Enough,thatsuchaffectiondidsubsistbetweenpartieswhohadneverevenspokentooneanother,though,onthesideofEdith,itwascheckedbyadeepsenseofthedifficultiesanddangerswhichmustnecessarilyattendthefartherprogressoftheirattachment,anduponthatoftheknightbyathousanddoubtsandfears,lesthehadover-estimatedtheslighttokensofthelady’snotice,varied,astheynecessarilywere,bylongintervalsofapparentcoldness,duringwhich,eitherthefearofexcitingtheobservationofothers,andthusdrawingdangeruponherlover,orthatofsinkinginhisesteembyseemingtoowillingtobewon,madeherbehavewithindifference,asifunobservantofhispresence。
Thisnarrative,tediousperhaps,butwhichthestoryrendersnecessary,mayservetoexplainthestateofintelligence,ifitdeservessostronganame,betwixtthelovers,whenEdith’sunexpectedappearanceinthechapelproducedsopowerfulaneffectonthefeelingsofherknight。
TheirnecromanticformsinvainHauntusonthetentedplain;
Webidthesespectreshapesavaunt,AshtarothandTermagaunt。
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