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Felicien was at her feet. Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony. But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn1 himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window. This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
He half whispered:
"Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath! I know not now if I have ever suffered. And, in your turn, you will now have to pardon me, for I have an acknowledgment to make to you. I must tell you who I am."
He was troubled at the thought he could no longer disguise himself or his position, since she had confided2 so freely and entirely3 in him. It would be disloyal in the highest degree to do so. Yet he hesitated, lest he might, after all, lose her, were she to be anxious about the future when at last she knew the facts.
In a very low voice he continued:
"I have told a falsehood to your parents."
"Yes, I know it," she said as she smiled.
"No, you do not know it; you could not possibly know it, for all that happened too long ago. I only paint on glass for my own pleasure, and as a simple amusement; you really ought to be told of that."
Then, with a quick movement, she put her hand on his mouth, as if she wished to prevent this explanation.
"I do not care to hear any more. I have been expecting you. I knew that sooner or later you would come, and you have done so. That is all-sufficient."
They talked no longer for a while. That little hand over his lips seemed almost too great a happiness for him.
"When the right time comes, then I shall know all. Yet I assure you that I am ignorant of nothing connected with you, for everything had been revealed to me before our first meeting. You were to be, and can be, only the handsomest, the richest, and the most noble of men, the one above all others; for that has ever been my dream, and in the sure certainty of its full
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hereditary
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innocence
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confession
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delicacy
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tapestry
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embroideries
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festive
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exquisite
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adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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prodigality
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vociferously
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fatigue
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gaily
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petals
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heartily
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peculiar
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oblique
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serene
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meditation
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proprietors
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disdained
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linen
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earrings
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bracelets
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touching
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tunic
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acolytes
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laymen
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crimson
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embroidered
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gilded
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batons
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brotherhoods
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兄弟关系( brotherhood的名词复数 ); (总称)同行; (宗教性的)兄弟会; 同业公会 | |
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cherub
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obstruction
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