Oncemoreontheboat, andinthepresenceofothers, Archerfeltatranquillityofspiritthatsurprisedasmuchasitsustainedhim.
Theday, accordingtoanycurrentvaluation, hadbeenaratherridiculousfailure; hehadnotsomuchastouchedMadameOlenska'shandwithhislips, , foramansickwithunsatisfiedlove, andpartingforanindefiniteperiodfromtheobjectofhispassion, ; abalancenotartfullycalculated, ashertearsandherfalteringsshowed, , nowthedangerwasover, andmadehimthankthefatesthatnopersonalvanity, nosenseofplayingapartbeforesophisticatedwitnesses, -byeattheFallRiverstation, andhehadturnedawayalone, theconvictionremainedwithhimofhavingsavedoutoftheirmeetingmuchmorethanhehadsacrificed.
Hewanderedbacktotheclub, andwentandsataloneinthedesertedlibrary, , anditgrewmoreclearundercloserscrutiny, thatifsheshouldfinallydecideonreturningtoEurope—returningtoherhusband—itwouldnotbebecauseheroldlifetemptedher, : shewouldgoonlyifshefeltherselfbecomingatemptationtoArcher, ; anditdependedonhimselftokeepherjustthere, safebutsecluded.
, throughwhichthefacesabouthimlookedremoteandindistinct: , thefollowingmorning, -witheredfacesinthelongtrainstreamedpasthim, andhecontinuedtostareatthemthroughthesamegoldenblur; butsuddenly, asheleftthestation, oneofthefacesdetacheditself, , asheinstantlyrecalled, thefaceoftheyoungmanhehadseen, thedaybefore, passingoutoftheParkerHouse, andhadnotedasnotconformingtotype, asnothavinganAmericanhotelface.
