. For Lilias. A Novel . etting her. 51—2 i8o FOR LI LI as: What would he say if he saw her sitting, at theperil of her life, in the midst of such a storm,closed round by those dark woods ? Had sheany right to break his heart as well as herown ? What would he and Anne do withouttheir darling torment ? At least, she was neces-sary to them. As these salutary thoughts returned, Maijorymoved quickly though the dell. At any othermoment in her life she would have been terrifiedat the risk she ran. The storm was at itsheight. The trees crackled and strained underthe fierce blast. Torn branches blocked
. For Lilias. A Novel . etting her. 51—2 i8o FOR LI LI as: What would he say if he saw her sitting, at theperil of her life, in the midst of such a storm,closed round by those dark woods ? Had sheany right to break his heart as well as herown ? What would he and Anne do withouttheir darling torment ? At least, she was neces-sary to them. As these salutary thoughts returned, Maijorymoved quickly though the dell. At any othermoment in her life she would have been terrifiedat the risk she ran. The storm was at itsheight. The trees crackled and strained underthe fierce blast. Torn branches blocked up thenarrow path. The zigzag lightning lit up thedim arcades with phosphorescent brilliancy;the artillery of heaven reverberated between thehills. But as Marjory hurried along she was hardlyconscious of the tumult. A single thought hadtaken possession of her, and seemed to vibratewithin her still more loudly. ForLilias!—that was all it said. * Whatmatters anything that happens to me ? Oh no ;it is all for Lilias !. CHAPTER XI. THE LETTER OVERLOOKED.
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