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well�此    �not that I am superior to the rest�察�but I was made for him�察�and he 

for me�察�and I can no more repent the hours�察�days�察�years of happiness we 

have spent together�察�and which neither could have had without the other�察�

than   I   can   the   privilege   of   having   been   his   nurse   in   sickness�察  �and   his 

comfort in affliction。 

     'Will this do�察�children�拭 � or shall I say we are all very sorry for what 

has happened during the last thirty years�察�and my daughters wish they had 

never   been   born�察  �but   since   they   have   had   that   misfortune�察  �they   will   be 

thankful for any trifle their grandpapa will be kind enough to bestow��' 

     Of  course�察 �we   both   applauded   our  mother's   resolution�察�Mary  cleared 

away   the     breakfast    things�察   �I  brought    the   desk�察  �the  letter   was   quickly 

written   and   despatched�察  �and�察  �from   that   day�察  �we   heard   no   more   of   our 

grandfather�察      �till  we   saw     his   death    announced       in  the    newspaper      a 

considerable time after ´ all his worldly possessions�察�of course�察�being left 

to our wealthy unknown cousins。 



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                      CHAPTER XX ´ THE 

                               FAREWELL 



     A  HOUSE   in   A´�察  �the   fashionable   watering´place�察  �was   hired   for   our 

seminary�察�and a promise of two or three pupils was obtained to commence 

with。     I returned to Horton Lodge about the middle of July�察�leaving my 

mother to conclude the bargain for the house�察�to obtain more pupils�察�to sell 

off the furniture of our old abode�察�and to fit out the new one。 

     We   often   pity  the   poor�察  �because   they  have   no   leisure   to   mourn   their 

departed      relatives�察  �and   necessity   obliges    them   to   labour    through    their 

severest   afflictions�此    �but   is   not   active   employment   the   best   remedy   for 

overwhelming sorrow ´ the surest antidote for despair�拭�It may be a rough 

comforter�此      �it may seem hard to be harassed with the cares of life when 

we   have   no   relish   for   its   enjoyments�察  �to   be   goaded   to   labour   when   the 

heart is ready to break�察�and the vexed spirit implores for rest only to weep 

in silence�此     �but   is   not labour   better   than the   rest   we   covet�拭  �and   are   not 

those petty�察  �tormenting cares   less hurtful than   a continual brooding over 

the great affliction that oppresses us�拭          �Besides�察�we cannot have cares�察�and 

anxieties�察  �and   toil�察  �without   hope   ´   if   it   be   but   the   hope   of   fulfilling   our 

joyless     task�察 �accomplishing       some     needful    project�察   �or  escaping     some 

further   annoyance。        At   any   rate�察  �I   was   glad   my   mother   had   so   much 

employment         for  every    faculty   of  her   action´loving     frame。     Our    kind 

neighbours       lamented     that  she�察  �once   so   exalted   in   wealth    and   station�察�

should   be   reduced   to   such   extremity   in   her   time   of   sorrow�察  �but   I   am 

persuaded that she would have suffered thrice as much had she been left in 

affluence�察  �with   liberty   to   remain   in   that   house�察  �the   scene   of   her   early 

happiness   and   late   affliction�察  �and   no stern   necessity  to   prevent   her   from 

incessantly brooding over and lamenting her bereavement。 

     I will not dilate upon the feelings with which I left the old house�察�the 

well´known   garden�察  �the   little   village   church   ´   then   doubly   dear   to   me�察�

because my father�察�who�察�for thirty years�察�had taught and prayed within its 



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walls�察   �lay   slumbering    now    beneath    its  flags  ´  and   the  old   bare   hills�察�

delightful in their very desolation�察�with the narrow vales between�察�smiling 

in green wood and sparkling water ´ the house where I was born�察�the scene 

of   all   my  early  associations�察  �the   place   where   throughout   life   my   earthly 

affections had been centred�察 � and left them to return no more� �True�察�I was 

going   back     to   Horton   Lodge�察  �where�察  �amid   many   evils�察  �one   source   of 

pleasure yet remained�此        �but it was pleasure mingled with excessive pain�察�

and my stay�察�alas� �was limited to six weeks。               And even of that precious 

time�察�day after day slipped by and I did not see him�此               �except at church�察�I 

never saw him for a fortnight after my return。               It seemed a long time to 

me�此    �and�察  �as   I   was   often   out   with   my   rambling   pupil�察  �of   course   hopes 

would keep   rising�察 �and disappointments   would ensue�察  �and then�察 �I  would 

say to my own heart�察�'Here is a convincing proof ´ if you would but have 

the sense to see it�察�or the candour to acknowledge it ´ that he does not care 

for you。     If he only thought HALF as much about you as you do about 

him�察�he would have contrived to meet you many times ere this�此                   �you must 

know that�察�by consulting your own feelings。                Therefore�察�have done with 

this   nonsense�此    �you   have   no   ground   for   hope�此   �dismiss�察  �at   once�察  �these 

hurtful thoughts and foolish wishes from your mind�察�and turn to your own 

duty�察�and the dull blank life that lies before you。            You might have known 

such happiness was not for you。' 

     But I saw him at last。       He came suddenly upon me as I was crossing a 

field   in   returning   from   a   visit   to   Nancy   Brown�察  �which   I   had   taken   the 

opportunity   of   paying   while   Matilda   Murray   was   riding   her   matchless 

mare。     He     must   have    heard   of   the  heavy    loss  I  had   sustained�此    �he 

expressed      no   sympathy�察    �offered   no   condolence�此     �but    almost    the  first 

words he uttered were�察 � 'How is your mother��' And this was no matter´of ´ 

course question�察�for I never told him that I had a mother�此                �he must have 

learned the fact from others�察�if he knew it at all�察�and�察�besides�察�there was 

sincere   goodwill�察  �and   even   deep�察  �touching�察  �unobtrusive   sympathy  in   the 

tone and manner of the inquiry。           I thanked him with due civility�察�and told 

him she was as well as could be expected。                'What will she do��' was the 

next   question。     Many   would       have   deemed     it   an  impertinent   one�察  �and 

given an evasive reply�察�but such an idea never entered my head�察�and I gave 



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a brief but plain statement of my mother's plans and prospects。 

     'Then you will leave this place shortly��' said he。 

     'Yes�察�in a month。' 

     He paused a minute�察�as if in thought。           When he spoke again�察�I hoped 

it would be to express his concern at my departure�察�but it was only to say�察 � 

'I should think you will be willing enough to go��' 

     'Yes ´ for some things��' I replied。 

     'For SOME things only ´ I wonder what should make you regret it��' 

     I was annoyed at this in some degree�察�because it embarrassed me�此                    �I 

had   only   one   reason   for   regretting   it�察  �and   that   was   a   profound   secret�察�

which he had no business to trouble me about。 

     'Why��' said I ´ 'why should you suppose that I dislike the place��' 

     'You told me so yourself��' was the decisive reply。             'You said�察�at least�察�

that you could not live contentedly�察�without a friend�察�and that you had no 

friend here�察�and no possibility of making one ´ and�察�besides�察�I know you 

MUST dislike it。' 

     'But if you remember rightly�察�I said�察�or meant to say�察�I could not live 

contentedly without a friend in the world�此            �I was not so unreasonable as 

to require one always near me。          I think I could be happy in a house full of 

enemies�察�if ´ ' but no�察�that sentence must not be continued ´ I paused�察�and 

hastily added�察 � 'And�察�besides�察�we cannot well leave a place where we have 

lived for two or three years�察�without some feeling of regret。' 

     'Will you regret to part with Miss Murray�察�your sole remaining pupil 

and companion��' 

     'I dare say I shall in some degree�此        �it was not without sorrow I parted 

with her sister。' 

     'I can imagine that。' 

     'Well�察�Miss Matilda is quite as good ´ better in one respect。' 

     'What is that��' 

     'She's honest。' 

     'And the other is not��' 

     'I should not call her DIShonest�察�but it must be confessed she's a little 

artful。' 

     'ARTFUL is she�拭 � I saw she was giddy and vain ´ and now��' he added�察�



                                

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