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

appropriate�察�and therefore more penetrating and sympathetic�察�and�察�for the 

time�察  �more    soothing�察  �or   more    powerful   to    rouse   and   to  unburden     the 

oppressed and swollen heart。           Before this time�察�at Wellwood House and 

here�察�when suffering from home´sick melancholy�察�I had sought relief twice 

or thrice at this secret source of consolation�察�and now I flew to it again�察�

with greater avidity than ever�察�because I seemed to need it more。                    I still 

preserve   those     relics   of  past   sufferings  and   experience�察    �like   pillars  of 

witness   set   up   in   travelling   through   the   vale   of   life�察  �to   mark   particular 

occurrences。       The footsteps are obliterated now�察�the face of the country 

may be changed�察�but the pillar is still there�察�to remind me how all things 

were when it was reared。          Lest the reader should be curious to see any of 



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these   effusions�察  �I   will   favour   him   with   one   short   specimen�此     �cold   and 

languid as the lines may seem�察�it was almost a passion of grief to which 

they owed their being�此� 

        Oh�察�they have robbed me of the hope My spirit held so dear�察�They 

will not let me hear that voice My soul delights to hear。 

     They will not let me see that face I so delight to see�察�And they have 

taken all thy smiles�察�And all thy love from me。 

     Well�察�let them seize on all they can�察 � One treasure still is mine�察 � A 

heart that loves to think on thee�察�And feels the worth of thine。 

       Yes�察�at least�察�they could not deprive me of that�此            �I could think of him 

day   and   night�察  �and   I   could   feel   that   he   was   worthy   to   be   thought   of。 

Nobody knew him as I did�察�nobody could appreciate him as I did�察�nobody 

could love   him  as I   ´   could�察 �if I   might�此    �but  there was   the   evil。    What 

business had I to think so much of one that never thought of me�拭                     �Was it 

not foolish�拭�was it not wrong�拭�Yet�察�if I found such deep delight in thinking 

of him�察�and if I kept those thoughts to myself�察�and troubled no one else 

with   them�察  �where   was   the   harm   of   it�拭  �I   would   ask   myself。   And   such 

reasoning prevented me from making any sufficient effort to shake off my 

fetters。 

     But�察   �if  those   thoughts    brought     delight�察  �it  was   a  painful�察  �troubled 

pleasure�察�too near akin to anguish�察�and one that did me more injury than I 

was   aware   of。     It   was   an   indulgence   that   a   person   of   more   wisdom   or 

more   experience   would   doubtless   have   denied   herself。            And   yet�察  �how 

dreary to   turn my  eyes from  the contemplation   of that bright object   and 

force   them   to   dwell   on   the   dull�察  �grey�察  �desolate   prospect    around�此    �the 

joyless�察�hopeless�察�solitary path that lay before me。              It was wrong to be so 

joyless�察�so desponding�察�I should have made God my friend�察�and to do His 

will   the   pleasure   and   the   business   of   my   life�察  �but   faith   was   weak�察  �and 

passion was too strong。 

     In this time of trouble I had two other causes of affliction。                 The first 

may   seem   a   trifle�察  �but   it   cost   me   many   a   tear�此�Snap�察  �my   little   dumb�察�

rough´visaged�察�but bright´eyed�察�warm´hearted companion�察�the only thing I 

had to love me�察�was taken away�察�and delivered over to the tender mercies 

of the village rat´catcher�察�a man notorious for his brutal treatment of his 



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canine slaves。      The other was serious enough�察�my letters from home gave 

intimation     that  my   father's   health  was    worse。    No    boding    fears  were 

expressed�察  �but   I   was   grown   timid   and   despondent�察  �and   could   not   help 

fearing that some dreadful calamity awaited us there。              I seemed to see the 

black    clouds    gathering    round   my    native   hills�察 �and  to  hear   the  angry 

muttering of a storm that was about to burst�察�and desolate our hearth。 



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       CHAPTER XVIII ´ MIRTH AND 

                             MOURNING 



     THE 1st of June arrived at last�此        �and Rosalie Murray was transmuted 

into   Lady   Ashby。     Most   splendidly   beautiful   she   looked   in   her   bridal 

costume。      Upon   her   return   from   church�察  �after   the   ceremony�察  �she   came 

flying into the schoolroom�察�flushed with excitement�察�and laughing�察�half in 

mirth�察�and half in reckless desperation�察�as it seemed to me。 

     'Now�察�Miss Grey�察�I'm Lady Ashby��' she exclaimed。                'It's done�察�my fate 

is   sealed�此  �there's    no  drawing     back   now。    I'm   come    to  receive   your 

congratulations   and   bid   you   good´by�察  �and   then   I'm   off   for   Paris�察  �Rome�察�

Naples�察�Switzerland�察�London ´ oh�察�dear� �what a deal I shall see and hear 

before    I  come    back   again。   But    don't  forget   me�此  �I  shan't  forget   you�察�

though I've been a naughty girl。         Come�察�why don't you congratulate me��' 

     'I cannot congratulate you��' I replied�察�'till I know whether this change is 

really   for   the   better�此�but   I   sincerely   hope   it   is�察  �and   I   wish   you   true 

happiness and the best of blessings。' 

     'Well�察�good´by�察�the carriage is waiting�察�and they're calling me。' 

     She   gave    me   a  hasty   kiss�察 �and   was   hurrying   away�察   �but�察 �suddenly 

returning�察�embraced me with more affection than I thought her capable of 

evincing�察�and departed with tears in her eyes。             Poor girl�     �I really loved 

her then�察�and forgave her from my heart all the injury she had done me ´ 

and others also�此     �she had not half known it�察�I was sure�察�and I prayed God 

to pardon her too。 

     During the   remainder   of   that   day  of   festal   sadness�察  �I   was   left   to   my 

own   devices。     Being   too   much   unhinged   for   any   steady   occupation�察  �I 

wandered about with a book in my hand for several hours�察�more thinking 

than   reading�察  �for   I   had   many   things   to   think   about。 In   the   evening�察  �I 

made use of my liberty to go and see my old friend Nancy once again�察�to 

apologize for my long absence ��which must have seemed so neglectful and 

unkind�� by telling her how busy I had been�察�and to talk�察�or read�察�or work 



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for her�察�whichever might be most acceptable�察�and also�察�of course�察�to tell 

her    the  news    of  this  important     day�此   �and    perhaps    to  obtain    a  little 

information from her in return�察�respecting Mr。 Weston's expected departure。 

But of this she seemed to know nothing�察�and I hoped�察�as she did�察�that it 

was all a false report。      She was very glad to see me�察�but�察�happily�察�her eyes 

were now so nearly well that she was almost independent of my services。 

She was deeply interested in the wedding�察�but while I amused her with the 

details   of   the   festive   day�察  �the   splendours   of   the   bridal   party   and   of   the 

bride herself�察�she often sighed and shook her head�察�and wished good might 

come of it�察�she seemed�察�like me�察�to regard it rather as a theme for sorrow 

than rejoicing。      I sat a long time talking to her about that and other things 

´ but no one came。 

     Shall I confess that I sometimes looked towards the door with a half´ 

expectant   wish   to   see   it   open   and   give   entrance   to   Mr。 

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