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eight or ten minutes�察�between carts and horses�察�and asses�察�and men�察�there 

was little room for social intercourse�察�till we had turned our backs upon 

the sea�察�and begun to ascend the precipitous road leading into the town。 

Here   my   companion   offered   me   his   arm�察  �which   I   accepted�察  �though   not 

with the intention of using it as a support。 

     'You   don't   often   come   on   to   the   sands�察  �I   think��'   said   he�察  �'for   I   have 

walked   there   many  times�察  �both   morning   and   evening�察  �since   I   came�察  �and 

never seen you till now�察�and several times�察�in passing through the town�察�

too�察�I have looked about for your school ´ but I did not think of the ´ Road�察�

and   once   or   twice   I   made   inquiries�察  �but   without   obtaining   the   requisite 

information。' 

     When we had surmounted the acclivity�察�I was about to withdraw my 

arm from his�察�but by a slight tightening of the elbow was tacitly informed 

that    such   was    not   his  will�察  �and   accordingly      desisted。    Discoursing      on 

different subjects�察�we entered the town�察�and passed through several streets。 

I saw that he was going out of his way to accompany me�察�notwithstanding 

the   long   walk   that   was   yet   before   him�察  �and�察  �fearing   that   he   might   be 



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inconveniencing himself from motives of politeness�察�I observed ´ 'I fear I 

am taking you out of your way�察�Mr。 Weston ´ I believe the road to F´ lies 

quite in another direction。' 

     'I'll leave you at the end of the next street��' said he。 

     'And when will you come to see mamma��' 

     'To´morrow ´ God willing。' 

     The end of the next street was nearly the conclusion of my journey。 He 

stopped     there�察  �however�察    �bid  me   good´morning�察      �and   called   Snap�察   �who 

seemed   a   little   doubtful   whether   to   follow   his   old   mistress   or   his   new 

master�察�but trotted away upon being summoned by the latter。 

     'I   won't   offer   to   restore   him   to   you�察  �Miss   Grey��'   said   Mr。   Weston�察�

smiling�察�'because I like him。' 

     'Oh�察�I don't want him��' replied I�察�'now that he has a good master�察�I'm 

quite satisfied。' 

     'You take it for granted that I am a good one�察�then��' 

     The man and the dog departed�察�and I returned home�察�full of gratitude 

to heaven for so much bliss�察�and praying that my hopes might not again be 

crushed。 



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      CHAPTER XXV ´ CONCLUSION 



     'WELL�察     �Agnes�察   �you    must   not   take  such    long   walks   again    before 

breakfast��' said my mother�察�observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee 

and ate nothing ´ pleading the heat of the weather�察�and the fatigue of my 

long walk as an excuse。         I certainly did feel feverish and tired too。 

     'You always do things by extremes�此            �now�察�if you had taken a SHORT 

walk every morning�察�and would continue to do so�察�it would do you good。' 

     'Well�察�mamma�察�I will。' 

     'But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books�此�you 

have quite put yourself into a fever。' 

     'I won't do it again��' said I。 

     I   was  racking    my   brains   with   thinking    how   to   tell   her  about  Mr。 

Weston�察    �for   she  must    know    he   was   coming     to´morrow。      However�察     �I 

waited till the breakfast things were removed�察�and I was more calm and 

cool�察�and   then�察 �having sat down   to  my drawing�察 �I   began   ´ 'I   met   an   old 

friend on the sands to´day�察�mamma。' 

     'An old friend�      �Who could it be��' 

     'Two old friends�察�indeed。        One was a dog��' and then I reminded her of 

Snap�察�whose history I had recounted before�察�and related the incident of his 

sudden appearance and remarkable recognition�察�'and the other��' continued I�察�

'was Mr。 Weston�察�the curate of Horton。' 

     'Mr。 Weston�      �I never heard of him before。' 

     'Yes�察  �you   have�此  �I've   mentioned   him   several   times�察  �I   believe�此    �but 

you don't remember。' 

     'I've heard you speak of Mr。 Hatfield。' 

     'Mr。   Hatfield   was   the   rector�察  �and   Mr。   Weston   the   curate�此�I   used   to 

mention   him   sometimes   in   contradistinction   to   Mr。   Hatfield�察  �as   being   a 

more   efficient   clergyman。      However�察  �he   was   on   the   sands   this   morning 

with the  dog   ´  he had   bought it�察 �I suppose�察�from  the  rat´catcher�察  �and he 

knew me as well as it did ´ probably through its means�此               �and I had a little 

conversation   with   him�察  �in   the   course   of   which�察  �as   he   asked   about   our 



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school�察�I was led to say something about you�察�and your good management�察�

and he said he should like to know you�察�and asked if I would   introduce 

him to you�察�if he should take the liberty of calling to´morrow�察�so I said I 

would。      Was I right��' 

     'Of course。      What kind of a man is he��' 

     'A   very   RESPECTABLE             man�察   �I  think�此  �but    you   will   see   him   to´ 

morrow。 He is the new vicar of F´�察�and as he has only been there a few 

weeks�察�I suppose he has made no friends yet�察�and wants a little society。' 

     The morrow came。            What a fever of anxiety and expectation I was in 

from breakfast till noon ´ at which time he made his appearance� �Having 

introduced   him   to   my   mother�察  �I   took   my   work   to   the   window�察  �and   sat 

down   to   await   the   result   of the   interview。     They  got   on   extremely  well 

together ´ greatly to my satisfaction�察�for I had felt very anxious about what 

my   mother   would   think   of   him。       He   did   not   stay   long   that   time�此  �but 

when   he   rose   to   take   leave�察  �she   said   she   should   be   happy   to   see   him�察�

whenever he might find it convenient to call again�察�and when he was gone�察�

I was gratified by hearing her say�察  � 'Well�               �I   think he's   a very  sensible 

man。     But   why   did   you   sit   back   there�察�Agnes��'   she   added�察  �'and   talk   so 

little��' 

     'Because      you   talked    so   well�察  �mamma�察     �I  thought     you   required     no 

assistance from me�此         �and�察�besides�察�he was your visitor�察�not mine。' 

     After that�察�he often called upon us ´ several times in the course of a 

week。      He   generally   addressed   most   of   his   conversation   to   my   mother�此�

and no wonder�察�for she could converse。                  I almost envied the unfettered�察�

vigorous      fluency     of  her   discourse�察    �and   the   strong    sense    evinced     by 

everything she said ´ and yet�察�I did not�察�for�察�though I occasionally regretted 

my own deficiencies for his sake�察�it gave me very great pleasure to sit and 

hear   the   two   beings   I   loved   and   honoured   above   every   one   else   in   the 

world�察  �discoursing   together   so   amicably�察  �so   wisely�察  �and   so   well。       I   was 

not   always   silent�察  �however�察  �nor   was   I   at   all   neglected。    I   was   quite   as 

much noticed as I would wish to be�此              �there was no lack of kind words and 

kinder     looks�察  �no   end   of  delicate    attentions�察   �too   fine  and   subtle    to  be 

grasped by words�察�and therefore indescribable ´ but deeply felt at heart。 

     Ceremony was quickly dropped between us�此                    �Mr。 Weston came as an 



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expected guest�察�welcome at all times�察�and never deranging the economy of 

our   household   affairs。     He   even   called   me   'Agnes��'   the   name   had   been 

timidly spoken at first�察�but�察�finding it gave no offence in any quarter�察�he 

seemed   greatly   to   prefer   that   appellation   to   'Miss   Grey��'   and   so   did   I。 

How   tedious   and   gloomy   were   those   days   in   which   he   did   not   come� �

And yet not miserable�察�for I had still the remembrance of the last visit and 

the   hope   of   the   next   to   cheer   me。 But   when   two   or   three   days   passed 

without      my    seeing    him�察   �I  certainly    felt  very    anxious    ´   absurdly�察�

unreasonably so�察�for�察�of course�察�he had his own business and the affairs of 

his   parish   to   attend   to。 And   I   dreaded   the   close   of   the   holidays�察  �when 

MY business also would begin�察�and I should be sometimes unable to see 

him�察�and sometimes ´ when my mother was in the schoolroom ´ obliged to 

be with him alone�此       �a position I did not at all desire�察�in the house�察�though 

to

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