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chamber when the last´named hour struck�察�I had just bathed   my 

face    and   feverish   hands�察   �and   was   standing     near   the   glass�察 �my 

cheek was crimson�察�my eye was flame�察�still all my features looked 

quite settled and calm。 Descending swiftly the   stair  and   stepping 

out�察�I was glad   to  see   Twilight  drawing  on   in   clouds�察�such  shade 

was   to   me   like   a   grateful   screen�察  �and   the   chill   of   latter   Autumn�察�

breathing      in  a  fitful  wind    from   the   north´west�察    �met   me    as  a 

refreshing coolness。 Still I saw it was cold to others�察�for the women 

I   passed   were   wrapped   in   shawls�察  �and   the   men   had   their   coats 

buttoned close。 

   When are we   quite   happy�拭 �Was   I   so  then�拭 �No�察  �an  urgent  and 

growing dread worried my nerves�察�and had worried them since the 

first moment good tidings had reached me。 How was Frances�拭�It 

was ten weeks since I had seen her�察�six since I had heard from her�察�



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or  of  her。   I   had   answered   her  letter   by   a   brief  note�察  �friendly  but 

calm�察�in which no mention of continued correspondence or further 

visits was made。 At that hour my bark hung on the topmost curl of 

a wave of fate�察�and I knew not on what shoal the onward rush of 

the   billow   might   hurl   it�察  �I   would   not   then   attach   her   destiny   to 

mine by the slightest thread�察�if doomed to split on the rock�察�or run 

a aground on the sand´bank�察�I was resolved no other vessel should 

share my disaster�此�but six weeks was a long time�察�and could it be 

that she was still well and doing well�拭�Were not all sages agreed in 

declaring that happiness finds no climax on earth�拭�Dared I think 

that    but   half   a  street   now     divided    me    from    the   full  cup   of 

contentment!the draught drawn from waters said to flow only in 

heaven�拭�

    I   was   at   the   door�察  �I   entered   the   quiet   house�察  �I   mounted   the 

stairs�察�the lobby was void and still�察�all the doors closed�察�I looked for 

the neat green mat�察�it lay duly in its place。 

    ^Signal   of   hope� 院  �I   said�察  �and   advanced。   ^But   I   will   be   a   little 

calmer�察  �I   am   not   going   to   rush   in�察  �and   get   up   a   scene   directly。 ̄ 

Forcibly staying my eager step�察�I paused on the mat。 

    ^What an absolute hush� �Is she in�拭�Is anybody in�拭院�I demanded 

to myself。 A little tinkle�察�as of cinders falling from a grate�察�replied�察�

a movement!a fire was gently stirred�察�and the slight rustle of life 

continuing�察      �a   step   paced     equably     backwards        and    forwards�察�

backwards   and   forwards�察  �in   the   apartment。   Fascinated�察  �I   stood�察�

more fixedly fascinated when a voice rewarded the attention of my 

strained      ear!so     low�察   �so   self´addressed�察     �I  never    fancied     the 

speaker      otherwise     than    alone�察  �solitude    might    speak    thus   in  a 

desert�察�or in the hall of a forsaken house。 



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       ^`And ne¨er but once�察�my son�察� he said�察�

             `Was yon dark cavern trod�察�

       In persecution¨s iron days�察�

             When the land was left by God。 

       From Bewley¨s bog�察�with slaughter red�察�

             A wanderer hither drew�察�

       And oft he stopp¨d and turn¨d his head�察�

             As by fits the night´winds blew。 

       For trampling round by Cheviot´edge 

             Were heard the troopers keen�察�

       And frequent from the Whitelaw ridge 

             The death´shot flash¨d between�察� ̄ &c。 &c。 



   The   old   Scotch  ballad   was   partly   recited�察  �then   dropt�察  �a   pause 

ensued�察    �then   another   strain   followed�察  �in  French�察   �of  which   the 

purport�察�translated�察�ran as follows�此� 



       ^I gave�察�at first�察�attention close�察�

             Then interest warm ensued�察�

       From interest�察�as improvement rose�察�

             Succeeded gratitude。 



       Obedience was no effort soon�察�

             And labour was no pain�察�

       If tired�察�a word�察�a glance alone 

             Would give me strength again。 



       From others of the studious band�察�

             Ere long he singled me�察�



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       But only by more close demand�察�

              And sterner urgency。 



       The task he from another took�察�

              From me he did reject�察�

       He would no slight omission brook�察�

              And suffer no defect。 



       If my companions went astray�察�

              He scarce their wanderings blam¨d�察�

       If I but falter¨d in the way�察�

              His anger fiercely flam¨d。 



    Something stirred in an adjoining chamber�察�it would not do to 

be    surprised    eaves´dropping�察      �I  tapped     hastily�察 �And    as   hastily 

entered。 Frances was just before me�察�she had been walking slowly 

in   her   room�察  �and   her   step   was   checked   by   my   advent�此  �Twilight 

only was with her�察�and tranquil�察  �ruddy Firelight�察  �to  these   sisters�察�

the Bright and the Dark�察�she had been speaking�察�ere I entered�察�in 

poetry。   Sir  Walter  Scott¨s   voice�察  �to  her  a   foreign�察�far´off  sound�察  �a 

mountain echo�察�had uttered itself in the first stanzas�察�the second�察�I 

thought�察�from the style and the substance�察�was the language of her 

own   heart。   Her   face   was   grave�察  �its   expression   concentrated�察  �she 

bent     on   me    an   unsmiling      eye!an      eye   just   returning     from 

abstraction�察     �just  awaking     from   dreams�此    �well´arranged      was    her 

simple attire�察�smooth her dark hair�察�orderly her tranquil room�察�but 

what!with her thoughtful look�察�her serious self´reliance�察�her bent 

to   meditation     and   haply    inspiration!what        had   she   to  do  with 

love�拭   �Nothing�察院  �was   the   answer   of   her   own   sad�察  �though   gentle 



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countenance�察  �it   seemed        to  say�察   �I  must    cultivate   fortitude    and 

cling to poetry�察�one is to  be  my  support  and   the   other  my  solace 

through      life。  Human      affections    do   not   bloom�察    �nor   do   human 

passions glow for me。 ̄ Other women have such thoughts。 Frances�察�

had   she   been   as   desolate   as   she   deemed�察  �would   not   have   been 

worse off than thousands of her sex。 Look at the rigid and formal 

race    of  old   maids!the       race   whom      all  despise�察   �they   have    fed 

themselves�察  �from   youth   upwards�察  �on   maxims   of   resignation   and 

endurance。       Many     of  them    get   ossified   with    the  dry   diet�察  �self´ 

control is so continually their thought�察�so perpetually their object�察�

that   at   last  it   absorbs   the   softer   and   more   agreeable   qualities   of 

their nature�察�and they die mere models of austerity�察�fashioned out 

of a little parchment and much bone。 Anatomists will tell you that 

there is a heart in the withered old maid¨s carcase!the same as in 

that of any cherished wife or proud mother in the land。 Can this be 

so�拭�I really don¨t know�察�but feel inclined to doubt it。 

    I   came   forward�察  �bade   Frances   ^good   evening�察院  �and   took   my 

seat。 The chair I had chosen w

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