"
Her reply was inarticulate, though satisfactory; and she took his hand
in hers as the tears ran gently down her cheeks; this time tears of
joy--the first she had shed for many a day.
In the Siren country again without wax! Overboard and lost!
Yes, Brandon's resolution not to see Mary was well taken, if it could
only have been as well kept. Observe, as we progress, into what the
breaking of it led him.
He had known that if he should but see her once more, his already
toppling will would lose its equipoise, and he would be led to attempt
the impossible and invite destruction. At first this scheme appeared
to me in its true light, but Mary's subtle feminine logic made it
seem such plain and easy sailing that I soon began to draw enthusiasm
from her exhaustless store, and our combined attack upon Brandon
eventually routed every vestige of caution and common sense that even
he had left.
Siren logic has always been irresistible and will continue so, no
doubt, despite experience.
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