.. on his cat, his dog,
himself, me--you, if you'd let him ... everybody! let him marry Humanity
if he loves it so much."
"But what did you do?"
"I caught myself running away from them, and sobbing."
"And what did they do?"
"'Hildreth, for God's sake!' Mubby called, 'what's the matter now?' in
that bland, exasperating tone of his,--that injured, self-righteous,
I'm-sacrificing-myself-for-mankind tone--"
I had to laugh at her exact mimicry....
I stroked her hair....
* * * * *
"I'm glad you came to Eden, John Gregory. You might be a poet, but you
have some human sense in you, too....
"Oh, you don't know what I've been through," then, femininely, "poor,
poor Mubby, he's been through a lot, too."
Her tears began to flow again. I sat beside her on the bed. I put my arm
about her and drew her to me. I kissed her tear-wet mouth. The taste of
her ripe sweet mouth with the salt of her tears wet on her lips was very
good to me....
In a minute unexpectedly she began returning my kisses ... hungrily ...
her eyes closed ... breathing deeply like one in a trance....
* * * * *
"Go up to the house now, Johnnie, my love ... go, so Mubby won't be
suspicious of us ... I want to stay here ... leave the blinds drawn as
they are....
"You have been so gentle, so sweet.
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