He only knew it when he felt her hand upon his own , and saw her looking up into his face . With wonder ? No . It was his first impression , and he was fain to look at her again , to set it right . No , not with wonder . With an eager and inquiring look ; but not with wonder . At first it was alarmed and serious ; then , it changed into a strange , wild , dreadful smile of recognition of his thoughts ; then , there was nothing but her clasped hands on her brow , and her bent head , and falling hair . Though the power of Omnipotence had been his to wield at that moment , he had too much of its diviner property of Mercy in his breast , to have turned one feather 's weight of it against her . But he could not bear to see her crouching down upon the little seat where he had often looked on her , with love and pride , so innocent and gay ; and , when she rose and left him , sobbing as she went , he felt it a relief to have the vacant place beside him rather than her so long-cherished presence . This in itself was anguish keener than all , reminding him how desolate he was become , and how the great bond of his life was rent asunder . -LSB- Illustration : When suddenly , the struggling fire illuminated the whole chimney with a glow of light ; and the Cricket on the Hearth began to Chirp ! -RSB- The more he felt this , and the more he knew he could have better borne to see her lying prematurely dead before him with her little child upon her breast , the higher and the stronger rose his wrath against his enemy . He looked about him for a weapon . There was a gun hanging on the wall . He took it down , and moved a pace or two towards the door of the perfidious Stranger 's room . He knew the gun was loaded . Some shadowy idea that it was just to shoot this man like a wild beast seized him , and dilated in his mind until it grew into a monstrous demon in complete possession of him , casting out all milder thoughts , and setting up its undivided empire . That phrase is wrong . Not casting out his milder thoughts , but artfully transforming them . Changing them into scourges to drive him on .
Turning water XXXXX blood , love into hate , gentleness into blind ferocity .
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