THE FIFTH STRING
"Then you believe," said the musician, "that the man who loves her and whom she loves should give her up because her chances of happiness would be greater away from him than with him?"
"That would be an unselfish love," said the elder.
"Suppose they have declared their passion?" asked Diotti.
"A parting before doubt and jealousy had entered her mind would let the image of her sacrificing lover live within her soul as a tender and lasting memory; he always would be her ideal," and the accent old Sanders placed on always left no doubt of his belief.
"Why should doubt and jealousy enter her life?" said the violinist, falling into the personal character of the discussion despite himself.
"My dear sir, from what I observed to-night, she loves you. You are a dan-
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