Gelett Burgess

Name: The Visionists — Chapter VII
Author: Gelett Burgess

The Visionists — Chapter VII (1905)

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“The Visionists — Chapter VII”, published in 1905, is a work by Gelett Burgess. It explores elements such as Nomé, Lady Felvex and Irma.

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Gelett Burgess, The Visionists — Chapter VII (1905)

“ I have no pride, no honor, no constancy left. To think of you for an instant proves me unfaithful and unworthy of the other, but to cling to the other must prove that my first, fresh, dewy morning of love was false and has died. I can't bear it. No matter which way I turn I am false and untrue! I have prided myself on my steadfastness of purpose, my strength of feeling, my abandon, my wholeness of emotion, and now I am weaker than the merest dabbler in sensations."
Lord Felvex took her hand in both his. "Don't say that, Nomé," he pleaded. ”

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Gelett Burgess, The Visionists — Chapter VII (1905)

“ Don't men often kill the women they love? What other women do they ever kill? But you would not die alone, of course. I would kill myself immediately. Then it would be all right."
There was the noise as of a door quickly shut at the other end of the room. Nomé and Ospovat came to themselves in an instant, for the scene had carried them into another world. Nomé went to the hall door and looked out. By the dining-room she saw Irma with Lady Felvex, both evidently angered. ”

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Gelett Burgess, The Visionists — Chapter VII (1905)

“ Only—O'Brien was for another casting of the lots—I volunteered myself, but Mangus would not have it. There's only one thing I'm afraid of—perhaps Lord Felvex has become too much your friend. Is he your friend?"
"Yes; I have learned to admire him more and more."
"Then how much greater the deed will be! Think of it, Nomé—think what a chance you have! Who will not stop to listen to us when you, who have saved his life, who have made him your friend, can sacrifice him to the Cause! Never has anyone had such a chance to publish the Cause. They will have to hear us then." ”

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Gelett Burgess, The Visionists — Chapter VII (1905)

“ Irma repeated, and in speaking betrayed enough emotion for Lady Felvex to give her a swift look.
"Irma has not been annoying you in any way, Nomé?" she hazarded.
"Oh, by no means! " Nomé hastened to protest. Irma's face had grown dark.
"If I thought it were possible, I should discharge her immediately," Lady Felvex remarked. Then, turning to the maid, she said seriously: "Irma, you must not forget that Miss Destin is the most honored guest I could possibly entertain. You have no right in this room, and it is perfectly evident to me that your coming here is the result of some pretext. ”

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Gelett Burgess, The Visionists — Chapter VII (1905)

“ Oh, if only my own happiness and yours were at stake, I would show you the cheapness of that pride of yours! I would show you which way to turn for happiness! I would conquer you and save you and preserve you. ”

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Gelett Burgess, The Visionists — Chapter VII (1905)

“ She took Nomé's cold hand in hers. "You do not know how badly I feel about this, especially after what probably happened in your own room. I do not know, of course, how long Irma had been listening, but I trust that she heard nothing important! I am so distressed about this having happened that I don't know what to do, but it cannot be helped now, and we must hope that nothing will come of it. We are safe for the future, at all events. ”

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Gelett Burgess, The Visionists — Chapter VII (1905)

“ It is like him to go to the other extreme. I might have known it."
"But he can't see the big side of it—it is only that, Nomé. Don't hate him, please! Even I don't hate him. I'm sorry, that's all—he'll know better some time. He wants the minister killed only because the minister killed Kinston and Moreley and Spayrock. O'Brien can't forget that—he wants revenge."
"Are there many with him?"
"Yes, many—too many—of the Circle. They are all wrought up. It was the papers and the driving in the Park that did it, and it has stirred them up so that Mangus has hard work to hold them." ”

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