. The light of the star; a novel. XVIII. ^T was, indeed, the night he left his board-ing-place, drawn by an impulsehe could not resist, to walkslowly to and fro opposite thetheatre entrance, calculating with agonizedeye the meagre numbers of those who en-tered. At times he took his stand near thedoor in a shadowy nook (with coat-collarrolled high about his ears), in order to observethe passing stream, hoping, exulting, and suf-fering alternately as groups from the crowdpaused for a moment to study the displayedphotographs, only to pass on to other amuse-ment with some careless
. The light of the star; a novel. XVIII. ^T was, indeed, the night he left his board-ing-place, drawn by an impulsehe could not resist, to walkslowly to and fro opposite thetheatre entrance, calculating with agonizedeye the meagre numbers of those who en-tered. At times he took his stand near thedoor in a shadowy nook (with coat-collarrolled high about his ears), in order to observethe passing stream, hoping, exulting, and suf-fering alternately as groups from the crowdpaused for a moment to study the displayedphotographs, only to pass on to other amuse-ment with some careless allusion to the fallenstar. 207 THE LIGHT OF THE STAR This hurt him worst of all—that these motes,these cheap little boys and girls, could nowsneer at or pity Helen Merival. I broughther to this, he repeated, with morbid senseof power. When she met me she was queenof the city; now she is an object of pity. This feeling of guilt, this egotism deepenedeach night as he watched the citys pleasure-seekers pace past the door. It was of no a
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