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was   learning   to   care�拭  �From   Solomons's   she   bade   the   man   drive   to   the 

shop   in   Cranbourne   Street   where   she   was   accustomed   to   purchase   the 

materials she used in painting�察�and Fate�察�which uses strange agents to work 

out its ends�察�so directed it that the cabman stopped a few doors below this 

shop�察  �and   opposite   one   where   jewelry   and   other   personal   effects   were 

bought and sold。        At any other time�察�or had she been in any other mood�察�

what   followed   might   not   have   occurred�察  �but   Fate�察  �in   the   person   of   the 

cabman�察�arranged it so that the hour and the opportunity came together。 

     There   were   some   old   mezzotints   in   the   window   of   the   loan   shop�察  �a 

string of coins and medals�察�a row of new French posters�察�and far down to 

the front a tray filled with gold and silver cigarette´ cases and watches and 

rings。    It occurred to Helen�察�who was still bent on making restitution for 

her neglect�察�that a cigarette´case would be more appropriate for a man than 

flowers�察�and more lasting。          And she scanned the contents of the window 

with   the   eye   of   one   who   now   saw   in   everything   only   something   which 

might   give   Philip   pleasure。     The   two   objects   of   value   in   the   tray   upon 

which   her   eyes   first   fell   were   the   gold   seal´ring   with   which   Philip   had 

sealed his letters to her�察�and�察�lying next to it�察�his gold watch�              �There was 

something almost human in the way the ring and watch spoke to her from 

the    pastin   the  way    they   appealed     to  her   to  rescue   them    from    the 

surroundings to which they had been abandoned。                 She did not know what 

she meant to do with them nor how she could return them to Philip�察�but 

there was no question of doubt in her manner as she swept with a rush into 

the shop。     There was no attempt�察�either�察�at bargaining in the way in which 

she pointed out to the young woman behind the counter the particular ring 

and watch she wanted。           They had not been left as collateral�察�the young 

woman said�察�they had been sold outright。 

     ;Then any  one can buy them�拭─  �Helen asked eagerly。                  ;They are   for 

sale to the publicto any one�拭─�

       The young woman made note of the customer's eagerness�察�but with 

an unmoved countenance。 

     ;Yes�察�miss�察�they are for sale。         The ring is four pounds and the watch 

twenty´five。; 

     ;Twenty´nine pounds� ─�Helen gasped。 



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     That was more money than she had in the world�察�but the fact did not 

distress her�察�for she had a true artistic disregard for ready money�察�and the 

absence of it had never disturbed her。           But now it assumed a sudden and 

alarming value。       She had ten pounds in her purse and ten pounds at her 

studiothese were just enough to pay for a quarter's rent and the rates�察�and 

there was a hat and cloak in Bond Street which she certainly must have。 

Her only assets consisted of the possibility that some one might soon order 

a miniature�察�and to her mind that was sufficient。               Some one always had 

ordered a miniature�察�and there was no reasonable doubt but that some one 

would   do   it   again。   For   a   moment   she   questioned   if   it   would   not   be 

sufficient if   she   bought   the   ring   and   allowed  the   watch to   remain。    But 

she recognized that the ring meant more to her than the watch�察�while the 

latter�察  �as   an   old   heirloom   which   had   been   passed   down   to   him   from   a 

great´grandfather�察�meant more to Philip。            It was for Philip she was doing 

this�察  �she   reminded   herself。    She   stood   holding   his   possessions�察  �one   in 

each hand�察�and looking at the young woman blankly。                   She had no doubt 

in her mind that at least part of the money he had received for them had 

paid for the flowers he had sent to her in Scotland。              The certainty of this 

left her no choice。      She laid the ring and watch down and pulled the only 

ring she possessed from her own finger。             It was a gift from Lady Gower。 

She had no doubt that it was of great value。 

     ;Can you lend me some money on that�拭─�she asked。                    It was the first 

time she had conducted a business transaction of this nature�察�and she felt 

as though she were engaging in a burglary。 

     ;We don't lend money�察�miss�察─�the girl said�察 �we buy outright。                   I can 

give you twenty´eight shillings for this�察─�she added。 

     ;Twenty´eight shillings�察─�Helen gasped�察 �why�察�it is worthoh�察�ever so 

much more than that� ─�

     ;That   is   all   it   is   worth   to   us�察─  �the   girl   answered。 She   regarded   the 

ring indifferently and laid it away from her on the counter。                  The action 

was final。 

     Helen's hands rose slowly to her breast�察�where a pretty watch dangled 

from  a   bowknot   of   crushed diamonds。         It   was   her   only  possession�察  �and 

she was very fond of it。         It also was the gift of one of the several great 



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ladies   who   had   adopted   her   since   her   residence   in   London。    Helen   had 

painted   a   miniature   of   this   particular   great   lady   which   had   looked     so 

beautiful that the pleasure which the original of the portrait derived from 

the   thought   that   she   still   really   looked   as   she   did   in   the   miniature   was 

worth more to her than many diamonds。 

     But it was different with Helen�察�and no one could count what it cost 

her to tear away her one proud possession。 

     ;What will you give me for this�拭─�she asked defiantly。 

     The    girl's  eyes   showed     greater    interest。   ;I   can   give   you   twenty 

pounds for that�察─�she said。 

     ;Take it�察�please�察─�Helen begged�察�as though she feared if she kept it a 

moment longer she might not be able to make the sacrifice。 

     ;That will be enough now�察─�she went on�察�taking out her ten´pound note。 

She  put   Lady  Gower's   ring   back   upon   her   finger   and   picked   up   Philip's 

ring and watch with the pleasure of one who has come into a great fortune。 

She turned back at the door。 

     ;Oh�察─�she stammered�察 �in case any one should inquire�察�you are not to 

say who bought these。; 

     ;No�察�miss�察�certainly not�察─�said the woman。               Helen gave the direction 

to the cabman and�察�closing the doors of the hansom�察�sat looking down at 

the watch and the ring�察�as they lay in her lap。             The thought that they had 

been his most valued possessions�察�which he had abandoned forever�察�and 

that they were now entirely hers�察�to do with as she liked�察�filled her with 

most intense delight and pleasure。            She took up the heavy gold ring and 

placed it on the little finger of her left hand�察�it was much too large�察�and she 

removed   it   and   balanced   it   for   a   moment   doubtfully   in   the   palm   of   her 

right   hand。    She   was   smiling�察  �and   her   face   was   lit   with   shy   and   tender 

thoughts。     She cast a quick glance to the left and right as though fearful 

that people passing in the street would observe her�察�and then slipped the 

ring over the fourth finger of her left hand。            She gazed at it with a guilty 

smile    and   then�察  �covering    it  hastily   with   her  other   hand�察  �leaned    back�察�

clasping it closely�察�and sat frowning far out before her with puzzled eyes。 

     To   Carroll   all   roads   led   past   Helen's   studio�察  �and   during   the   summer�察�

while she had been absent in Scotland it was one of his sad pleasures to 



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make a pilgrimage to her street and to pause opposite the house and look 

up at the empty windows of her rooms。 

     It was during this daily exercise that he learned�察�through the arrival of 

her luggage�察�of her return to London�察�and when day followed day without 

her   having   shown   any   desire   to   see   him   or   to   tell   him   of   her   return   he 

denounced himself most bitterly as a fatuous fool。 

     At   the   end   of   the   week   he   sat   down   and   considered   his   case   quite 

calmly。     For three years he had loved this girl�察�deeply and tenderly。                  He 

had   been   lover�察  �brother�察  �friend�察  �and   guardian。      During   that   time�察  �even 

though   she   had     accepted   him   in    every   capacity   except     as   that   of  the 

prospective   husband�察  �she   had   never   given   him   any   real   affection�察  �nor 

sympathy�察�nor help�察�all she had done for him had been done without her 

knowledge or intent。         To know her�察�to love her�察�and to scheme to give her 

pleasure   had   been   its   own   reward�察  �and   the   only   one。    For   the   last   few 

months he had been living like a crossing´sweeper in order to be able to 

stay in London until she came back to it�察�and that he might still send her 

the gifts   he   had   always   laid   on   her   altar。 He   had   not   seen   her   in   three 

months。      Three months that had been to him a blank�察�except for his work´ 

´which like all else that he did�察�was inspired and carried on for her。                  Now 

at last she had returned and had shown that�察�even as a friend�察�he was of so 

little account in her thoughts�察�of so little consequence in her life�察�that after 

this long absence she had no 
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