If any occasion should arise to evoke such a desire I believe that Kilmeny would speak -- and having once spoken would thenceforth be normal in that respect -- ay , if she spoke but the one word . '' `` All this sounds like great nonsense to me , '' said Eric restlessly . `` I suppose you have an idea what you are talking about , but I have n't . And , in any case , it practically means that there is no hope for her -- or me . Even if your theory is correct it is not likely such an occasion as you speak of will ever arise . And Kilmeny will never marry me . '' `` Do n't give up so easily , old fellow . There HAVE been cases on record where women have changed their minds . '' `` Not women like Kilmeny , '' said Eric miserably . `` I tell you she has all her mother 's unfaltering will and tenacity of purpose , although she is free from any taint of pride or selfishness . I thank you for your sympathy and interest , David . You have done all you could -- but , heavens , what it would have meant to me if you could have helped her ! '' With a groan Eric flung himself on a chair and buried his face in his hands . It was a moment which held for him all the bitterness of death . He had thought that he was prepared for disappointment ; he had not known how strong his hope had really been until that hope was utterly taken from him . David , with a sigh , returned the crochet antimacassar carefully to its place on the chair back . `` Eric , last night , to be honest , I thought that , if I found I could not help this girl , it would be the best thing that could happen , as far as you were concerned . But since I have seen her -- well , I would give my right hand if I could do anything for her . She is the wife for you , if we could make her speak ; yes , and by the memory of your mother '' -- David brought his fist down on the window sill with a force that shook the casement , -- `` she is the wife for you , speech or no speech , if we could only convince her of it . '' `` She can not be convinced of that .
No , XXXXX , I have lost her .
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