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some steps towards such an achievement。 But you may congratulate me
now�察 �for I find it very agreeable to HAVE a parish all to myself�察 �with
nobody to interfere with me ´ to thwart my plans or cripple my exertions�此�
and besides�察�I have a respectable house in a rather pleasant neighbourhood�察�
and three hundred pounds a year�察�and�察�in fact�察�I have nothing but solitude
to complain of�察�and nothing but a companion to wish for。'
He looked at me as he concluded�此 �and the flash of his dark eyes
seemed to set my face on fire�察 �greatly to my own discomfiture�察 �for to
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evince confusion at such a juncture was intolerable。 I made an effort�察�
therefore�察�to remedy the evil�察�and disclaim all personal application of the
remark by a hasty�察�ill´expressed reply�察�to the effect that�察�if he waited till he
was well known in the neighbourhood�察 �he might have numerous
opportunities for supplying his want among the residents of F´ and its
vicinity�察 �or the visitors of A´�察 �if he required so ample a choice�此 �not
considering the compliment implied by such an assertion�察�till his answer
made me aware of it。
'I am not so presumptuous as to believe that��' said he�察�'though you tell
it me�察 �but if it were so�察 �I am rather particular in my notions of a
companion for life�察�and perhaps I might not find one to suit me among the
ladies you mention。'
'If you require perfection�察�you never will。'
'I do not ´ I have no right to require it�察 �as being so far from perfect
myself。'
Here the conversation was interrupted by a water´cart lumbering past
us�察�for we were now come to the busy part of the sands�察�and�察�for the next
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 wo