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O guard her gentle head� �
When minds are high and tempests wild
Protection round her spread� �
^They call again�察�leave then my breast�察�
Quit thy true shelter�察�Jane�察�
But when deceived�察�repulsed�察�opprest�察�
Come home to me again� 院�
I read!then dreamily made marks on the margin with my
pencil�察�thinking all the while of other things�察�thinking that ^Jane ̄
was now at my side�察�no child�察�but a girl of nineteen�察�and she might
be mine�察�so my heart affirmed�察�Poverty¨s curse was taken off me�察�
Envy and Jealousy were far away�察�and unapprized of this our quiet
meeting�察 �the frost of the Master¨s manner might melt�察 �I felt the
thaw coming fast�察�whether I would or not�察�no further need for the
eye to practise a hard look�察�for the brow to compress its expense
into a stern fold�此 �it was now permitted to suffer the outward
revelation of the inward glow!to seek�察 �demand�察 �elicit an
answering ardour。 While musing thus�察�I thought that the grass on
Hermon never drank the fresh dews of sunset more gratefully
than my feelings drank the bliss of this hour。
Frances rose�察�as if restless�察�she passed before me to stir the fire�察�
which did not want stirring�察 �she lifted and put down the little
ornaments on the mantelpiece�察�her dress waved within a yard of
me�察�slight�察�straight�察�and elegant�察�she stood erect on the hearth。
There are impulses we can control�察�but there are others which
control us�察 �because they attain us with a tiger´leap�察 �and are our
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masters ere we have seen them。 Perhaps�察 �though�察 �such impulses
are seldom altogether bad�察�perhaps Reason�察�by a process as brief
as quiet�察 �a process that is finished ere felt�察 �has ascertained the
sanity of the deed Instinct meditates�察 �and feels justified in
remaining passive while it is performed。 I know I did not reason�察�I
did not plan or intend�察 �yet�察 �whereas one moment I was sitting
solus on the chair near the table�察�the next�察�I held Frances on my
knee�察�placed there with sharpness and decision�察�and retained with
exceeding tenacity。
^Monsieur� 院 �cried Frances�察 �and was still�此 �not another word
escaped her lips�察�sorely confounded she seemed during the lapse
of the first few moments�察�but the amazement soon subsided�察�terror
did not succeed�察�nor fury�此�after all�察�she was only a little nearer than
she had ever been before�察 �to one she habitually respected and
trusted�察�embarrassment might have impelled her to contend�察�but
self´respect checked resistance where resistance was useless。
^Frances�察 �how much regard have you for me�拭院 �was my
demand。 No answer�察�the situation was yet too new and surprising
to permit speech。 On this consideration�察 �I compelled myself for
some seconds to tolerate her silence�察 �though impatient of it�此�
presently�察 �I repeated the same question!probably�察 �not in the
calmest of tones�察 �she looked at me�察 �my face�察 �doubtless�察 �was no
model of composure�察�my eyes no still wells of tranquillity。
^Do speak�察院�I urged�察�and a very low�察�hurried�察�yet still arch voice
said!
^Monsieur�察�vous me faites mal�察�de grace lachez un peu ma main
droite。 ̄
In truth I became aware that I was holding the said ^main
droite ̄ in a somewhat ruthless grasp�此�I did as desired�察�and�察�for the
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third time�察�asked more gently!
^Frances�察�how much regard have you for me�拭院�
^Mon maitre�察�j¨en ai beaucoup�察院�was the truthful rejoinder。
^Frances�察�have you enough to give yourself to me as my wife�拭�
to accept me as your husband�拭院�
I felt the agitation of the heart�察�I saw ^the purple light of love ̄
cast its glowing reflection on cheeks�察 �temples�察 �neck�察 �I desired to
consult the eye�察�but sheltering lash and lid forbade。
^Monsieur�察院�said the soft voice at last�察�^Monsieur d└sire savoir
si je consens!si!enfin�察�si je veux me marier avec lui�拭院�
^Justement。 ̄
^Monsieur sera´t´il aussi bon mari qu¨il a └t└ bon maitre�拭院�
^I will try�察�Frances。 ̄
A pause�察 �then with a new�察 �yet still subdued inflexion of the
voice!an inflexion which provoked while it pleased me!
accompanied�察�too�察�by a ^sourire a la fois fin et timide ̄ in perfect
harmony with the tone�此�
^C¨est´┐´dire�察 �monsieur sera toujours un peu ent┷t└ exigeant�察�
volontaire!�拭院�
^Have I been so�察�Frances�拭院�
^Mais oui�察�vous le savez bien。 ̄
^Have I been nothing else�拭院�
^Mais oui�察�vons avez └t└ mon meilleur ami。 ̄
^And what�察�Frances�察�are you to me�拭院�
^Votre d└vou└e └l┬ve�察�qui vous aime de tout son coeur。 ̄
^Will my pupil consent to pass her life with me�拭�Speak English
now�察�Frances。 ̄
Some moments were taken for reflection�察 �the answer�察�
pronounced slowly�察�ran thus�此�
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^You have always made me happy�察 �I like to hear you speak�察 �I
like to see you�察�I like to be near you�察�I believe you are very good�察�
and very superior�察�I know you are stern to those who are careless
and idle�察 �but you are kind�察 �very kind to the attentive and
industrious�察�even if they are not clever。 Master�察�I should be glad to
live with you always�察院�and she made a sort of movement�察�as if she
would have clung to me�察 �but restraining herself she only added
with earnest emphasis!^Master�察 �I consent to pass my life with
you。 ̄
^Very well�察�Frances。 ̄
I drew her a little nearer to my heart�察�I took a first kiss from her
lips�察 �thereby sealing the compact�察 �now framed between us�察�
afterwards she and I were silent�察 �nor was our silence brief。
Frances¨ thoughts�察 �during this interval�察 �I know not�察 �nor did I
attempt to guess them�察 �I was not occupied in searching her
countenance�察 �nor in otherwise troubling her composure。 The
peace I felt�察�I wished her to feel�察�my arm�察�it is true�察�still detained
her�察 �but with a restraint that was gentle enough�察 �so long as no
opposition tightened it。 My gaze was on the red fire�察�my heart was
measuring its own content�察�it sounded and sounded�察�and found the
depth fathomless。
^Monsieur�察院�at last said my quiet companion�察�as stirless in her
happiness as a mouse in its terror。 Even now in speaking she
scarcely lifted her head。
^Well�察�Frances�拭院�I like unexaggerated intercourse�察�it is not my
way to overpower with amorous epithets�察�any more than to worry
with selfishly importunate caresses。
^Monsieur est raisonnable�察�n¨est´ce pas�拭院�
^Yes�察 �especially when I am requested to be so in English�此 �but
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