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by such a name�察 � and not twelve months ago I lost the last and dearest of 



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my early friends�察�and yet�察�not only I live�察�but I am not wholly destitute of 

hope and comfort�察�even for this life�此           �though I must acknowledge that I 

can seldom enter even an humble cottage at the close of day�察�and see its 

inhabitants   peaceably   gathered       around   their   cheerful    hearth�察  �without    a 

feeling ALMOST of envy at their domestic enjoyment。' 

     'You don't know what happiness lies before you yet��' said I�此               �'you are 

now only in the commencement of your journey。' 

     'The best of happiness��' replied he�察�'is mine already ´ the power and the 

will to be useful。' 

     We    now    approached      a  stile  communicating        with   a  footpath    that 

conducted   to   a   farm´house�察  �where�察  �I   suppose�察  �Mr。   Weston   purposed   to 

make himself 'useful��' for he presently took leave of me�察�crossed the stile�察�

and   traversed   the   path   with   his   usual   firm�察  �elastic   tread�察  �leaving   me   to 

ponder his words as I continued my course alone。               I had heard before that 

he had lost his mother not many months before he came。                    She then was 

the last and dearest of his early friends�察�and he had NO HOME。                    I pitied 

him from my heart�此         �I almost wept for sympathy。           And this�察�I thought�察�

accounted   for   the   shade   of   premature   thoughtfulness   that   so   frequently 

clouded   his   brow�察  �and   obtained   for   him   the   reputation   of   a   morose   and 

sullen disposition with the charitable Miss Murray and all her kin。 'But��' 

thought I�察�'he is not so miserable as I should be under such a deprivation�此�

he leads an active life�察�and a wide field for useful exertion lies before him。 

He can MAKE friends�察�and he can make a home too�察�if he pleases�察�and�察�

doubtless�察�he will please some time。            God grant the partner of that home 

may be worthy of his choice�察�and make it a happy one ´ such a home as he 

deserves to have�        �And how delightful it would be to ´ '            But no matter 

what I thought。 

     I began this book with the intention of concealing nothing�察�that those 

who   liked   might   have   the   benefit   of   perusing   a   fellow´   creature's   heart�此�

but we have some thoughts that all the angels in heaven are welcome to 

behold�察�but not our brother´men ´ not even the best and kindest amongst 

them。 

     By this time the Greens had taken themselves to their own abode�察�and 

the   Murrays   had   turned   down   the   private   road�察  �whither   I   hastened   to 



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follow them。       I   found the   two   girls warm  in   an animated discussion   on 

the respective merits of the two young officers�察�but on seeing me Rosalie 

broke off in the middle of a sentence to exclaim�察�with malicious glee ´ 

     'Oh´ho�察�Miss Grey� �you're come at last�察�are you�拭              �No WONDER you 

lingered     so  long   behind�察   �and   no  WONDER         you   always     stand   up  so 

vigorously for Mr。 Weston when I abuse him。               Ah´ha�     �I see it all now��' 

     'Now�察�come�察�Miss Murray�察�don't be foolish��' said I�察�attempting a good´ 

natured laugh�察�'you know such nonsense can make no impression on me。' 

     But she still went on talking such intolerable stuff ´ her sister helping 

her   with   appropriate   fiction   coined   for   the   occasion   ´   that   I   thought   it 

necessary to say something in my own justification。 

     'What folly all this is��' I exclaimed。       'If Mr。 Weston's road happened to 

be the same as mine for a few yards�察�and if he chose to exchange a word or 

two in passing�察�what is there so remarkable in that�拭             �I assure you�察�I never 

spoke to him before�此       �except once。' 

     'Where�拭�where�拭�and when��' cried they eagerly。 

     'In Nancy's cottage。' 

     'Ah´ha�   �you've   met   him   there�察  �have   you��'   exclaimed   Rosalie�察  �with 

exultant laughter。      'Ah� �now�察�Matilda�察�I've found out why she's so fond of 

going to Nancy Brown's�           �She goes there to flirt with Mr。 Weston。' 

     'Really�察�that is not worth contradicting ´ I only saw him there once�察�I 

tell you ´ and how could I know he was coming��' 

     Irritated as I was at their foolish mirth and vexatious imputations�察�the 

uneasiness   did   not   continue   long�此    �when   they   had   had   their   laugh   out�察�

they returned again to the captain and lieutenant�察�and�察�while they disputed 

and commented upon them�察�my indignation rapidly cooled�察�the cause of it 

was quickly forgotten�察�and I turned my thoughts into a pleasanter channel。 

Thus we proceeded up the park�察�and entered the hall�察�and as I ascended the 

stairs   to   my  own   chamber�察 �I   had but one thought   within   me�此       �my   heart 

was filled to overflowing with one single earnest wish。 Having entered the 

room�察�and shut the door�察�I fell upon my knees and offered up a fervent but 

not impetuous prayer�此        �'Thy will be done��' I strove to say throughout�察�but�察�

'Father�察�all things are possible with Thee�察�and may it be Thy will��' was sure 

to   follow。   That   wish   ´   that   prayer   ´   both   men   and   women   would   have 



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scorned me for ´ 'But�察�Father�察�THOU wilt NOT despise��' I said�察�and felt 

that   it   was true。  It   seemed   to   me   that   another's   welfare   was   at least   as 

ardently implored for as my own�察�nay�察�even THAT was the principal object 

of my heart's desire。       I might have been deceiving myself�察�but that idea 

gave me confidence to ask�察�and power to hope I did not ask in vain。                    As 

for the primroses�察�I kept two of them in a glass in my room until they were 

completely withered�察�and the housemaid threw them out�察�and the petals of 

the other I pressed between the leaves of my Bible ´ I have them still�察�and 

mean to keep them always。 



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        CHAPTER XIV ´ THE RECTOR 



     THE   following   day   was   as   fine   as   the   preceding   one。    Soon   after 

breakfast   Miss   Matilda�察  �having   galloped   and   blundered   through   a   few 

unprofitable lessons�察�and vengeably thumped the   piano for an hour�察�in   a 

terrible humour with both me and it�察�because her mamma would not give 

her   a   holiday�察  �had   betaken   herself   to   her   favourite   places   of   resort�察  �the 

yards�察�the stables�察�and the dog´kennels�察�and Miss Murray was gone forth 

to enjoy a quiet ramble with a new fashionable novel for her companion�察�

leaving me in the schoolroom hard at work upon a water´colour drawing 

which   I   had   promised   to   do   for   her�察  �and   which   she   insisted   upon   my 

finishing that day。 

     At   my   feet   lay   a   little   rough   terrier。 It   was   the   property   of   Miss 

Matilda�察�but she hated the animal�察�and intended to sell it�察�alleging that it 

was   quite   spoiled。    It   was   really   an   excellent   dog   of   its   kind�察  �but   she 

affirmed it was fit for nothing�察�and had not even the sense to know its own 

mistress。 

     The fact was she had purchased it when but a small puppy�察�insisting at 

first that no one should touch it but herself�察�but soon becoming tired of so 

helpless     and   troublesome      a  nursling�察   �she   had   gladly    yielded   to   my 

entreaties to be allowed to take charge of it�察�and I�察�by carefully nursing the 

little   creature   from   infancy   to   adolescence

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