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"I HEAR Morabita sings, in Ernani, at the San Carlo on Friday night. Do you care to go, Helen?"
The question, though asked casually, had, to the listener, the effect of falling with a splash, as of a stone into a well, awakening unexpected echoes, disturbing, rather harshly, the constrained silence which had reigned during the earlier part of dinner.
All the long, hot afternoon, Madame de Vallorbes had been alone—Richard invisible, shut persistently away in those rooms of the entresol into which, as yet, she had never succeeded in penetrating. Richard had not proposed to her to do so. And it was part of that praiseworthy discretion which she had agreed with herself to practise—in her character of scrupulously unexacting guest—only to accept invitations, never to issue them. How her cousin might occupy himself, whom even he might receive, during the time spent in those rooms, she did not know. And it was idle to inquire. Neither of her servants, though skilful enough, as a rule, in the acquisition of information, could, in this case, acquire any. And so it came about that during those many still bright hours, following on her rather agitated parting with Richard at midday, while she paced the noble rooms of the first floor—once more taking note of their costly furnishings and fine pictures, meeting her own restless image again and again in their many mirrors—and later, near sundown, when she walked the dry, brown pathways of the ilex and cypress grove, the wildest suspicions of his possible doings assailed her. For she was constrained to admit that, though she had spent a full week now under his roof, it was but the veriest fringe, after all, of the young man's habits and thought with which she was actually acquainted. And this not only desperately intrigued her curiosity, but the apartness, behind which he entrenched himself and his doings, was as a slight put upon her and consequent source of sharp mortification. So to‐day she ranged all permitted spaces of the villa and its grounds softly, yet lithe, watchful, fierce as a she‐panther—her ears strained to hear, her eyes to see, driven the while by jealousy of that nameless rival, to remembrance of whom all the whole place was dedicated, and by baffled passion, as with whips.page: 443
Nor did superstition fail to add its word of ill‐omen at this juncture. A carrion crow, long‐legged, heavy of beak, alighting on the clustered curls of the marble bust of Homer, startled her with vociferous croakings. A long, narrow, many‐jointed, blue‐black, evil‐looking beetle crawled from among the rusty, fibrous, cypress roots across her path. A funeral procession, priest and acolytes, with lighted tapers, sitting within the glass‐sided hearse at head and foot of the flower‐strewn coffin, wound slowly along the dusty, white road—bordered by queer growth of prickly‐pear and ragged, stunted palm‐trees—far below. She crossed herself, turning hurriedly away. Yet, for an instant, Death, triumphant, hideous, inevitable, and all the spiritual terror and physical disgust of it, grinned at her, its fleshless face, as it seemed, close against her own. And alongside Death—by some malign association of ideas and ugly antic of profanity—she saw the bel tête de Jésu of M. Paul Destournelle as she had seen it this morning, he looking back, hat in hand, while he plunged down the break‐neck, Neapolitan side‐street, with that impish, bleating, goatlike laugh.
By the time the dinner‐hour drew near she found her outlook in radical need of reconstruction, and to that end bade Zélie dress her in the crocus‐yellow brocade, reserved for some emergency such as the present. It was a gown, surely, to restore self‐confidence and induce self‐respect! Fashioned fancifully, according to a picturesque, seventeenth‐century, Venetian model, the full sleeves and the long‐waisted bodice of it—this cut low, generously displaying her shoulders and swell of her bosom—were draped with superb guipure de Flandres à brides frisées and strings of seed pearls. All trace of ascetic simplicity had very certainly departed. Helen was resplendent—strings of seed pearls twisted in her honey‐coloured hair, a clear red in her cheeks and hard brilliance in her eyes, bred of eager, jealous excitement. She had, indeed, reached a stage of feeling in which the sight of Richard Calmady, the fact of his presence, worked upon her to the extent of dangerous emotion. And now this statement of his, and the question following it, caused the flame of the inward fires tormenting her to leap high.
"Ah! Morabita!" she exclaimed. "What an age it is since I have heard her sing, or thought about her! How is her voice lasting, Richard?"
"I really don't know," he answered," and that is why I am rather curious to hear her. There was literally nothing but a voice in her case—no dramatic sense, nothing in the way of page: 444 intelligence to fall back on. On that account it interested me to watch her. She and her voice had no essential relation to one another. Her talent was stuck into her, as you might stick a pin into a cushion. She produced glorious effects without a notion how she produced them, and gave expression—and perfectly just expression—to emotions she had never dreamed of. At the best of times singers are a feeble folk intellectually, but, of all singers I have known, she was mentally the very feeblest."
"No, perhaps she was not very wise," Helen put in, but quite mildly, quite kindly.
"And so if the voice went, everything went. And that made one reflect agreeably upon the remarkably haphazard methods employed by that which we politely call Almighty God in His construction of our unhappy selves. Design?—There's not a trace of design in the whole show. Bodies, souls, gifts, superfluities, deficiencies, just pitched together anyhow. The most bungling of human artists would blush to turn out such work."
Richard spoke rapidly. He had refused course after course. And now the food on his plate remained untasted. Seen in the soft light of the shaded candles his face had a strange look of distraction upon it, as though he too was restless with an intimate, deep‐seated restlessness. His skin was less colourless than usual, his manner less colourless also. And this conferred a certain youthfulness on him, making him seem nearer—so Helen thought—to the boy she had known at Brockhurst, than to the man, whom lately she had been so signally conscious that she failed to know.
"No, I hope Morabita's voice remains to her," he continued. "Her absolute nullity minus it is disagreeable to think of. And much as I relish collecting telling examples of the fatuity of the Creator—she, voiceless, would offer a supreme one—I would spare her that, poor dear. For she was really rather charming to me at one time."
"So it was commonly reported," Helen remarked.
"Was it?" Richard said absently.
Though as a rule conspicuously abstemious, he had drunk rather freely to‐night, and that with an odd haste of thirst. Now he touched his champagne tumbler, intimating to Bates, the house‐steward—sometime the Brockhurst under butler—that it should be refilled.
"I can't have seen Morabita for nearly three years," he went on. "And my last recollections of her are unfortunate. page: 445 She had sent me a box, in Vienna it was I think, for the Traviata. She was fat then, or rather, fatter. Stage furniture leaves something to desire in the way of solidity. In the death scene the middle of the bed collapsed. Her swan‐song ceased abruptly. Her head and heels were in the air, and the very large rest of her upon the floor, bed and bedclothes standing out in a frill all round. It was a sight discouraging to sentiment. I judged it kinder not to go to supper with her after the performance that night."
Richard paused, again drained his glass.
"I beg your pardon," he said, "what atrocious nonsense I am talking!"
"I think I rather enjoy it," Madame de Vallorbes answered. She looked sideways at the young man, from under her delicate eyelids. He was perfectly sober—of that there was no question. Yet he was less inaccessible, somehow, than usual. She inclined to experiment.—"Only I am sorry for Morabita in more ways than one, poor wretch. But then perhaps I am just a little sorry for all those women whom you reject, Richard."
"The women whom I reject?" he said harshly.
"Yes, whom you reject," Helen repeated.—Then she busied herself with a small black fig, splitting it deftly open, disclosing the purple, and rose, and clear living greens of the flesh and innumerable seeds of it, colours rich as those of a tropic sky at sunset.—"And there are so many of those women it seems to me! I am coming to have a quite pathetic fellowship for them." She buried her white teeth in the softness of the fig.—"Not without reason, perhaps. It is idle to deny that you are a past‐master in the ungentle art of rejection. What have you to say in self‐defence, Dickie?"
"That talking nonsense appears to be highly infectious—and that it is a disagreeably oppressive evening."
Helen de Vallorbes smiled upon him, glanced quickly over her shoulder to assure herself the servants were no longer present—then spoke, leaning across the corner of the table towards him, while her eyes searched his with a certain daring provocation.
"Yes, I admit I have finished my fig. Dinner is over. And it is my place to disappear according to custom."—She laid her rosy finger‐tips together, her elbows resting on the table. "But I am disinclined to disappear. I have a number of things to say. Take that question of going to the opera, for instance. Half Naples will be there, and I know more than half Naples, and more than half Naples knows me. I do not crave to run incontinently into the arms of any of de Vallorbes' many relations. page: 446 They were not conspicuously kind to me when I was here as a girl and stood very much in need of kindness. So the question of going to the San Carlo, you see, requires reflection. And then,"—her tone softened to a most persuasive gentleness,—"then, the evenings are a trifle long when one is alone and has nothing very satisfactory to think about. And I have been worried to‐day, detestably worried."—She looked down at her finger‐tips. Her expression became almost sombre. "In any case I shall not plague you very much longer, Richard," she said rather grandly. "I have determined to remove myself bag and baggage. It is best, more dignified to do so. Reluctantly I own that. Here have I no abiding city. I wish I had, perhaps, but I haven't. Therefore it is useless, and worse than useless, to play at having one. One must just face the truth."
She looked full at the young man, smiling at him, as though somehow forgiving him a slight, an unkindness, a neglect.
"And so, just because to you it all matters so uncommonly little, let us talk rather later this evening."
She rose.
"I'll go on into the long drawing‐room," she said. "The windows were still open there when I came in to dinner. The room will be pleasantly cool. You will come?"
And she moved away quietly, thoughtfully, opened the high' double‐doors, left them open, and that without once looking back. Yet her hearing was strained to catch the smallest sound above that which accompanied her, namely the rustling of her dress. Then a queer shiver ran all down her spine and she set her teeth, for she perceived that halting, shuffling footsteps had begun to follow those light and graceful footsteps of her own.
"Ce n'est que le premier pas qui coute," she said to herself. "I have no fear for the rest."
Yet, crossing the near half of the great room, she sank down on a sofa, thankful there was no farther to go. In the last few minutes she had put forth more will‐power, felt more deeply, than she had supposed. Her knees gave under her. It was a relief to sit down.
The many candles, in the cut‐glass chandeliers hanging from along the centre of the painted ceiling, were lighted, filling the length and breadth of the room with a bland, diffused radiance. It touched picture and statue, tall mirror, rich curtain, polished woodwork of chair and table, gleaming ebony and ivory cabinet. It touched Helen de Vallorbes' bright head and the strings of pearls twisted in her hair, her white neck, the swell of her bosom, and all that delicate wonder of needlework—the Flanders lace— page: 447 trimming her bodice. It lay on her lap, too, as she leaned back in the corner of the sofa, her hands pressed down on either side her thighs—lay there bringing the pattern of her brocaded dress into high relief. This was a design of pomegranates—leaves, flowers, and fruit—and of trailing, peacock feathers, a couple of shades lighter than the crocus‐yellow ground. The light took the over‐threads and stayed in them.
The window stood wide open on to the balcony, the elaborately wrought‐ironwork of which—scroll and vase, plunging dolphin and rampant sea‐horse—detached itself from the opaque background of the night. And in at the window came luscious scents from the garden below, a chime of falling water, the music, faint and distant, in rising and falling cadence of a marching military band. In at it also, and rising superior to all these in imperativeness and purpose, came the voice of Naples itself—no longer that of a city of toil and commerce, but that of a city of pleasure, a city of licence, until such time as the dawn should once again break, and the sun arise, driving back man and beast alike to labour, the one from merry sinning, the other from hard‐earned sleep. And once again, but in clearer, more urgent, accents, the voice of the city repeated its message to Helen de Vallorbes, calling aloud to her to do even as it was doing, namely to wed—to wed. And, hearing it, understanding that message, for a little space shame took her, in face both of its and her own shamelessness; so that she closed her eyes, unable for the moment to look at Richard Calmady as he crossed the great room in that bland and yet generous light. But, almost immediately, his voice, cold and measured in tone, there close beside her, claimed her attention.
"That which you said at dinner rather distresses me, Helen."
Then shame, or no shame, Madame de Vallorbes, of necessity, opened her eyes. And, so doing, it needed all her self‐control to repress a cry. She forced her open hands down very hard on the mattress of the sofa. For Richard leaned his back against the jamb of the open window, and she saw his face and all his poor figure in profile. His left hand hung straight at his side, the tips of his fingers only just not touching the floor. And again, as at midday, the spectacle of his deformity worked upon her strangely.
"What of all that which I said at dinner distresses you?" she asked gently, with sudden solicitude.
"You showed me that I have been a wretchedly negligent host."—In speaking, the young man turned his head and looked at her, paused a moment, almost startled by her resplendent page: 448 aspect. Then he looked down at his own stunted and defective limbs. His expression became very grim. He raised his shoulders just perceptibly. "I reproach myself with having allowed you to be so much alone. It must have been awfully dull for you."
"It was a little dull," Helen said, still gently.
"I ought to have begged you to ask some of the people you know in Naples to come here. It was stupid of me not to think of it. I need not have seen them, neither need they have seen me."
He looked at her steadily again, as though trying to fix her image in his memory.
"Yes, it was stupid of me," he repeated absently. "But I have got into churlish, bachelor habits—that can hardly be helped, living alone, or on board ship, as I do—and I have pretty well forgotten how to provide adequately for the entertainment of a guest."
"Oh! I have had that which I wanted, that which I came for," Helen answered, very charmingly,—"had it in part, at all events. Though I could have put up with just a little more of it, Dickie, perhaps."
"I warned you, if you remember, that opportunities of amusement—as that word is generally understood—would be limited."
"Amusement?" she exclaimed, with an almost tragic inflection of contempt.
"Oh yes!" he said, "amusement is not to be despised. I'd give all I am worth, half my time, to be amused—but that again, like hospitality, is rather a lost art with me. You remember, I warned you life at the villa in these days was not precisely hilarious."
Helen clapped her hands together.
"Ah! you are wilfully obtuse, you are wilfully, cruelly pig‐headed!" she cried. "Pardon me, dear Richard, but your attitude is enough to exasperate a saint. And I am no saint as yet. I am still human—radically, for my own peace of mind lamentably, human. I am only too capable of being grieved, humiliated, hurt. But there, it is folly to say such things to you! You are hopelessly insensible to all that. So I take refuge in quoting your own words of this morning against you—that no explanation is lucid if the hearer refuses to accept it."
"I am dull, no doubt, but honestly I fail to see how that remark of mine can be held to apply in the present case."
"It applies quite desolatingly well!" Helen declared, with spirit. Then her manner softened into a seductiveness of for‐ page: 449 giveness once again.—"And so, dear Richard, I am glad that I had already determined to leave here to‐morrow. It would have been a little too wretched to arrive at that determination after this conversation. You must go alone to hear your old flame, Morabita, sing. Only, if her voice is still as sympathetic as of old, if it moves you from your present insensibility, you may read remembrance of some aspects of my visit into the witchery of it if you like. It may occur to you what those aspects really meant."
Helen smiled upon him, leaning a little forward. Her eyes shone, as though looking out through unshed tears.
"It's not exactly flattering to one's vanity to be compelled to depute to another woman the making of such things clear. But it is too evident I waste my time in attempting to make them clear myself. No explanation is lucid, et cætera"—
Helen shook back her head with an extraordinary charm of half‐defiant, half‐tearful laughter. She was playing a game, her whole intelligence bent on the playing of it skilfully. Yet she was genuinely touched. She was swayed by her very real emotion. She spoke from her heart, though every word, every passing action, subserved her ultimate purpose in regard to Richard Calmady.
"And, after all, one must retain some remnant of self‐respect with which to cover the nakedness of one's—Oh yes! decidedly, Morabita's voice had best do the rest!"
Richard had moved from his station in the window. He stood at the far end of the sofa, resting his hands on the gilded and carven arm of it. Now the ungainliness of his deformity was hidden, and his height was greater than that of his companion, obliging her to look up at him.
"I give you my word, Helen," he said, "I have no notion what you are driving at."
"Driving at, driving at?" she cried. "Why, the self‐evident truth that you are forcing me rather brutally to pay the full price of my weakness in coming here, in permitting myself the indulgence of seeing you again. You told me directly I arrived, with rather cynical frankness, that I had not changed. That is quite true. What I was at Brockhurst, four years ago, what I then felt, that I am and that I feel still. Oh! you have nothing to reproach yourself with in defect of plain speaking, or excess of amiable subterfuge! You hit out very straight from the shoulder! Directly I arrived you also told me how you had devoted this place—with which, after all, I am not wholly unconnected—to the cult, to the ideal worship, of a woman whom you loved."page: 450
"So I have devoted it," Richard said.
"And yet I was weak enough to remain!"
The young man's face relaxed, but its expression remained enigmatic.
"And why not?" he asked.
"Because, in remaining, I have laid myself open to misconstruction, to all manner of pains and penalties, not easy to be endured, to the odious certainty of appearing contemptible in your estimation as well as in my own."
Helen parted her pretty foot upon the floor in a small frenzy of irritation.
"How can I hope to escape, since even the precious being whom you affect to worship you keep sternly at arm's length—that is among the other pleasing things you confided to me immediately on my arrival—lest, seen at close quarters, she should fall below your requirements and so you should suffer disillusion? Ah! you are frightfully cold‐blooded, repulsively inhuman! Whether you judge others by yourself, reckoning them equally devoid of natural feeling, or whether you find a vindictive relish in rejecting the friendship and affection so lavishly offered you"—
"Is it offered lavishly? That comes as news to me," he put in.
"Ah! but it is. And I leave you to picture the pleasing entertainment afforded the offerer in seeing you ignore the offering, or, worse still, take it, examine it, and throw it aside like a dirty rag! In one case you underline your rejection almost to the point of insult."
"This is very instructive. I am learning a whole lot about myself," Richard said coolly.
"But look," Madame de Vallorbes cried, "do you not prefer exposing yourself to the probability of serious illness rather than remain under the same roof with me? The inference hits one in the face. To you the pestilential exhalations, the unspeakable abominations, of Naples harbour appear less dangerous than my near neighbourhood."
"You put it more strongly than I should," he answered, smiling. "Yet, from a certain standpoint, that may very well be true."
For an instant Helen hesitated. Her intelligence, for all its alertness, was strained exactly to appraise the value of his words, neither over, nor under, rating it. And her eyes searched his with a certain boldness and imperiousness of gaze. Richard, meanwhile, folding his arms upon the carven and gilt frame of the sofa, page: 451 looked back at her, smiling still, at once ironically and very sadly. Then swift assurance came to her of the brazen card she had best play. But, playing it, she was constrained to avert her eyes and set her glance pensively upon the light‐visited surface of her crocus‐yellow, silken lap.
"I will do my possible to accept your nightly journeys as a compliment in disguise, then," she said, quite softly. "For truly, when I come to think of it, were she, herself, here—she, the woman you so religiously admire that you take an infinitude of pains to avoid having anything on earth to do with her—were she herself here, you could hardly take more extensive measures to secure yourself against risk of disappointment, hardly exercise a greater range of caution!"
"Perhaps that's just it. Perhaps you have arrived at it all at last. Perhaps she is here," he said.
And he turned away, steadying himself with one hand against the jamb of the window, and shuffled out slowly, laboriously, on to the balcony into the night.
For a quite perceptible length of time Helen de Vallorbes continued to contemplate the light‐visited surface of her crocus‐yellow, silken lap. She followed the lines of the rich pattern—pomegranate, fruit and blossom, trailing peacock's feather. For by such mechanical employment alone could she keep the immensity of her excitement and of her triumph in check. To shout aloud, to dance, to run wildly to and fro, would have been only too possible to her just then, All that for which she had schemed, had ruled herself discreetly, had ridden a waiting race, had been hers, in fact, from the first—the prize adjudged before ever she left the starting‐post. She held this man in the hollow of her hand; and that by no result of cunning artifice, but by right divine of beauty and wit and the manifold seductions of her richly‐endowed personality. And, thinking of that, she clenched her dainty fists, opened them again, and again clenched them, upon the yielding mattress of the sofa, given over to an ecstasy of physical enjoyment, weaving, even as, with clawed and padded paws, her prototype the she‐panther might. Slowly she raised her downcast eyes and looked after Richard Calmady, his figure a blackness, as of vacancy, against the elaborate wrought‐ironwork of the balcony. And so doing, an adorable sensation moved her, at once of hungry tenderness and of fear—fear of something unknown, in a way fundamental, incalculable, the like of which she had never experienced before. Ah! indeed, of all her many loves, here was the crown and climax! Yet, in the midst of her very vital rapture, she could still find time for page: 452 remembrance of the little, crescent‐shaped scar upon her temple, and for remembrance of Katherine Calmady, who had, unwittingly, fixed that blemish upon her and had also more than once frustrated her designs. This time frustration was not possible. She was about to revenge the infliction of that little scar! And, all the while, the intellectual part of her was agreeably intrigued, trying to disentangle the why and wherefore of Richard's late action and utterances. And self‐love was gratified to the highest height of its ambition by the knowledge that not only in his heart had she long reigned, but that he had dedicated time and wealth and refined ingenuity to the idea of her, to her worship, to the making of this, her former dwelling‐place, into a temple for her honour, a splendid witness to her victorious charm, a shrine not unfitting to contain the idol of his imagination.
For a little space she rested in all this, savouring the sweetness of it as some odour of costly sacrifice. For, whatever her sins and lapses, Helen de Vallorbes had the fine æsthetic appreciations, as well as the inevitable animality, of the great courtesan. The artist was at least as present in her as the whore. And it was not, therefore, until realisation of her present felicity was complete, until it had soaked into her, so to speak, to the extent of a delicious familiarity, that she was disposed to seek change of posture or of place. Then, at last, softly, languidly, for indeed she was somewhat spent by the manifold emotions of the day, she rose and followed Richard into the starless, low‐lying night. Her first words were very simple, yet to herself charged with far‐reaching meaning—as a little key may give access to a treasure‐chest containing riches of fabulous worth.
"Richard, is it really true, that which you have told me?"
"What conceivable object could I have in lying?"
"Then why have you delayed?—why wasted the precious days—the precious months and years, if it comes to that?"
"How in honour and decency could I do otherwise—circumstances being such as they are, I being that which I am?"
The two voices were in notable contrast. Both were low, both were penetrated by feeling. But the man's was hoarse and rasping, the woman's smooth and soft as milk.
"Ah! it is the old story!" she said. "Will you never comprehend, Dickie, that what is to you hateful in yourself, may to someone else be the last word of attraction, of seduction, even?"
"God forbid I should ever comprehend that!" he answered. "When I take to glorying in my shame, pluming myself upon page: 453 my abnormality, then, indeed, I become beyond all example loathsome. The most deplorable moment of my very inglorious career will be precisely that in which I cease to look at myself with dispassionate contempt."
Helen knelt down, resting her beautiful arms upon the dark handrail of the balcony, letting her wrists droop over it into the outer dimness. The bland light from the open window dwelt on her kneeling figure and bowed head. But it was as well, perhaps, that the night dropped a veil upon her face.
"And yet so it is," she said. "You may repudiate the idea, but the fact remains. I do not say it would affect all women alike—affect those, for instance, whose conception of love, and of the relation between man and woman, is dependent upon the slightly improper and very tedious marriage service as authorised by the English Church. Let the conventional be conventional still! So much the better if you don't appeal to them—meagre, timid, inadequate, respectable—a generation of fashion‐plates with a sixpenny book of etiquette, moral and social, stuck inside them to serve for a soul."
Helen's voice broke in a little spasm of laughter; and her hands began, unconsciously, to open and close, open and close, weaving in soft, outer darkness.
"We may leave them out of the argument.—But there remain the elect, Richard, among whom I dare count myself. And over them, never doubt it, just that which you hate and which appears at first sight to separate you so cruelly from other men, gives you a strange empire. You stimulate, you arrest, you satisfy one's imagination, as does the spectacle of some great drama. You are at once enslaved and emancipated by this thing—to you hateful, to me adorable—beyond all measure of bondage or freedom inflicted upon, or enjoyed by, other men. And in this, just this, lies magnificent compensation if you would but see it. I have always known that—known that if you would put aside your arrogance and pride, and yield yourself a little, it was possible to love you, and give you such joy in loving, as one could give to no one else on earth."
Her voice sweetened yet more. She leaned forward, pressing her bosom against the rough ironwork of the balcony.
"I knew that from the first hour we met in the variegated, autumn sunshine, upon the green‐sward, before the white summerhouse overlooking that noble, English, woodland view. I saw you, and so doing I saw mysteries of joy in myself unimagined by me before. It went very hard with me then, Richard. It has gone very hard with me ever since."page: 454
Madame de Vallorbes' words died away in a grave and delicate whisper. But she did not turn her head, nor did Richard speak. Only, close there beside her, she heard him breathe, panting short and quick even as a dog pants, while a certain vibration seemed to run along the rough ironwork against which she leaned. And by these signs Helen judged her speech, though unanswered, had not been wholly in vain. From below, the luscious fragrance of the garden, the chime of falling water, and the urgent voice of the painted pleasure‐city came up about her. Night had veiled the face of Naples, even as Helen's own. Yet lines of innumerable lights described the suave curve of the bay, climbed the heights of Posilipo, were doubled in the oily waters of the harbour, spread abroad alluring gaiety in the wide piazzas, and shone like watchful and soliciting eyes from out the darkness of narrow street, steep lane, and cut‐throat alley. While, above all that, high uplifted against the opacity of the starless sky, a blood‐red beacon burned on the summit of Vesuvius, the sombre glow of it reflected upon the under side of the masses of downward‐rolling smoke as upon the belly of some slow‐crawling, monstrous serpent.
Suddenly Helen spoke once again, and with apparent inconsequence.
"Richard, you must have known she could never satisfy you—why did you try to marry Constance Quayle?"
"To escape."
"From whom—from me?"
"From myself, which is much the same thing as saying from you, I suppose."
"And you could not escape?"
"So it seems."
"But—but, dear Richard," she said plaintively, yet with very winning sweetness, "why, after all, should you want so desperately to escape?"
Richard moved a little farther from her.
"I have already explained that to you, to the point of insult so you tell me," he said. "Surely it is unnecessary to go over the ground again?"
"You carry your idealism to the verge of slight absurdity," she answered. "Oh! you of altogether too little faith, how should you gauge the full flavour of the fruit till you have set your teeth in it? Better, far better, be a sacramentalist like me and embrace the idea through the act, than refuse the act in dread of imperilling the dominion of the idea. You put the cart before the horse with a vengeance, Dickie! There's such a thing page: 455 as being so reverently‐minded towards your god that he ceases to be the very least profit or use to you."
And again she heard that panting breath beside her. Again laughter bubbled up in her fair throat, and her hands fell to weaving the soft, outer darkness.
"You must perceive that it cannot end here and thus," she said presently.
"Of course not," he answered.—Then, after a moment's pause, he added, coldly enough:—"I foresaw that, so I gave orders yesterday that the yacht was not to be laid up, but only to coal and provision, and undergo some imperatively necessary repairs. She should be ready for sea by the end of the week."
Helen turned sideways, and the bland light, from the room within, touched her face now as well as her kneeling figure.
"And then, and then?" she demanded, almost violently.
"Then I shall go," Richard replied. "Where, I do not yet know, but as far, anyhow, as the coal in the yacht's bunkers will drive her. Distance is more important than locality just now. And I leave you here at the villa, Helen. Do not regret that you came. I don't."
He too had turned to the light, which revealed his face ravaged and aged by stress of emotion, revealed too the homelessness, as of empty space, resident in his eyes.
"I shall be glad to remember the place pleases and speaks to you. It has been rather a haven of rest to me during these last two years. You would have had it at my death, in any case. You have it a little sooner—that's all."
But Helen held out her arms.
"The villa, the villa," she cried, "what do I want with that! God in heaven, are you utterly devoid of all sensibility, all heart? Or are you afraid—afraid even yet, oh, very chicken‐livered lover—that behind the beauty of Naples you may find the filth? It is not so, Dickie. It is not so, I tell you.—Look at me. What would you have more? Surely, for any man, my love is good enough!"
And then hurriedly, with a rustling of silken skirts, hot with anger from head to heel, she sprang to her feet.
Across the room one of the men‐servants advanced.
"The carriage is at the door, sir," he said.
And Madame de Vallorbes' voice broke in with a singular lightness and nonchalance:—
"Surely it is rather imprudent to go out again to‐night? You told me, at dinner, you were not well, that you had had a touch of fever."page: 456
She held out her hand, smiling serenely.
"Be advised," she said, "avoid malaria.—I shall see you before I go to‐morrow? Yes—an afternoon train, I think. Good‐night, we meet at breakfast as usual."
She stepped in at the window, gathered up certain small properties—a gold scent‐bottle, one or two books, a blotting‐case,as with a view to final packing and departure. Just as she reached the door she heard Richard say curtly:—
"Send the carriage round. I shall not want it to‐night."
But even so Helen did not turn back. On the contrary, she ran, light of foot as the little dancer, of long ago, with blush‐roses in her hat, through all the suite of lofty rooms to her own sea‐blue, sea‐green bed‐chamber, and there, sitting down before the toilet‐table, greeted her own radiant image in the glass. Her lips were very red. Her eyes shone like pale stars on a windy night.
"Quick, quick, undress me, Zélie! Put me to bed. I am simply expiring of fatigue," she said.


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Happy almost Valentine's Day! If you haven't decided yet what you're going to give the love in your life, you might want to get a moving on that because time is running out. Snap to it!
Just like everyone else, celebrities are big into Valentine's Day, too. Obviously, we need one day a year to exhibit how much we love someone, because if we didn't have it, then we'd never tell them, right?
Although the day after the fact we'll probably hear all about the over-the-top gifts that celebrity couples gave each other this year, it's always fun to beat them to the punch and do the gift selecting for them. There's nothing better than playing pretend no matter what your age.


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A Musical Nest Out on a Limb
The Roost perches at the Outpost for its fourth season
By Mel Minter
Hydrophonium: a tuned jar of water fitted with a submerged microphone. Described by its inventor, Danishta Rivero of Voicehandler, as an "electroacoustic percussion instrument," this unusual device can be played in a number of ways. For example, it can be struck with a mallet, or bubbles can be blown into it through a straw. The resultant sounds are then processed through a variety of electronic effects.
You're not likely to hear this eerily beautiful sound on the radio, nor will you see Rivero on "The Late Show" or find her work on the Billboard Hot 100.
You can, however, catch her and other adventurous musicians on both familiar and bizarre instruments at the fourth annual installment of The Roost, a concert series devoted to emergent music.
A Humble Series
For musicians such as Rivero, who operate outside of the normal commercial conduits, finding a congenial place to perform can present a challenge. Mark Weaver—a composer, tubaist and didgeridoo player—started the series specifically to provide a place where adventurous music can find its audience.
Operated on a shoestring budget, the series has stayed "humble," as Weaver puts it. He's kept costs to a bare minimum, paying musicians from the gate. It's typically not much of a payday for them, especially if they've traveled in from another state, but Weaver notes that finding a receptive venue has made the economics acceptable for the players.
In each of its first three years, the series has nested in a different spot—The Filling Station, UNM's ARTS Lab and The Projects. Along the way, it caught the ear of Outpost Executive Director Tom Guralnick, himself no stranger to adventure, having coaxed music from a vacuum cleaner hose fitted with a reed. Guralnick offered to copresent The Roost as part of the Outpost's annual Creative Soundspace Festival if he could secure funding. An NEA grant has made it possible and will pay the performers something more than lunch money.
A Series of Surprises
The Roost's performers have included well-established figures on the emergent music scene, such as Vinny Golia and Janet Feder, and local luminaries like Mustafa Stefan Dill, Jefferson Voorhees and Christian Pincock.
Weaver notes that the series gives all these artists the freedom to explore new territory. "Some things are germinating. Some things are possibly happening for the first time at The Roost," he says. A number of groups use the series to produce a new composition or to experiment with their approach. The quartet Slumgum, for example, will play in all the duo combinations that its members can form.
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STARKVILLE – Starting pitching remains a trouble spot for No. 25 Mississippi State, but that was overcome by strong relief work and an offensive surge on Tuesday night, in a 13-5 win over Austin Peay at Dudy Noble Field.
Wes Rea's RBI single broke a 5-5 tie and sparked a three-run seventh inning for MSU (22-6), which only got 11⁄3 innings out of starting pitcher Will Cox but had more than enough offense late in the game.
MSU collected 11 hits and had a season-high eight stolen bases, and it added five runs in the eighth.
"This is a night we needed to score some runs, and we created some situations on a first-and-third play, with a squeeze, putting some guys in motion," coach John Cohen said.
State got 42⁄3 strong innings from reliever Ross Mitchell, and Myles Gentry (3-0) tossed 22⁄3 shutout innings for the win.
"Those guys really pitched well and extended the game," Cohen said. "They got a ton of ground balls, which is exactly what we needed."
Austin Peay (19-5) tied it at 4-4 with two runs in the second, and it stayed that way until MSU's half of the sixth. Brett Pirtle, who doubled and stole third, swiped home on a double steal. Pitcher Zach Hall threw behind Jacob Robson at first base, but nobody was covering second.
But the Governors answered in the seventh, with Cody Hudson's RBI fielder's choice tying it up again.
Trey Porter's first home run of the season, a two-run blast to right field, highlighted a four-run first inning for MSU. He finished with three RBIs.
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Hey all, new here. I managed to find all of the figures I wanted at TRU a few days ago, but have been itching to return them and just get them at Target for cheaper, but my closest one currently doesn't have them.
I'm wondering if they're commonly showing up at Target stores yet or if it's just a rare off chance I'll spot one at another Target. If not, then when can I expect to see them?
Feedback appreciated, thanks!
edit: actually come to think of it, I went back to the same TRU the morning after I bought all of the figures, and they were completely cleaned out and only displaying figures from the first wave. Not a single one from wave 2 was to be seen anywhere. Maybe TRUs got hit by Hasbro and are holding back stock? Just some insight.


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By Tiernan Ray
Credit Suisse's Colin McCallum today offers an update on China's three major wireless providers, China Mobile (CHL), China Telecom (CHA), and China Unicom (CHU), reiterating Outperform ratings on Mobile and Unicom and a Neutral rating on Telecom, writing that Apple's (AAPL) announcement last week the iPhone will finally come to China Mobile in 2014 will raise subsidy costs for all three.
China Telecom and China Unicom have officially had the iPhone for years now, but the arrival of the device at China Mobile will make the market overall more competitive, McCallum thinks.
Costs to subsidize the iPhone will definitely eat into China Mobile's profit:
On the one hand, we would not wish to over-exaggerate the impact of an official Apple-China Mobile deal, China Mobile already has circa 35 mn iPhone users on its network (though not using 3G wireless data services), China Mobile is simply launching a product that both China Telecom and Unicom have already had in the market since September 2013, and Apple has been losing market share in the China market due to rapidly rising volumes of lower-cost smartphones […] However, given the high cost (and high subsidy level) per unit, and our view that Apple will no doubt have required a volume commitment from China Mobile, we believe the deal will have an impact on China Mobile's total subsidy budget for 2014. Assuming similar subsidy polices to those followed by Unicom and China Telecom, and a 2014 volume commitment of 5 mn units leads us to expect a subsidy cost of around Rmb10.3 bn for FY14. Some of this amount may be re- allocated away from TD SCDMA handsets since that ecosystem no longer needs the same level of support, but we still believe a larger total subsidy budget will be required with Apple now involved. We have therefore revised up our FY14 subsidy forecast from Rmb31.5 bn to Rm36.8 bn. As a reminder the FY13 budget was Rmb27.0 bn, so this represents a meaningful (36.1%) YoY increase. We believe TD-LTE can be a positive catalyst for China Mobile in part due to the prospect of improved monetisation of data (versus Wi-Fi in particular). However, we doubt that an additional Rmb5.3 bn in total subsidy budget can be much offset by additional revenue growth for the simple reason that the TD-LTE network rollout is still in very early stages. Indeed, we remain surprised that the deal with Apple has been concluded this early, given the lack of network coverage, our expectation had been for 2H14. Thus, we have lowered our FY14 EBITDA by a further Rmb5.3 bn due to the Apple deal.
But the iPhone debut will also prompt higher costs for the other two, he thinks:
We expect a knock-on impact on the broader competitive environment and we have therefore increase our China Telecom subsidy forecast by Rmb2.0 bn from Rmb32.9 bn (23.7% of sales) to Rmb35.0 bn (25.3% of sales) and raise our consolidated capex forecast by Rmb10.0 bn to Rmb95.0 bn […] And we have therefore increased our gross Unicom subsidy forecast by Rmb2.1 bn and our Unicom cellular capex forecast by Rmb7.9 bn.
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WILDE: Jones' attitude? 'Whatever happens, happens'
GREEN BAY, Wis. - James Jones is probably going to owe his wife Tamika 20 push-ups if she reads this – that's assuming Jones' injured knee doesn't prevent him from fulfilling his obligation – but perhaps he'll get off on a technicality.
After all, the Green Bay Packers wide receiver didn't really talk about his next contract. All he talked about is how he's not talking about his next contract.
Nevertheless, as Jones limped to the visitors' locker room at M&T Bank Stadium last Sunday, having suffered a sprained knee in the first quarter, his words from two days earlier resonated about how he was approaching this year as opposed to the 2010 season, the last time he was in a contract year.
"The last time, to be honest with you, every time I took the field, I took the field saying, 'Man, I've got to make some plays, this is my contract year,'" Jones admitted in an interview last Friday in the Packers' locker room at Lambeau Field. "Eventually, if you drop a ball or you let a play go, you're thinking, 'Dang, I'm not going to get paid. I'm out here messing up.' This year, I came in and said, 'Whatever happens, happens. I'm just going to play football.' And that's what I started doing.
"You get so built up in going out there and fighting for a contract, playing for a contract, wanting money, thinking about injury and all that stuff – I said, 'This year, I'm just playing football. This is what you started doing in Pop Warner, when you didn't care about money, just wanted to wake up and put your helmet on and go play football.' Whatever happens, happens."
The bad news for Jones is, an injury happened, and his status for Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns is uncertain. He has not been ruled out despite suffering the injury, reportedly a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, on his eighth snap against the Ravens, but he did not practice Wednesday or Thursday and coach Mike McCarthy said it will be "close" if Jones is able to practice Friday.
Asked during his weekly radio show on 101.1 FM WIXX in Green Bay Thursday evening if he will play against the Browns, Jones replied: "I don't know. I'm going to try running tomorrow." On film, Jones can be seen looking to block on a running play to Eddie Lacy when his left knee twists awkwardly and gives out on him.
But whether he plays or not against the Browns, don't expect Jones' approach to change. Unlike fellow wide receiver Randall Cobb, who suffered a broken fibula against the Ravens and is out at least eight games after being placed on injured reserve with the designation to return, Jones knows his injury is a short-term setback. Although he wasn't in the locker room Wednesday or Thursday to talk about how he feels, it's hard to imagine Jones panicking now after the lessons he learned both firsthand during the 2010 season, and while watching ex-teammate Greg Jennings last season, when he was set to become a free agent.
"During the season last year? Oh yeah. Especially when he got hurt. You could see that," Jones said when asked if Jennings thought about or worried about his next contract during last season. "Even, he talked to me about it. And who wouldn't? When you get hurt, you're not able to go out there and produce, or really show what you've got. That hurts. It's going to show in your face.
"But I just took the mindset from Day 1 in the offseason when I was training, I'm not caring about money. Whether they talk to be before the season, during the season, in free agency, it doesn't matter. I'm just going out, having fun and playing football."
Through five games, Jones has caught 20 passes for 349 yards and two touchdowns. For the record, he said the Packers have not spoken to his agent, Frank Bauer, about an extension, and Jones said not worrying about it has been liberating.
"You're just relaxed out there. You understand, you're not playing for the money. Whatever happens, happens," Jones replied. "Make the most of your opportunities, and if at the end of the year or during the year they talk to you, they do. If they don't, they don't."
During the 2010 season, with his first bite at the free-agency apple looming, Jones' worry showed. He dropped at least four would-be long touchdown passes: A potential 72-yard touchdown from Aaron Rodgers in a win over the New York Jets; a possible 29-yard touchdown in the Packers' victory over the New York Giants on Dec. 26; a likely 63-yard touchdown in the Packers' NFC Wild Card victory at Philadelphia; and a potential 75-yard touchdown in the Packers' victory over Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV.
So far this season, Jones hasn't been charged with a single drop by Pro Football Focus and has caught 20 of the 27 passes thrown his direction. According to wide receivers coach Edgar Bennett, Jones is as focused as ever.
"He's just been extremely consistent. I think that's the starting point, his preparation," Bennett said. "He goes about doing his job, and that's the bottom line. He knows what's expected, our standards, but in the same sense, the success that unit has had. With James, a big part of it is making the most of his opportunities. Talent-wise, the talent has always been there, and he's just putting it on his display as far as when he gets those opportunities, he makes the most of them."
Even though he finished the 2010 season with at-the-time career bests in receptions (50), yards (679) and touchdown catches (five) – all of which he surpassed last year with 64 receptions for 784 yards and an NFL-best 14 touchdowns – he garnered little interest on the truncated 2011 free-agent market that opened shortly before training camp when the lockout ended.
He wound up returning to the Packers on a three-year, $9.4 million deal that included a $1.5 million signing bonus and first-year roster bonus of $950,000. His base salary for this year is $2.95 million, and for a guy who spent a portion of his childhood in and out of homeless shelters, the exact amount of money in his next contract matters little.
"At the end of the day, you want to put your family in the position where they're set for the rest of their lives," said Jones, who with his wife has 1-year-old son James. "I don't ever want my son to ever have to go through anything I went through. That's why I play, that's why I go so hard. That's what I told my wife. 'I'm just going to have fun, I'm just going to play football and whatever happens, happens. God will put me in position.'"
But with a number of other high-profile free-agents-to-be on the roster – including defensive tackle B.J. Raji, tight end Jermichael Finley, cornerback Sam Shields, center Evan Dietrich-Smith, hybrid end/outside linebacker Mike Neal and defensive linemen Ryan Pickett and Johnny Jolly – it's hard to tell what his position might be on the Packers' priority list.
Which is why Tamika decided on the push-up punishment, which seems to be working. Or was working, anyway.
"If I even discuss contract talks, I owe her 20 push-ups on sight," Jones said with a laugh. "If she finds out I'm talking to you or she reads this, I owe her 20 pushups. So say you didn't talk to me."
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Thread: Jealousy Among Siblings
18th March 2012 03:16 PM #1
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Jealousy Among Siblings
I am a mother of two children, a 9-year old boy and a 4-month old girl. When the baby was still on my womb, my son was so excited to see his sister. But when I delivered my baby, I noticed that there was a change in his behavior. He always wants my attention. He even wants to sleep beside me during night time. Though I make it a point that I meet his needs, is there a possibility that he feels jealous at times with his sister?
19th March 2012 04:15 AM #2
Just a thought - sometimes with sibling rivalry the older child can seem to digress with their behaviour. For example, older children may start asking to be breastfed again or want to sleep close to you. It sounds to me like this is what may be happening with your son. You could try to talk through what he is feeling with him and ask for him to help you with the new baby in his special role of older brother.
19th March 2012 05:39 AM #3
I've noticed this question coming up more and more in the forums, so you're definitely not alone, and I'm hoping you'll find some help here.
Here's one thread you may want to look at called 3 Year Old Jealousy Issues
Your son is older, so you may want to involve him more in your baby's care. When you go to visit someone, let him be the one carrying the baby in. She will get the attention (most people always comment on baby or pay attention to baby before they acknowledge anyone else first), but then they'll usually speak to the person holding the baby next. It might make him feel like "she's mine", which is completely different than feeling jealous.
As baby gets older he will be able to feed her too. Now he can rock her and swing her and bounce her, and he could possibly even hold her while walking around (you can try a sling - I remember my 9 year old son putting a sling on and putting baby in while he held her). Baby would need to be about 6 months old, probably, before trying the sling with baby on the hip.
It sounds like he was used to having your attention, and now he's having to split that attention with his sister. It's good that you're conscious of this and I'd encourage you to give him more "touches" during the day. A hug here, a pat there. You may be all "touched out" if you're nursing your baby, but it sounds like your son may need to know he's still very important to you, and the way this happens is by you making eye contact with him and connecting during conversations (really listening).
Hope this helps,
21st March 2012 02:51 AM #4
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Hi Kate!
I have read the thread, 3 year Old Jealousy Issues. It is somewhat similar to my case, the only difference is the age of our children. As much as possible, since he is old enough, I make sure that he has a role in taking care of his sister. I give him tasks that I know he enjoys doing like helping me out change nappies, bathing the baby, and singing to the baby. I know that he is still in the stage of adjustment that is why I understand if he has sudden change in his behavior. I also noticed that he wants to be hugged a couple of times in a day and he also enjoys hanging out in our room sharing stories. However, sometimes when I mention things about his sister, he also wants to be included. Example, when we play with the baby and talk to her with positive words such as "smart girl", "pretty baby", "adorable", my son also asks me if he is just like his sister.
Thanks for the advice Kate!
22nd March 2012 08:57 AM #5
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He's been an only child for a long time. It's just going to take some adjusting and it is fantastic that you are sensitive and "in tune" to what he is feeling. It sounds like you are doing a lot to include him and I would just encourage you to continue doing that. It might also be a good idea to have special time with just him and also to really point out how great he is with his sister. You can say things like "See how she's looking at you? She loves you so much and knows you will always love and care for her." or "You are the BEST kid! You always do X,Y and Z and you are the most wonderful big brother your little sis could ask for." The more you point out how great he is with his sster and how much she looks up to him -- the more he will be encouraged to continue that and also to happily step into his "big brother" role. Kate was right on in suggesting you have him carry her into places when you visit friends and family. I'm sure he'll do so proudly!!!
Keep us posted.
25th March 2012 08:17 AM #6
Christie has offered some great advice!
Also, if you can have some special time just with him, this may help him to feel more secure. Even if it's just taking him out for an ice cream cone or a cup of hot cocoa or for a walk while you leave baby home with daddy for 30 minutes - this will go a long way towards helping him feel secure... that he's still important to you, and baby's no more important than he is. I'd make a point to do this at least 3 times a week or more, if possible. You'll notice good changes in him once he's feeling more secure.
Do keep us posted.
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Ok I'll keep you posted!
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Hi charibelle_925
I have my sons, aged 2 and 1. When I was pregnant with the youngest, my eldest was so sweet (he hugs and kiss my tummy) and he's like that until my youngest starts to interact with others. My eldest will try to get my attention, he would throw things at his little brother and do things that would make you notice him. So I thought there must be some jealousy. So what I did, whenever I do my errands I would take him with me and eat burger and fries and just bond with him. In that way, I am creating a bond between us and at the same time teaching him to the practical ways of life.
Hope this helps.
Good luck to all of us, mothers.
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Thanks proudmumof2boys. Indeed that is a great way of showing your son that he is important in your family. Keep up the good work!
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I have a 15 year old and a 14 month old, recently I've noticed that my 15 year old is starting to get impatient with her baby sister now that she is starting to be more active. My baby is a handful and very active so I do understand my teenage daughter. However, I would like her to be a little bit more understanding and patient of her baby sister. How can I convince her without sounding like I'm favoring the little one?
16th November 2012 12:40 PM #11
Hi Jersey,
I would suggest that you make sure that you are the main caregiver for your 14 month old when your 15 year old is home. I know it can be very tempting to ask her to change a nappy, feed her, play with her, or put her down for a nap because she is very competent and it helps you have time to do other things.
But the 14 month old is your child and you should be her main caregiver. This just means that you make a point of doing all those things I mentioned above. My guess is that when your daughter realizes that she's not expected to do these things, she may actually want to play with the baby or feed her or lay down with her. You can also ask your daughter to take the baby on a walk or to the park, if you feel comfortable doing that (it depends upon your neighborhood and how mature your daughter is).
Talk to your daughter and ask her what you can do to help so that she doesn't get frustrated with the baby. Maybe just giving her an opportunity to talk about it will give you insight into what needs to change so that the 15 year old enjoys her baby sister rather than resenting her. Oh - and one other thought. Be sure you're are giving your 15 year old quality time so that she doesn't feel that the baby is getting all of your attention. Baby obviously needs more of your attention, but if you can take your 15 year old out for breakfast once a week, or make time to ask how school was each day, she may appreciate the one on one, eye to eye time from mum and that may give her more patience with the baby.
Warm Regards,
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Hi Kate,
I may have given her too much responsibility with regard to taking care of her baby sister. Thanks for the advice!


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5.16: Thermal Radiation
These three friends are warming their hands over a bonfire. They don't have to touch the fire to feel its warmth. How is warmth from the fire transferred to their hands? In this article, you'll find out.
Introducing Thermal Radiation
The bonfire from the opening image has a lot of thermal energy. Thermal energy is the total kinetic energy of moving particles of matter, and the transfer of thermal energy is called heat. Thermal energy from the bonfire is transferred to the friends' hands by thermal radiation. Thermal radiation is the transfer of thermal energy by waves that can travel through air or even through empty space, as shown below. When the waves of thermal energy reach objects, they transfer the energy to the objects, causing them to warm up. This is how the fire warms the hands of the friends sitting near the bonfire. This is also how the sun's energy reaches Earth and heats its surface. Without the energy radiated from the sun, Earth would be too cold to support life as we know it.
Thermal radiation is one of three ways that thermal energy can be transferred. The other two ways are conduction and convection, both of which need matter to transfer energy. Radiation is the only way of transferring thermal energy that doesn't require matter. To learn more about thermal radiation, watch "Radiation" at the URL below.
Sources of Thermal Radiation
You might be surprised to learn that everything radiates thermal energy, not just really hot things such as the sun or a fire. For example, when it's cold outside, a heated home radiates some of its thermal energy into the outdoor environment. A home that is poorly insulated radiates more energy than a home that is well insulated. Special cameras can be used to detect radiated heat. In the Figure below, you can see an image created by one of these cameras. The areas that are red are the areas where the greatest amount of thermal energy is radiating from the home. Even people radiate thermal energy. In fact, when a room is full of people, it may feel noticeably warmer because of all the thermal energy the people radiate!
Q: Where is thermal radiation radiating from the home in the picture?
A: The greatest amount of thermal energy is radiating from the window on the upper left. A lot of thermal energy is also radiating from the walls of the home.
- Thermal radiation is the transfer of thermal energy by waves that can travel through air or even through empty space. This is how thermal energy from a fire is transferred to your hands and how thermal energy from the sun is transferred to Earth.
- Everything radiates thermal energy, even objects that aren't very warm.
- thermal radiation: Transfer of thermal energy by waves that can travel through air or across space.
Watch the video "Thermal Radiation" at the following URL. Then answer the questions below.
- What does a night vision camera detect?
- The kind of light an object gives off depends on its __________.
- Thermal radiation occurs when an object gives off __________ light.
- Explain why some objects appear brighter than others when viewed through a night vision camera.
- In the video, the scientist places her hands inside a black plastic trash bag. You can't see her hands with your eyes but you can see them with a night vision camera. Explain why.
- What is thermal radiation?
- If you sit close to a campfire, the fire warms you. Describe how thermal energy is transferred from the fire to you.
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DNA Tests, and Sometimes Surprising Results
April 23, 2017,
Pharyngitis, or sore throat, is discomfort, pain, or scratchiness in the throat. It often makes it painful to swallow.
Pharyngitis - bacterial; Sore throat
Pharyngitis is caused by swelling in the back of the throat (pharynx) between the tonsils and the (larynx).
Most sore throats are caused by colds or the flu. Coxsackie virus or mononucleosis can also cause sore throat.
Bacteria that can cause pharyngitis in some cases.
Most cases of pharyngitis occur during the colder months. The illness often spreads among family members.
The main symptom is a sore throat.
Other symptoms may include:
Your health care provider will perform a physical exam and look at your throat.
A rapid test or throat culture to test for strep throat may be done. Other laboratory tests may be done depending on the suspected cause.
Most sore throats are caused by viruses. A few of these illnesses (such as some types of influenza) may be helped by antiviral medicines.
Antibiotics do not help viral sore throats. Using these medicines to treat viral infections helps strengthen bacteria and make them resistant to antibiotics.
Sore throats should only be treated with antibiotics if a strep test is positive. Strep cannot be accurately diagnosed by symptoms or a physical exam alone.
The following tips may help your sore throat feel better:
Complications may include:
Call your health care provider if:
Seek immediate medical care if you have a sore throat and trouble breathing.
Wessels MR. Streptococcal pharyngitis. N Engl J Med . 2011;354:648-655.
Frye R, Bailey J, Blevins AE. Clinical inquiries. Which treatments provide the most relief for pharyngitis pain? J Fam Pract. 2011 May;60(5):293-4.
Shulman ST, Bisno AL, Clegg HW, et al. Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis: 2012 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2012;55(10):e86-e102.


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Beulah Kissel
MADISON/HARTFORD-Beulah Kissel of Hartford went to her eternal home Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at the Agrace HospiceCare in Madison. She was 100 years old.
Beulah was born May 13, 1913 in Fond du Lac to Harry and Caroline (nee Ristau). She married William W. Kissel on May 29, 1937 at the Peace Lutheran Church in Hartford.
She moved with her family to Hartford in 1920 and attended Hartford High School where she was Valedictorian of her graduating class. Beulah was a member of the Peace Lutheran Church Alter Guild for many years. After her children were raised, she worked at Libbies Canning Factory and later International Stamping. She was an avid golfer, enjoyed playing Bridge, and was a member of Senior Friends.
Beulah is survived by sons, Bill (Stephanie) of Madison and Doug (Sheila) of Hartford; and son-in-law, Fred Strey of Appleton. She is further survived by four granddaughters and a grandson.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, Douglas and Roy Durland; her husband, William; and daughter, Kathleen.
Cremation was completed in Madison and a private graveside ceremony will be held by the family at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
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A smart, new solution for intuitive driving – push and rotate the joystick for precise steering at all speeds. Read more
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The essence of easy boating: fingertip handling with perfect precision makes docking and close-quarter maneuvering simple, even fun. Read more
With fingertip control of your engine rpm, you can fine-tune your boat's speed for best possible fuel economy and comfort. Read more
Lets you hold and keep your boat's position and heading within a very limited area. Perfect when you're preparing for docking or waiting for refueling. Read more
Reduces boat speed when idling by 50% from 5–6 knots to 2–3 knots. Integrated into the control. Perfect when you're driving in marinas and canals. Read more
Gives you best possible drive trim – fully automatically – for perfect running attitude. Results in optimum performance and low fuel consumption. Read more
Operate twin, triple or quad engines with only one lever. Gives you easy control over speed, even in rough seas. Read more
Makes it possible for you to rapidly turn your boat around its own axis – and follow the fish at high speed in reverse, using only the engine controls. Read more
Limits your boat's speed to your preset maximum rpm. Maintains the set speed and compensates for any changes in load, for maximum water sport fun. Read more
Get trip computer functionality with information about fuel consumption, distance to empty, trip time and much more. Read more
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Human visitors to camera traps display, well, human behavior.
Opinion: Pay-to-Play Publishing
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Online scientific journals are sacrificing the quality of research articles to make a buck.
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Online scientific journals are sacrificing the quality of research articles to make a buck.
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Hundreds of thousands participated in the ALS campaign that went viral, but how are they supposed to decide where to donate?
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Researchers scramble to put mouse cancer models on solid footing.
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Are the international drug laws the worst impediment to scientific inquiry since the Catholic Church banned the telescope?
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Next-generation sequencing diagnostics are already being used, and patients are ready.
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Tailoring ethical oversight to participant-led research
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Using a SMART card containing your genetic information and medical history, you could one day soon be diagnosed and treated for all kinds of diseases at an ATM-style kiosk.
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From cardiovascular problems to neurological disorders, a plethora of new medical devices are reducing the need for surgery and improving the quality and safety of healthcare.
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Resource-limited countries are in desperate need of better diagnostic tests for life-threatening illnesses.
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The release of non-native organisms into the environment by high school teachers should not be used as an argument to stop teaching by hands-on demonstration.


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By Sam Mamudi
The biggest gainer on the broader stock market today is Genworth Financial (GNW), with the insurer leading the Standard & Poor's 1500 index after a bullish call in this week's Barron's.
Here's a video of Jack Otter and I discussing Jack Willoughby's piece on Genworth, as well as another market-moving article, Andrew Bary's call for Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY). Finally, we take a look at J.C. Penney (JCP), a stock that Barron's cautioned investors about in January 2012, since when it's lost 60%.


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By Ben Levisohn
Brazil may cut taxes on ethanol, Bloomberg said. The Bovespa stock index rose 0.7% today.
A draft of Mexico's banking reform includes rules to make it easier to collect on bad loans and punishments for not lending enough, Reuters says. Mexico's IPC stock index gained 0.3%.
Russia's grain exports rose 57% this month from March, Bloomberg said. Russia's Micex stock index was a rounding error away from being unchanged
South Africa's electric utility, Eskom, says it may use rolling blackouts this winter to prevent a collapse of that nation's power grid, Reuters says. The FTSE/JSE Africa Top40 Tradeable Index fell 0.8%.
Turkey and Israel are trying to get along. Turkey's Istanbul Stock Exchange National 100 Index rose 0.9%.
Emerging Market Stocks on the Move
Eike Batista, who has sought a helping hand for his collapsing commodity empire from Brazil and Petrobras (PBR), may sell 40% of OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes (OGXP3.SA) to Lukoil (LUKOY).
Deutsche Bank downgraded Barrick Gold (ABX) to Hold from Buy, but kept Goldcorp (GG) as a Hold. Barrick fell 0.9% to $18.01, while Goldcorp gained 2.5% to $28.56.
beyondbrics praises Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) despite it being a tech company and having close ties with Apple (AAPL). Taiwan Semi fell 1.6% today.
Qihoo 360 Technology (QIHU) rose 1% to $32.20 after being down as much as 2.2% this morning on M&A speculation, according to Briefing.com.


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It's Showtime Japan 3 and Shootboxing Results: Umeno, Morii, Bovy, Penne, Osawa Victorious
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At It's Showtime Japan 3/M-1 Fairtex Challenge Raorak Muay Vol.3 on September 11th, WBC Japan Super Bantamweight champion and M-1 Featherweight champion Genji Umeno knocked out Thai Wutidej Lookprabaht in the 4th round. Umeno used elbows to open up Wutidej which led to a 3 punch combo that set up the final uppercut-elbow combination that put Wutidej out. The win will likely get Umeno a fight with current WPMF Featherweight champion Yosuke Morii. It also puts Umeno in a good position with Lumpinee Stadium as Wutidej was ranked 5th at Feathweight which recently got a new champion, Penaik Sitnumnoi. At just 22, Umeno has solidified himself as one of the top featherweights in Japan and extends his current win streak to 8. I also expect Umeno to defend his WBC title against the winner of October's Ryuya Kusakabe-Rookie matchup in January. He holds a previous victory over Rookie and a matchup with Kusakabe would be a highly entertaining fight between two young, promising fighters.
In the co-main event, the aforementioned Yosuke Morii was able to defeat former WBO Featherweight boxing champion Ratanchai Sor Vorapin by first round knockout. I believe that M-1 was more or less setting up a fight between Morii and Umeno were they to win their bouts as they set up a small Featherweight tournament with these two fights. The next It's Showtime Japan/M-1 event is on November 13th, so that fight could take place then.
#2 ranked WPMF Featherweight Daiki Nagashima picked up a majority decision win and could get a shot at the winner of Umeno vs Morii some time in the future. Up next for Nagashima will likely be a title fight against current J-NETWORK Featherweight champ Masato Sato.
Former It's Showtime 61kg champion Sergio Wielzen was set to face off against Kanongsuk Weerasakreck, but one of them missed weight and the bout was changed to an exhibition.
At Korakuen Hall on September 10th, former Rajadamnern Stadium champion and Shootboxing convert Bovy Sor Udomson put a halt to Toby Imada's Shootboxing run by taking a unanimous decision over the Bellator fighter on scores of 28-26(x3). Imada scored a first round knockdown on Bovy, but Bovy answered back with a down in each round. Imada's incredible run in Shootboxing began at last year's S-Cup where he was a late replacement for Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett. Imada upset Shootboxing standout Takaaki Umeno, knocking him out at the end of the 3rd round. Then, in the semifinals, Imada pulled a huge upset by defeating 2-time K-1 MAX champion and 3-time Shootboxing S-Cup champion Andy Souwer by split decision. Imada was TKO'd by Buakaw Por Pramuk in the finals of the tournament, but returned to Shootboxing in June, scoring yet another upset over Shootboxing mainstay Hiroki Shishido. For Bovy, the win stops a 5-fight losing streak and is his first win in Shootboxing in nearly a year and a half.
In the co-main event, Shootboxing superstar RENA was upset by former Bellator fighter Jessica Penne by majority decision in the second extension round. The fight was a majority draw after 3 rounds and couldn't be decided in the first extension round as the judges scored it a split draw. According to Dan Herbertson, RENA controlled rounds 1 and 3, but Penne scored a shoot point in round 2 to send it to the extension round. RENA apparently controlled the extension round as well over a tired Penne, but did not get help from the judges who sent it to a 5th round where Penne scored another shoot point to lock up the win. The loss is a huge disappointment for RENA who was coming off of a dominating win over Zaza Sor Aree and was getting ready for her fight with Erika Kamimura on November 23rd.
In a match for the vacant Super Welterweight championship, former boxer and #2 ranked Satoru Suzuki scored 3 knockdowns on #1 ranked Kenji Kanai, forcing a referee's stoppage and netting Suzuki the Shootboxing title.
Sengoku fighter Shigeki Osawa was also victorious at the event, taking his first win in Shootboxing, an upset over J-NETWORK Super Lightweight champion Yusuke Sugawara. Osawa used his grappling to score shoot points and secure the victory.
RENA's younger sister MIO picked up her second straight win under the Shootboxing banner, taking a unanimous decision win.
Also at the event, 55kg champion Ryuya Kusakabe vacated his title, likely to focus on fighting in Krush and with WBC Japan. {jcomments on}


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Moog Taurus II
The Taurus is an interesting synth, it's a pedal synthesizer with essentially the same synth engine as the Rogue. A very basic synth with only sawtooth or square waveforms. But these waveforms go low and their bass sounds are great. The pedal controller outputs cv/gate so it can be used to control other synths as well. The synth section has an external source input for the filter, and there are portamento, pitch and mod wheels too! Not at all a bad synth, and it is a very unique addition to any studio. But can you play with your feet?
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The Biosecurity Reform Bill was passed into law in September. This updates the Biosecurity Act 1993 accounting for new technology and risk management approaches and improved efficiency.
This was a much-needed piece of reformed legislation as the Biosecurity Act, last amended in 1997, had not kept up with the changing face of New Zealand's biosecurity system.
The reformed Act covers all aspects of the biosecurity system, including:
Border risk management - preventing the introduction of harmful organisms while facilitating safe trade.
Readiness - preparing for the possible introduction of harmful organisms.
Response - responding to the discovery of new harmful organisms.
Pest management - managing the impacts of established harmful organisms.
As a key part of the Act's consultation process, Federated Farmers endorses the changes as a means of improving our biosecurity systems.
The primary sector must have confidence in the Government agencies keeping New Zealand free of unwanted pests and diseases.
The Federation believes the Act achieves this, allowing for tighter regulation for transitional and containment facilities, better collaboration between agencies, improvements in the Import Health Standard process and improved powers to access information necessary for risk assessments of cargo and passengers.
The Act also guides regional councils, agencies such as the Animal Health Board and the Crown on managing established pests and diseases. Government's function as the leader of pest management systems and regional councils' role is also specified.
Crown land will be required to be part of pest management strategies, enhancing the previously unclear good neighbour principle. We anticipate the changes will lead to a more effective pest management process, especially for private landowners.
For the primary sector, the most significant changes relate to the Government Industry Agreement (GIA) provisions.
GIA's will create partnerships more focussed on joint decision-making and cost sharing for readiness and response.. The partnerships will focus on delivering the best possible outcomes for biosecurity activities. To ensure the GIA is not a financial burden to industry groups, a joint working party is working with the Ministry for Primary Industries to develop a Deed of Agreement and determine the value of entering into such agreements.
There are a variety of sticky issues to be overcome. Cost sharing for biosecurity outside current arrangements is one. Some sectors will find it hard to justify entering into a GIA.
Although the new Act allows for sector levies to obtain funds, it is hoped this does not occur. Government and industry need to work together to ensure effective biosecurity systems without unfairly burdening costs onto the primary industry.


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By Shuli Ren
A week ago, I wrote Macau saw a strong start in August,with RBC Capital Markets estimating August gross gaming revenue to increase by 14-16% year-on-year and Citi expecting an increase of 13-16%.
Updated data prompts RBC to increase their forecast to 18-19%. Analysts John Kempf and Michale Johnson wrote:
Gross gaming revenue for tables for the first 18 days of August generated an average daily rate (ADR) of MOP1,033MM, up from MOP997MM during the first four days of the month. This occurred despite the occurrence of Typhoon Utor, which reached a signal 8. According to our channel checks, the typhoon may have had an impact for 2-3 days and caused a 20% drop on those days. This implies there was strong pent-up demand on the days following the typhoon. Indeed, we received commentary that traffic has been very strong, with the immigration lines at Gongbei stretched all the way across the road in Zuhai.
David Bain at Sterne Agee second the view:
According to our checks, August table-only gross gaming revenue ("GGR") is MOP17.6b through August 18. Including slots, the GGR run-rate for August is MOP31.5b or +20% YoY, on track to slightly exceed the all-time monthly GGR record set in March of this year (MOP31.3b). We raise our YoY August GGR forecast to +17% to +20% from +16%.
Analysts feel good about Macau. J.P.Morgan for example rates Melco Crown a Buy, with a target price of $33 with another 20% upside. Melco last traded at $27.3 and is up 62% year-to-date. Street mean target price is $30.3, according to data provider Factset.


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Patti Jo Berger
Patti Jo (Fields) Berger, age 46, of Cottage Grove passed away on Thursday May 16, 2013 at Meriter Hospital. She was born on October 4, 1966 in Wisconsin Rapids, the daughter of Richard Fields and Bonnie Whitrock. She married Brian William Berger on May 16, 1987 in Madison, WI.
Phenomenal cook, animal lover, fishing buddy, best friend and loving mom-You will be missed deeply.
Survived by husband Brian, daughter Stephanie (Josh) Schoeneberg, brother Scott (Carla) Fields, and nephew Tyler. Preceded in death by her parents.
Memorial services will be held on Friday May 24th at Cress Funeral Home, 1310 Emerald Terrace, Sun Prairie at 8:00 pm. A visitation will be held prior to services starting at 6:00 pm.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cancer Research.
"She was a wonderful wife and the world's best mom. Everyone she met she left an imprint and touched their lives forever. She will be greatly missed but we have another angel watching over us"


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But, the capacitor is directly across the terminals from center through the diodes to ground, so it's in parallel with the resistors. Measuring across it would see the combination of the impedance of the capacitor (around 1 to 5 ohms depending on frequency) and the reisistance of the load resistors. Something a lot lower than 50 ohms. No, the resistors (the 50 ohm load) wire to the BNC connector's center pin and ground. The cap is wired to the output side of the diode to ground. The cap just filters the halfwave rectified signal so as to hold a charge equal to the peak of the RF signal voltage. The diode effectivly isolates the cap from the load resistor(s).I now realize that you didn't write the article, so you can't speak for the author, and I understand that you don't use his measurement techniques; just the load itself. I started wondering when he missed on the diode forward bias drop value and cited how accurate it was. Which it could be at higher wattage levels where a lower value won't matter, but not for a 1W handheld. Now, I'm trying to understand how it can work. Every calculation I do show essentially a dead short through the .01 microfarad capacitor. Even when I consider that the frequency is cut in half by the diode in series.I bet he meant to type .01pF or something similar, which would make more sense. Or maybe I'm missing something.Why don't you check out this link about building and using simple low power measurement circuits using diodes. It's better written then that first link I used. The circuit there called 'peak voltage detector' is the exact equivalent of the first one I linked. http://epic.mcmaster.ca/~elmer101/rfpower/rfpower.html and a construction page at http://epic.mcmaster.ca/~elmer101/rfpower/projvi.htmlNow if your only interested in measuring low power RF signals then you might look into the chip I built a small RF milliwatt meter with. It has a frequency range of DC to 500Mhz and a power measurement range from -75dbm to +15dbm and is very accurate, which is total of 90db of range, a feat just short of amazing. It's based on the Analog Devices AD1307 logrithmic amp in a 8 pin DIP package and is powerd with just +5vdc. I paid about $15 maybe 10 years ago for the chip, but in my opinion worth every cent as accurate RF power levels to 500Mhz is not a trivial thing. It's output analog DC voltage would be perfect for wiring to a arduino analog input pin for display or logging functions.http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/data_sheets/AD8307.pdf Lefty You're right about how simple the load portion of this project is though.
I was right about the diode forward voltage drop though
I was inspired by Dave Jones blog about making a simple dummy load for testing stuff (power supplies, batteries, etc.) ...
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