Sealed Lips — page 185: what you’re looking at

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SHALED LIPS. 177 “Unfortunately for me it is not the one that I know the best. However, when you have told me your trouble I will try to find in my compassion and faith the words that will give you comfort and peace.” “Tam at peace now, almost happy compared with what I was an hour ago. Listen tome then. Per- haps you may have heard of a celebrated per- son——” | “What matters the name? I have sworn to for- get others’ names as well as my own. Tell me your story, and give no names.” “The one of whom I speak has filled a father’s place to me. He brought me up like his own son, better than he would ason, for he left me free in my faith and the beliefs of my childhood, which were not his. I ewe everything to him. For many years I ate his bread, and slept under his roof. We were very happy together. But a woman came between us. He is married.” “And you were afraid of acting basely toward your friend. Many stories commence like yours; I have known of those that ended in blood. My son, remain in Algeria.” “Certainly, I shall stay here, but you do not know all. You do not know that this woman and I loved each other, that wedoso now. Alas! it seems to me that we always shall love each other. To give her to my friend, to force her into his arms, I lied, I feigned indifference, I saw her crying at my feet, Gomicbooks (El @)