Darrow,layingasidehispen,lookedatherforamomentinsilence;thenhestoodupandshutthedoor。
\"Imustgoto—morrowearly,\"hesaid,sittingdownbesideher。Hisvoicewasgrave,withaslighttingeofsadness。
Shesaidtoherself:\"HeknowswhatIamfeeling……\"andnowthethoughtmadeherfeellessalone。Theexpressionofhisfacewassternandyettender:forthefirsttimesheunderstoodwhathehadsuffered。
Shehadnodoubtastothenecessityofgivinghimup,butitwasimpossibletotellhimsothen。Shestoodupandsaid:\"I’llleaveyoutoyourletters。\"Hemadenoprotest,butmerelyanswered:\"You’llcomedownpresentlyforawalk?\"anditoccurredtoheratoncethatshewouldwalkdowntotheriverwithhim,andgiveherselfforthelasttimethetragicluxuryofsittingathissideinthelittlepavilion。\"Perhaps,\"shethought,\"itwillbeeasiertotellhimthere。\"
Itdidnot,onthewayhomefromtheirwalk,becomeanyeasiertotellhim;buthersecretdecisiontodosobeforeheleftgaveherakindoffactitiouscalmandlaidamelancholyecstasyuponthehour。Stillskirtingthesubjectthatfannedtheirveryfaceswithitsflame,theyclungpersistentlytoothertopics,anditseemedtoAnnathattheirmindshadneverbeennearertogetherthaninthishourwhentheirheartsweresoseparate。Intheglowofinterchangedloveshehadgrownlessconsciousofthatotherglowofinterchangedthoughtwhichhadonceilluminedhermind。ShehadforgottenhowDarrowhadwidenedherworldandlengthenedoutallherperspectives,andwithapangofdoubledestitutionshesawherselfaloneamonghershrunkenthoughts。
Forthefirsttime,then,shehadaclearvisionofwhatherlifewouldbewithouthim。Sheimaginedherselftryingtotakeupthedailyround,andallthathadlightenedandanimateditseemedequallylifelessandvain。Shetriedtothinkofherselfaswhollyabsorbedinherdaughter’sdevelopment,likeothermothersshehadseen;butshesupposedthosemothersmusthavehadstoredmemoriesofhappinesstonourishthem。Shehadhadnothing,andallherstarvedyouthstillclaimeditsdue。
Whenshewentuptodressfordinnershesaidtoherself:
\"I’llhavemylasteveningwithhim,andthen,beforewesaygoodnight,I’lltellhim。\"
Thispostponementdidnotseemunjustified。Darrowhadshownherhowhedreadedvainwords,howresolvedhewastoavoidallfruitlessdiscussion。Hemusthavebeenintenselyawareofwhathadbeengoingoninhermindsincehisreturn,yetwhenshehadattemptedtorevealittohimhehadturnedfromtherevelation。Shewasthereforemerelyfollowingthelinehehadtracedinbehaving,tillthefinalmomentcame,asthoughtherewerenothingmoretosay……
Thatmomentseemedatlasttobeathandwhen,atherusualhourafterdinner,MadamedeChantellerosetogoupstairs。
Shelingeredalittletobidgood—byetoDarrow,whomshewasnotlikelytoseeinthemorning;andheraffableallusionstohispromptreturnsoundedinAnna’searlikethenoteofdestiny。
Acoldrainhadfallenallday,andforgreaterwarmthandintimacytheyhadgoneafterdinnertotheoak—room,shuttingoutthechillyvistaofthefartherdrawing—rooms。
Theautumnwind,comingupfromtheriver,criedaboutthehousewithavoiceoflossandseparation;andAnnaandDarrowsatsilent,asiftheyfearedtobreakthehushthatshutthemin。Thesolitude,thefire—light,theharmonyofsofthangingsandolddimpictures,woveaboutthemaspellofsecuritythroughwhichAnnafelt,fardowninherheart,themuffledbeatofaninextinguishablebliss。Howcouldshehavethoughtthatthislastmomentwouldbethemomenttospeaktohim,whenitseemedtohavegatheredupintoitsflightallthescatteredsplendoursofherdream?
XXXVI
Darrowcontinuedtostandbythedoorafterithadclosed。
Annafeltthathewaslookingather,andsatstill,disdainingtoseekrefugeinanyevasivewordormovement。
Forthelasttimeshewantedtolethimtakefromherthefulnessofwhatthesightofhercouldgive。
Hecrossedoverandsatdownonthesofa。Foramomentneitherofthemspoke;thenhesaid:\"To—night,dearest,I
musthavemyanswer。\"
Shestraightenedherselfundertheshockofhisseemingtotaketheverywordsfromherlips。
\"To—night?\"wasallthatshecouldfalter。
\"Imustbeoffbytheearlytrain。Therewon’tbemorethanamomentinthemorning。\"
Hehadtakenherhand,andshesaidtoherselfthatshemustfreeitbeforeshecouldgoonwithwhatshehadtosay。
Thensherejectedthisconcessiontoaweaknessshewasresolvedtodefy。Totheendshewouldleaveherhandinhishand,hereyesinhiseyes:shewouldnot,intheirfinalhourtogether,beafraidofanypartofherloveforhim。
\"You’lltellmeto—night,dear,\"heinsistedgently;andhisinsistencegaveherthestrengthtospeak。
\"There’ssomethingImustaskyou,\"shebrokeout,perceiving,assheheardherwords,thattheywerenotintheleastwhatshehadmeanttosay。
Hesatstill,waiting,andshepressedon:\"Dosuchthingshappentomenoften?\"
Thequietroomseemedtoresoundwiththelongreverberationsofherquestion。Shelookedawayfromhim,andhereleasedherandstoodup。
\"Idon’tknowwhathappenstoothermen。Suchathingneverhappenedtome……\"
Sheturnedhereyesbacktohisface。Shefeltlikeatravelleronagiddypathbetweenacliffandaprecipice:
therewasnothingforitnowbuttogoon。
\"Hadit……haditbegun……beforeyoumetherinParis?\"
\"No;athousandtimesno!I’vetoldyouthefactsastheywere。\"
\"Allthefacts?\"
Heturnedabruptly。\"Whatdoyoumean?\"
Herthroatwasdryandtheloudpulsesdrummedinhertemples。
\"Imean——abouther……Perhapsyouknew……knewthingsabouther……beforehand。\"
Shestopped。Theroomhadgrownprofoundlystill。Alogdroppedtothehearthandbrokethereinahissingshower。
Darrowspokeinaclearvoice。\"Iknewnothing,absolutelynothing,\"hesaid。
Shehadtheanswertoherinmostdoubt——toherlastshamefulunavowedhope。Shesatpowerlessunderherwoe。
Hewalkedtothefireplaceandpushedbackthebrokenlogwithhisfoot。Aflameshotoutofit,andintheupwardglareshesawhispaleface,sternwithmisery。
\"Isthatall?\"heasked。
Shemadeaslightsignwithherheadandhecameslowlybacktoher。\"Thenisthistobegood—bye?\"
Againshesignedafaintassent,andhemadenoefforttotouchherordrawnearer。\"YouunderstandthatIsha’n’tcomeback?\"
Hewaslookingather,andshetriedtoreturnhislook,buthereyeswereblindwithtears,andindreadofhisseeingthemshegotupandwalkedaway。Hedidnotfollowher,andshestoodwithherbacktohim,staringatabowlofcarnationsonalittletablestrewnwithbooks。Hertearsmagnifiedeverythingshelookedat,andthestreakedpetalsofthecarnations,theirfringededgesandfrailcurledstamens,presseduponher,hugeandvivid。ShenoticedamongthebooksavolumeofversehehadsentherfromEngland,andtriedtorememberwhetheritwasbeforeorafter……
Shefeltthathewaswaitingforhertospeak,andatlastsheturnedtohim。\"Ishallseeyouto—morrowbeforeyougo……\"
Hemadenoanswer。
Shemovedtowardthedoorandhehelditopenforher。Shesawhishandonthedoor,andhissealringinitssettingoftwistedsilver;andthesenseoftheendofallthingscametoher。
Theywalkeddownthedrawing—rooms,betweentheshadowyreflectionsofscreensandcabinets,andmountedthestairssidebyside。Attheendofthegallery,alampbroughtoutturbidgleamsinthesmokybattle—pieceaboveit。
OnthelandingDarrowstopped;hisroomwasthenearesttothestairs。\"Goodnight,\"hesaid,holdingouthishand。
AsAnnagavehimhersthespringsofgriefbrokelooseinher。Shestruggledwithhersobs,andsubduedthem;butherbreathcameunevenly,andtohideheragitationsheleanedonhimandpressedherfaceagainsthisarm。
\"Don’t——don’t,\"hewhispered,soothingher。
Hertroubledbreathingsoundedloudlyinthesilenceofthesleepinghouse。Shepressedherlipstight,butcouldnotstopthenervouspulsationsinherthroat,andheputanarmaboutherand,openinghisdoor,drewheracrossthethresholdofhisroom。Thedoorshutbehindherandshesatdownontheloungeatthefootofthebed。Thepulsationsinherthroathadceased,butsheknewtheywouldbeginagainifshetriedtospeak。
Darrowwalkedawayandleanedagainstthemantelpiece。Thered—veiledlampshoneonhisbooksandpapers,onthearm—
chairbythefire,andthescatteredobjectsonhisdressing—table。Alogglimmeredonthehearth,andtheroomwaswarmandfaintlysmoke—scented。Itwasthefirsttimeshehadeverbeeninaroomhelivedin,amonghispersonalpossessionsandthetracesofhisdailyusage。Everyobjectaboutherseemedtocontainaparticleofhimself:thewholeairbreathedofhim,steepingherinthesenseofhisintimatepresence。
Suddenlyshethought:\"ThisiswhatSophyVinerknew\"……andwithatorturingprecisionshepicturedthemaloneinsuchascene……Hadhetakenthegirltoanhotel……wheredidpeoplegoinsuchcases?Wherevertheywere,thesilenceofnighthadbeenaroundthem,andthethingsheusedhadbeenstrewnabouttheroom……Anna,ashamedofdwellingonthedetestedvision,stoodupwithaconfusedimpulseofflight;thenawaveofcontraryfeelingarrestedherandshepausedwithloweredhead。
Darrowhadcomeforwardassherose,andsheperceivedthathewaswaitingforhertobidhimgoodnight。Itwasclearthatnootherpossibilityhadevenbrushedhismind;andthefact,forsomedimreason,humiliatedher。\"Whynot……whynot?\"somethingwhisperedinher,asthoughhisforbearance,histacitrecognitionofherpride,wereaslightonotherqualitiesshewantedhimtofeelinher。
\"Inthemorning,then?\"sheheardhimsay。
\"Yes,inthemorning,\"sherepeated。
Shecontinuedtostandinthesameplace,lookingvaguelyabouttheroom。Foroncebeforetheyparted——sinceparttheymust——shelongedtobetohimallthatSophyVinerhadbeen;butsheremainedrootedtothefloor,unabletofindawordorimagineagesturethatshouldexpresshermeaning。
Exasperatedbyherhelplessness,shethought:\"Don’tIfeelthingsasotherwomendo?\"
Hereyefellonanote—caseshehadgivenhim。Itwaswornatthecornerswiththefrictionofhispocketanddistendedwiththicklypackedpapers。Shewonderedifhecarriedherlettersinit,andsheputherhandoutandtouchedit。
Allthatheandshehadeverfeltorseen,theircloseencountersofwordandlook,andtheclosercontactoftheirsilences,trembledthroughheratthetouch。Sherememberedthingshehadsaidthathadbeenlikenewskiesaboveherhead:wayshehadthatseemedapartoftheairshebreathed。Thefaintwarmthofhergirlishlovecamebacktoher,gatheringheatasitpassedthroughherthoughts;andherheartrockedlikeaboatonthesurgeofitslonglongmemories。\"It’sbecauseIlovehimintoomanyways,\"shethought;andslowlysheturnedtothedoor。
ShewasawarethatDarrowwasstillsilentlywatchingher,butheneitherstirrednorspoketillshehadreachedthethreshold。Thenhemetherthereandcaughtherinhisarms。
\"Notto—night——don’ttellmeto—night!\"hewhispered;andsheleanedawayfromhim,closinghereyesforaninstant,andthenslowlyopeningthemtothefloodoflightinhis。
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AnnaandDarrow,thenextday,sataloneinacompartmentoftheParistrain。
Anna,whentheyenteredit,hadputherselfinthefarthestcornerandplacedherbagontheadjoiningseat。ShehaddecidedsuddenlytoaccompanyDarrowtoParis,hadevenpersuadedhimtowaitforalatertraininorderthattheymighttraveltogether。Shehadanintenselongingtobewithhim,analmostmorbidterroroflosingsightofhimforamoment:whenhejumpedoutofthetrainandranbackalongtheplatformtobuyanewspaperforhershefeltasthoughsheshouldneverseehimagain,andshiveredwiththecoldmiseryofherlastjourneytoParis,whenshehadthoughtherselfpartedfromhimforever。Yetshewantedtokeephimatadistance,ontheothersideofthecompartment,andasthetrainmovedoutofthestationshedrewfromherbagthelettersshehadthrustinitassheleftthehouse,andbegantoglanceoverthemsothatherloweredlidsshouldhidehereyesfromhim。
Shewashisnow,hisforlife:therecouldneveragainbeanyquestionofsacrificingherselftoEffie’swelfare,ortoanyotherabstractconceptionofduty。Effieofcoursewouldnotsuffer;Annawouldpayforherblissasawifebyredoubleddevotionasamother。Herscrupleswerenotovercome;butforthetimetheirvoicesweredrownedinthetumultuousrumourofherhappiness。
AssheopenedherlettersshewasconsciousthatDarrow’sgazewasfixedonher,andgraduallyitdrewhereyesupward,andshedrankdeepofthepassionatetendernessinhis。Thenthebloodrosetoherfaceandshefeltagainthedesiretoshieldherself。SheturnedbacktoherlettersandherglancelitonanenvelopeinscribedinOwen’shand。
Herheartbegantobeatoppressively:shewasinamoodwhenthesimplestthingsseemedominous。WhatcouldOwenhavetosaytoher?Onlythefirstpagewascovered,anditcontainedsimplytheannouncementthat,inthecompanyofayoungcompatriotwhowasstudyingattheBeauxArts,hehadplannedtoleaveforSpainthefollowingevening。
\"Hehasn’tseenher,then!\"wasAnna’sinstantthought;andherfeelingwasastrangecompoundofhumiliationandrelief。Thegirlhadkeptherword,liveduptothelineofconductshehadsetherself;andAnnahadfailedinthesameattempt。Shedidnotreproachherselfwithherfailure;butshewouldhavebeenhappieriftherehadbeenlessdiscrepancybetweenherwordstoSophyVinerandtheactwhichhadfollowedthem。Itirritatedherobscurelythatthegirlshouldhavebeensomuchsurerofherpowertocarryoutherpurpose……
AnnalookedupandsawthatDarrow’seyeswereonthenewspaper。Heseemedcalmandsecure,almostindifferenttoherpresence。\"Willitbecomeamatterofcoursetohimsosoon?\"shewonderedwithatwingeofjealousy。Shesatmotionless,hereyesfixedonhim,tryingtomakehimfeeltheattractionofhergazeasshefelthis。Itsurprisedandshamedhertodetectanewelementinherloveforhim:
asortofsuspicioustyrannicaltendernessthatseemedtodepriveitofallserenity。Finallyhelookedup,hissmileenvelopedher,andshefeltherselfhisineveryfibre,hissocompletelyandinseparablythatshesawthevanityofimagininganyotherfateforherself。
TogiveherselfacountenancesheheldoutOwen’sletter。
Hetookitandglanceddownthepage,hisfacegrowngrave。
Shewaitednervouslytillhelookedup。
\"That’sagoodplan;thebestthingthatcouldhappen,\"hesaid,ajustperceptibleshadeofconstraintinhistone。
\"Oh,yes,\"shehastilyassented。Shewasawareofafaintcurrentofreliefsilentlycirculatingbetweenthem。TheywerebothgladthatOwenwasgoing,thatforawhilehewouldbeoutoftheirway;anditseemedtoherhorriblethatsomuchofthestuffoftheirhappinessshouldbemadeofsuchunavowedfeelings……
\"Ishallseehimthisevening,\"shesaid,wishingDarrowtofeelthatshewasnotafraidofmeetingherstep—son。
\"Yes,ofcourse;perhapshemightdinewithyou。\"
Thewordsstruckherasstrangelyobtuse。DarrowwastomeethisAmbassadoratthestationonthelatter’sarrival,andwouldinallprobabilityhavetospendtheeveningwithhim,andAnnaknewhehadbeenconcernedatthethoughtofhavingtoleaveheralone。ButhowcouldhespeakinthatcarelesstoneofherdiningwithOwen?Sheloweredhervoicetosay:\"I’mafraidhe’sdesperatelyunhappy。\"
Heanswered,withatingeofimpatience:\"It’smuchthebestthingthatheshouldtravel。\"
\"Yes——butdon’tyoufeel……\"Shebrokeoff。Sheknewhowhedislikedtheseidlereturnsontheirrevocable,andherfearofdoingorsayingwhathedislikedwastingedbyanewinstinctofsubserviencyagainstwhichherpriderevolted。
Shethoughttoherself:\"Hewillseethechange,andgrowindifferenttomeashedidtoHER……\"andforamomentitseemedtoherthatshewasrelivingtheexperienceofSophyViner。
Darrowmadenoattempttolearntheendofherunfinishedsentence。HehandedbackOwen’sletterandreturnedtohisnewspaper;andwhenhelookedupfromitafewminuteslateritwaswithaclearbrowandasmilethatirresistiblydrewherbacktohappierthoughts。
Thetrainwasjustenteringastation,andamomentlatertheircompartmentwasinvadedbyacommonplacecouplepreoccupiedwiththebestowalofbulgingpackages。Anna,attheirapproach,feltthepossessiveprideofthewomaninlovewhenstrangersarebetweenherselfandthemansheloves。SheaskedDarrowtoopenthewindow,toplaceherbaginthenet,torollherrugintoacushionforherfeet;
andwhilehewasthusbusiedwithhershewasconsciousofanewdevotioninhistone,inhiswayofbendingoverherandmeetinghereyes。Hewentbacktohisseat,andtheylookedateachotherlikeloverssmilingatahappysecret。
Anna,beforegoingbacktoGivre,hadsuggestedOwen’smovingintoherapartment,buthehadpreferredtoremainatthehoteltowhichhehadsenthisluggage,andonarrivinginParisshedecidedtodrivethereatonce。Shewasimpatienttohavethemeetingover,andgladthatDarrowwasobligedtoleaveheratthestationinordertolookupacolleagueattheEmbassy。ShedreadedhisseeingOwenagain,andyetdarednottellhimso,andtoensurehisremainingawayshementionedanurgentengagementwithherdress—makerandalonglistofcommissionstobeexecutedforMadamedeChantelle。
\"Ishallseeyouto—morrowmorning,\"shesaid;butherepliedwithasmilethathewouldcertainlyfindtimetocometoherforamomentonhiswaybackfrommeetingtheAmbassador;andwhenhehadputherinacabheleanedthroughthewindowtopresshislipstohers。
Sheblushedlikeagirl,thinking,halfvexed,halfhappy:
\"Yesterdayhewouldnothavedoneit……\"andadozenscarcelydefinabledifferencesinhislookandmannerseemedallatoncetobesummedupintheboyishact。\"Afterall,I’mengagedtohim,\"shereflected,andthensmiledattheabsurdityoftheword。Thenextinstant,withapangofself—reproach,sherememberedSophyViner’scry:\"Iknewallthewhilehedidn’tcare……\"\"Poorthing,ohpoorthing!\"
Annamurmured……
AtOwen’shotelshewaitedinatremorwhiletheporterwentinsearchofhim。Wordwaspresentlybroughtbackthathewasinhisroomandbeggedhertocomeup,andasshecrossedthehallshecaughtsightofhisportmanteauxlyingonthefloor,alreadylabelledfordeparture。
Owensatatatablewriting,hisbacktothedoor;andwhenhestoodupthewindowwasbehindhim,sothat,intherainyafternoonlight,hisfeatureswerebarelydiscernible。
\"Dearest——soyou’rereallyoff?\"shesaid,hesitatingamomentonthethreshold。
Hepushedachairforward,andtheysatdown,eachwaitingfortheothertospeak。Finallysheputsomerandomquestionabouthistravelling—companion,aslowshymeditativeyouthwhomhehadonceortwicebroughtdowntoGivre。Shereflectedthatitwasnaturalheshouldhavegiventhisuncommunicativecomradethepreferenceoverhislivelieracquaintances,andaloudshesaid:\"I’msogladFredRempsoncangowithyou。\"
Owenansweredinthesametone,andforafewminutestheirtalkdraggeditselfonoveradrywasteofcommon—places。
Annanoticedthat,thoughreadyenoughtoimparthisownplans,Owenstudiouslyabstainedfromputtinganyquestionsabouthers。Itwasevidentfromhisallusionsthathemeanttobeawayforsometime,andhepresentlyaskedherifshewouldgiveinstructionsaboutpackingandsendingafterhimsomewinterclotheshehadleftatGivre。Thisgavehertheopportunitytosaythatsheexpectedtogobackwithinadayortwoandwouldattendtothematterassoonasshereturned。Sheadded:\"IcameupthismorningwithGeorge,whoisgoingontoLondonto—morrow,\"intending,bytheuseofDarrow’sChristianname,togiveOwenthechancetospeakofhermarriage。Buthemadenocomment,andshecontinuedtohearthenamesoundingonunfamiliarlybetweenthem。
Theroomwasalmostdark,andshefinallystoodupandglancedaboutforthelight—switch,saying:\"Ican’tseeyou,dear。\"
\"Oh,don’t——Ihatethelight!\"Owenexclaimed,catchingherbythewristandpushingherbackintoherseat。Hegaveanervouslaughandadded:\"I’mhalf—blindwithneuralgia。I
supposeit’sthisbeastlyrain。\"
\"Yes;itwilldoyougoodtogetdowntoSpain。\"
Sheaskedifhehadtheremediesthedoctorhadgivenhimforapreviousattack,andonhisreplyingthathedidn’tknowwhathe’ddonewiththestuff,shesprangup,offeringtogotothechemist’s。Itwasarelieftohavesomethingtodoforhim,andsheknewfromhis\"Oh,thanks——wouldyou?\"thatitwasarelieftohimtohaveapretextfornotdetainingher。Hisnaturalimpulsewouldhavebeentodeclarethathedidn’twantanydrugs,andwouldbeallrightinnotime;andhisacquiescenceshowedherhowprofoundlyhefelttheuselessnessoftheirtryingtoprolongtheirtalk。Hisfacewasnownomorethanawhiteblurinthedusk,butshefeltitsindistinctnessasaveildrawnoverachingintensitiesofexpression。\"Heknows……heknows……\"shesaidtoherself,andwonderedwhetherthetruthhadbeenrevealedtohimbysomecorroborativefactorbythesheerforceofdivination。
Hehadrisenalso,andwasclearlywaitingforhertogo,andsheturnedtothedoor,saying:\"I’llbebackinamoment。\"
\"Oh,don’tcomeupagain,please!\"Hepaused,embarrassed。
\"Imean——Imaynotbehere。I’vegottogoandpickupRempson,andseeaboutsomefinalthingswithhim。\"
Shestoppedonthethresholdwithasinkingheart。Hemeantthistobetheirleave—taking,then——andhehadnotevenaskedherwhenshewastobemarried,orspokenofseeingheragainbeforeshesetoutfortheothersideoftheworld。
\"Owen!\"shecried,andturnedback。
Hestoodmutelybeforeherinthedimness。
\"Youhaven’ttoldmehowlongyou’retobegone。\"
\"Howlong?Oh,yousee……that’srathervague……Ihatedefinitedates,youknow……\"
Hepausedandshesawhedidnotmeantohelpherout。Shetriedtosay:\"You’llbehereformywedding?\"butcouldnotbringthewordstoherlips。Insteadshemurmured:\"InsixweeksIshallbegoingtoo……\"andherejoined,asifhehadexpectedtheannouncementandpreparedhisanswer:\"Oh,bythattime,verylikely……\"
\"Atanyrate,Iwon’tsaygood—bye,\"shestammered,feelingthetearsbeneathherveil。
\"No,no;rathernot!\"hedeclared;buthemadenomovement,andshewentupandthrewherarmsabouthim。\"You’llwriteme,won’tyou?\"
\"Ofcourse,ofcourse————\"
Herhandsslippeddownintohis,andforaminutetheyheldeachotherdumblyinthedarkness;thenhegaveavaguelaughandsaid:\"It’sreallytimetolightup。\"Hepressedtheelectricbuttonwithonehandwhilewiththeotherheopenedthedoor;andshepassedoutwithoutdaringtoturnback,lestthelightonhisfaceshouldshowherwhatshefearedtosee。