Againhetookherhand,andtwiceheattemptedtospeakinvain;atlengthhesaid:
’Ellen,whenIamgone——whenIamaway——willyousometimesremember,sometimesthinkofme?’
EllenHeathcotehadasmuch,perhapsmore,ofwhatisnobleinpridethanthehaughtiestbeautythatevertrodacourt;
buttheeffortwasuseless;thehoneststrugglewasinvain;andsheburstintofloodsoftears,bittererthanshehadevershedbefore。
Icannottellhowpassionsriseandfall;