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was debarred the pleasure of seeing Mr。 Weston�察�or hearing his voice even 

in   conversation   with   another�此      �which   would   certainly   have   been   a   very 

great pleasure�察�however hurtful or however fraught with pain。                     I could not 

even see him at church�此�for Miss Murray�察�under some trivial pretext�察�chose 

to take possession of that corner in the family pew which had been mine 

ever   since   I   came�察  �and�察  �unless   I   had   the   presumption   to   station   myself 

between Mr。 and Mrs。 Murray�察�I must sit with my back to the pulpit�察�which 

I accordingly did。 

     Now�察  �also�察  �I   never   walked   home   with   my   pupils�此        �they   said   their 



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mamma thought it did not look well to see three people out of the family 

walking�察�and only two going in the carriage�察�and�察�as they greatly preferred 

walking in fine weather�察�I should be honoured by going with the seniors。 

'And besides��' said they�察�'you can't walk as fast as we do�察�you know you're 

always lagging behind。'         I knew these were false excuses�察�but I made no 

objections�察    �and   never    contradicted    such    assertions�察  �well   knowing     the 

motives   which   dictated   them。       And   in   the   afternoons�察  �during   those   six 

memorable weeks�察�I never went to church at all。                If I had a cold�察�or any 

slight indisposition�察�they took advantage of that to make me stay at home�察�

and    often   they   would     tell  me   they   were    not   going   again    that  day�察�

themselves�察 �and   then   pretend   to   change   their   minds�察 �and   set   off   without 

telling   me�此   �so   managing      their  departure    that  I  never   discovered     the 

change of purpose till too late。         Upon their return home�察�on one of these 

occasions�察�they entertained me with an animated account of a conversation 

they had had with Mr。 Weston as they came along。                 'And he asked if you 

were ill�察�Miss Grey��' said Matilda�察�'but we told him you were quite well�察�

only   you   didn't   want   to   come   to   church   ´   so   he'll   think   you're   turned 

wicked。' 

     All chance meetings on week´days were likewise carefully prevented�察�

for�察�lest I should go to see poor Nancy Brown or any other person�察�Miss 

Murray took good care to provide sufficient employment for all my leisure 

hours。    There was always some drawing to finish�察�some music to copy�察�or 

some work to do�察�sufficient to incapacitate me from indulging in anything 

beyond a short walk about the grounds�察�however she or her sister might be 

occupied。 

     One morning�察�having sought and waylaid Mr。 Weston�察�they returned in 

high glee to give me an account of their interview。                'And he asked after 

you    again��'   said  Matilda�察   �in  spite  of  her   sister's  silent  but  imperative 

intimation that she should hold her tongue。             'He wondered why you were 

never with us�察�and thought you must have delicate health�察�as you came out 

so seldom。' 

     'He didn't Matilda ´ what nonsense you're talking��' 

     'Oh�察  �Rosalie�察  �what   a   lie� �He   did�察  �you   know�察  �and   you   said   ´   Don't�察�

Rosalie ´ hang it�  � I won't be pinched so�            �And�察�Miss Grey�察�Rosalie told 



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him you were quite well�察�but you were always so buried in your books that 

you had no pleasure in anything else。' 

     'What an idea he must have of me��' I thought。 

     'And��' I asked�察�'does old Nancy ever inquire about me��' 

     'Yes�察�and we tell her you are so fond of reading and drawing that you 

can do nothing else。' 

     'That is not the case though�察�if you had told her I was so busy I could 

not come to see her�察�it would have been nearer the truth。' 

     'I don't think it would��' replied Miss Murray�察�suddenly kindling up�察�'I'm 

sure   you   have   plenty   of   time   to   yourself   now�察  �when   you   have   so   little 

teaching to do。' 

     It   was   no   use   beginning   to   dispute   with   such   indulged�察  �unreasoning 

creatures�此    �so    I  held  my   peace。     I  was    accustomed�察     �now�察  �to  keeping 

silence when things distasteful to my ear were uttered�察�and now�察�too�察�I was 

used to   wearing   a placid   smiling   countenance   when   my  heart   was bitter 

within me。      Only those who have felt the like can imagine my feelings�察�as 

I sat with an assumption of smiling indifference�察�listening to the accounts 

of those meetings and interviews with Mr。 Weston�察�which they seemed to 

find such pleasure in describing to me�察�and hearing things asserted of him 

which�察  �from   the   character   of   the   man�察  �I   knew   to   be   exaggerations   and 

perversions   of   the   truth�察  �if   not   entirely  false   ´   things   derogatory  to   him�察�

and   flattering   to   them   ´   especially   to   Miss   Murray   ´   which   I   burned   to 

contradict�察 �or�察  �at   least�察  �to   show   my   doubts   about�察 �but   dared   not�察  �lest�察  �in 

expressing my disbelief�察�I should display my interest too。                 Other things I 

heard�察�which I felt or feared were indeed too true�此             �but I must still conceal 

my     anxiety    respecting    him�察   �my    indignation     against   them�察   �beneath    a 

careless aspect�察�others�察�again�察�mere hints of something said or done�察�which 

I longed to hear more of�察�but could not venture to inquire。                 So passed the 

weary time。       I could not even comfort myself with saying�察�'She will soon 

be married�察�and then there may be hope。' 

     Soon after her marriage the holidays would come�察�and when I returned 

from home�察�most likely�察�Mr。 Weston would be gone�察�for I was told that he 

and the Rector could not agree ��the Rector's fault�察�of course���察�and he was 

about to remove to another place。 



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     No   ´   besides   my   hope   in   God�察  �my  only  consolation   was   in   thinking 

that�察�though he know it not�察�I was more worthy of his love than Rosalie 

Murray�察  �charming   and   engaging   as   she   was�察  �for   I   could   appreciate   his 

excellence�察     �which    she   could    not�此   �I   would    devote     my   life  to   the 

promotion      of   his  happiness�察   �she   would    destroy    his  happiness     for  the 

momentary gratification of her own vanity。              'Oh�察�if he could but know the 

difference��'     I would earnestly exclaim。 'But no�            �I would not have him 

see my heart�此      �yet�察�if he could but know her hollowness�察�her worthless�察�

heartless   frivolity�察  �he   would   then   be   safe�察  �and   I   should   be   ´   ALMOST 

happy�察�though I might never see him more��' 

     I fear�察�by this time�察�the reader is well nigh disgusted with the folly and 

weakness I have so freely laid before him。              I never disclosed it then�察�and 

would not have done so had my own sister or my mother been with me in 

the house。     I was a close and resolute dissembler ´ in this one case at least。 

My prayers�察�my tears�察�my wishes�察�fears�察�and lamentations�察�were witnessed 

by myself and heaven alone。 

     When we are harassed by sorrows or anxieties�察�or long oppressed by 

any powerful feelings which we must keep to ourselves�察�for which we can 

obtain and seek no sympathy from any living creature�察�and which yet we 

cannot�察�or will not wholly crush�察�we often naturally seek relief in poetry ´ 

and often find it�察�too ´ whether in the effusions of others�察�which seem to 

harmonize with our existing case�察�or in our own attempts to give utterance 

to those thoughts and feelings in strains less musical�察�perchance�察�but more 

appropriate��

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