofIbsen,suggestedfromtheiranalysisoflovethatwhattheirheroinesfeltwaswhatshewasfeelingnow。Itseemedtoherthathersensationshadnoname。
ShemetTerencefrequently。Whentheydidnotmeet,hewasapttosendanotewithabookoraboutabook,forhehadnotbeenableafteralltoneglectthatapproachtointimacy。Butsometimeshedidnotcomeordidnotwriteforseveraldaysatatime。
Againwhentheymettheirmeetingmightbeoneofinspiritingjoyorofharassingdespair。Overalltheirparting