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wanted   me   to   help   her   to   wash。   I   telled   her   I   couldn't   just   then�察  �for   I 

hadn't set on th' potaties for th' dinner�察�nor washed up th' breakfast stuff yet。 

So then she began a´calling me for my nasty idle ways。                   I was a little bit 

vexed at first�察�but I never said nothing wrong to her�此             �I only telled her like 

all in a quiet way�察�'at I'd had th' new parson to see me�察�but I'd get done as 

quick as ever I could�察�an' then come an' help her。                 So then she softened 

down�察�and my heart like as it warmed towards her�察�an' in a bit we was very 

good friends。       An' so it is�察�Miss Grey�察 �a soft answer turneth away wrath�察�

but grievous words stir up anger。;            It isn't only in them you speak to�察�but 

in yourself。' 

     'Very true�察�Nancy�察�if we could always remember it。' 

     'Ay�察�if we could��' 

     'And did Mr。 Weston ever come to see you again��' 

     'Yes�察�many a time�察�and since my eyes has been so bad�察�he's sat an' read 

to me by the half´hour together�此           �but you know�察�Miss�察�he has other folks 

to see�察�and other things to do ´ God bless him�                �An' that next Sunday he 

preached   SUCH   a   sermon�          �His   text   was�察   �Come   unto   me   all   ye   that 

labour   and   are   heavy   laden�察  �and   I   will   give   you   rest�察─  �and   them   two 

blessed verses that follows。          You wasn't there�察�Miss�察�you was with your 

friends then ´ but it made me SO happy� �And I AM happy now�察�thank God� �

an' I take a pleasure�察�now�察�in doing little bits o' jobs for my neighbours ´ 

such as a poor old body 'at's half blind can do�察�and they take it kindly of 

me�察�just as he said。       You see�察�Miss�察�I'm knitting a pair o' stockings now�察 � 

they're   for   Thomas   Jackson�此      �he's   a   queerish   old   body�察  �an'   we've   had 

many   a   bout   at   threaping�察  �one   anent   t'other�察  �an'   at   times   we've   differed 

sorely。    So   I   thought   I   couldn't   do   better   nor   knit   him   a   pair   o'   warm 

stockings�察�an' I've felt to like him a deal better�察�poor old man�察�sin' I began。 

It's turned out just as Maister Weston said。' 

     'Well�察�I'm very glad to see you so happy�察�Nancy�察�and so wise�此                    �but I 

must go now�察�I shall be wanted at the Hall��' said I�察�and bidding her good´ 

bye�察  �I   departed�察  �promising   to   come   again   when   I   had   time�察  �and   feeling 

nearly as happy as herself。 

     At another time I went to read to a poor labourer who was in the last 



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stage    of   consumption。       The    young    ladies   had   been    to  see  him�察   �and 

somehow a promise of reading had been extracted from them�察�but it was 

too much trouble�察�so they begged me to do it instead。                  I went�察�willingly 

enough�察�and there too I was gratified with the praises of Mr。 Weston�察�both 

from the sick man and his wife。           The former told me that he derived great 

comfort   and   benefit   from   the   visits   of   the   new   parson�察  �who   frequently 

came to see him�察�and was 'another guess sort of man' to Mr。 Hatfield�察�who�察�

before the other's arrival at Horton�察�had now and then paid him a visit�察�on 

which occasions he would always insist upon having the cottage´door kept 

open�察�to admit the fresh air for his own convenience�察�without considering 

how it might injure the sufferer�察�and having opened his prayer´book and 

hastily   read   over   a   part   of   the   Service   for   the   Sick�察  �would   hurry   away 

again�此    �if he did not stay to administer some harsh rebuke to the afflicted 

wife�察�or to make some thoughtless�察�not to say heartless�察�observation�察�rather 

calculated to increase than diminish the troubles of the suffering pair。 

     'Whereas��' said the man�察�'Maister Weston 'ull pray with me quite in a 

different fashion�察�an' talk to me as kind as owt�察�an' oft read to me too�察�an' 

sit beside me just like a brother。' 

     'Just for all the world��' exclaimed his wife�察�'an' about a three wik sin'�察�

when he   seed how   poor Jem  shivered   wi'   cold�察  �an'   what pitiful   fires   we 

kept�察�he axed if wer stock of coals was nearly done。                I telled him it was�察�

an' we was ill set to get more�此         �but you know�察�mum�察�I didn't think o' him 

helping us�察�but�察�howsever�察�he sent us a sack o' coals next day�察�an' we've 

had good fires ever sin'�此       �and a great blessing it is�察�this winter time。         But 

that's his   way�察�Miss   Grey�此     �when he  comes   into a  poor body's   house  a´ 

seein' sick folk�察�he like notices what they most stand i' need on�察�an' if he 

thinks they can't readily get it therseln�察�he never says nowt about it�察�but 

just gets it for 'em。     An' it isn't everybody 'at 'ud do that�察�'at has as little as 

he has�此    �for you know�察�mum�察�he's nowt at all to live on but what he gets 

fra' th' Rector�察�an' that's little enough they say。' 

     I remembered then�察�with a species of exultation�察�that he had frequently 

been styled a vulgar brute by the amiable Miss Murray�察�because he wore a 

silver watch�察�and clothes not quite so bright and fresh as Mr。 Hatfield's。 

     In returning to the Lodge I felt very happy�察�and thanked God that I had 



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now something to think about�察�something to dwell on as a relief from the 

weary monotony�察�the lonely drudgery�察�of my present life�此�for I WAS lonely。 

Never�察�from  month to   month�察�from  year   to year�察 �except during   my  brief 

intervals of rest at home�察�did I see one creature to whom I could open my 

heart�察  �or   freely   speak   my   thoughts   with   any   hope   of   sympathy�察  �or   even 

comprehension�此         �never     one�察  �unless   it  were    poor   Nancy     Brown�察    �with 

whom I could enjoy a single moment of real social intercourse�察�or whose 

conversation   was   calculated   to   render   me   better�察  �wiser�察  �or   happier   than 

before�察�or who�察�as far as I could see�察�could be greatly benefited by mine。 

My only companions had been unamiable children�察�and ignorant�察�wrong´ 

headed   girls�察  �from  whose   fatiguing   folly�察  �unbroken   solitude   was   often   a 

relief   most   earnestly   desired   and   dearly   prized。     But   to   be   restricted   to 

such   associates   was   a   serious   evil�察  �both in its  immediate   effects   and the 

consequences   that   were   likely   to   ensue。       Never   a   new   idea   or    stirring 

thought came to me from without�察�and such as rose within me were�察�for 

the   most   part�察  �miserably   crushed   at   once�察  �or   doomed   to   sicken   or   fade 

away�察�because they could not see the light。 

     Habitual associates are known to exercise a great influence over each 

other's minds and manners。            Those whose actions are for ever before our 

eyes�察  �whose   words   are   ever   in   our   ears�察  �will   naturally   lead   us�察  �albeit 

against     our   will�察 �slowly�察   �gradually�察   �imperceptibly�察     �perhaps�察   �to  act  and 

speak as they do。        I will not presume to say how far this irresistible power 

of assimilation extends�察�but if one civilised man were doomed to pass a 

dozen   years   amid   a   race   of   intractable   savages�察  �unless   he   had   power   to 

improve them�察�I greatly question whether�察�at the close of that period�察�he 

would not have become�察�at least�察�a barbarian himself。                    And I�察�as I could 

not    make    my    young     companions       better�察 �feared    exceedingly      that  they 

would      make    me    worse    ´  would     gradually     bring   my    feelings�察  �habits�察�

capacities�察  �to   the   level   of   their   own�察  �without�察  �however�察  �imparting   to   me 

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