From: Silveria <syn...@sc...> - 2009-08-22 22:36:52
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Ed to give you years of happiness for the short day of your suffering. I only knew of one way." "Ah! but it was not my way!" she replied. "Could you give me happiness without life? Life!" she repeated with sudden energy that sent the word ringing over the sea. "Life that means power and love," she added in a low voice. "That!" said Almayer, pointing his finger at Dain standing close by and looking at them in curious wonder. "Yes, that!" she replied, looking her father full in the face and noticing for the first time with a slight gasp of fear the unnatural rigidity of his features. "I would have rather strangled you with my own hands," said Almayer, in an expressionless voice which was such a contrast to the d |