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anything   in   that   direction�察 �rushed   up   the   yard   bawling�察   �Next   four   out� ─�

and in a moment the whole establishment was thrown into commotion。 

     I had   a   melancholy  interest   in   seeing the   happy  man   who loved   and 

was beloved�察�and therefore�察�instead of driving off at once�察�I remained at 

the Inn door when the fugitives drove up。              A bright´eyed fellow�察�muffled 

in   a   mantle�察  �jumped   out   so   briskly   that   he   almost   overthrew   me。    He 

turned to apologise�察�and�察�by heaven�察�it was Edwin� �

     ;Charley� ─  �said   he�察  �recoiling。     ;Gracious   powers�察  �what   do   you   do 

here�拭─�

     ;Edwin�察─�said I�察�recoiling�察 �gracious powers�察�what do you do here�拭─�I 

struck my forehead as I said it�察�and an insupportable blaze of light seemed 

to shoot before my eyes。 

     He hurried me into the little parlour ��always kept with a slow fire in it 

and   no   poker���察  �where   posting   company   waited   while   their   horses   were 

putting to�察�and�察�shutting the door�察�said�此�

     ;Charley�察�forgive me� ─�

     ;Edwin� ─�I returned。         ;Was this well�拭       �When I loved her so dearly� �

When I had garnered up my heart so long� ─               �I could say no more。 

     He was shocked when he saw how moved I was�察�and made the cruel 

observation�察  �that   he   had   not   thought   I   should   have   taken   it   so   much   to 

heart。 

     I   looked   at   him。  I   reproached   him  no   more。     But   I   looked   at   him。 

;My dear�察�dear Charley�察─�said he�察 �don't think ill of me�察�I beseech you�                    �I 

know   you   have   a   right   to   my   utmost   confidence�察  �and�察  �believe   me�察  �you 

have ever had it until now。          I abhor secrecy。       Its meanness is intolerable 

to me。     But I and my dear girl have observed it for your sake。; 

     He and his dear girl�       �It steeled me。 

     ;You   have   observed   it   for   my   sake�察  �sir�拭─  �said   I�察  �wondering   how   his 

frank face could face it out so。 

     ;Yes��and Angela's�察─�said he。 

     I found the room reeling round in an uncertain way�察�like a labouring�察�

humming´top。         ;Explain yourself�察─�said I�察�holding on by one hand to an 

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     ;Dear   old   darling   Charley� ─  �returned   Edwin�察  �in   his   cordial   manner�察�

;consider�      �When you were going on so happily with Angela�察�why should 

I compromise you with the old gentleman by making you a party to our 

engagement�察       �and   ��after  he   had   declined    my    proposals��     to  our   secret 

intention�拭     �Surely it was better that you should be able honourably to say�察�

'He never took counsel with me�察�never told me�察�never breathed a word of 

it。'  If Angela suspected it�察�and showed me all the favour and support she 

couldGod       bless   her   for  a  precious    creature    and   a  priceless   wife��I 

couldn't help that。       Neither I nor Emmeline ever told her�察�any more than 

we told you。       And for the same good reason�察�Charley�察�trust me�察�for the 

same good reason�察�and no other upon earth� ─�

     Emmeline was Angela's cousin。              Lived with her。       Had been brought 

up with her。      Was her father's ward。        Had property。 

     ;Emmeline   is   in   the   chaise�察  �my  dear   Edwin� ─  �said   I�察  �embracing   him 

with the greatest affection。 

     ;My   good   fellow� ─  �said   he�察   �do   you   suppose   I   should   be   going   to 

Gretna Green without her�拭─�

     I ran out with Edwin�察�I opened the chaise door�察�I took Emmeline in my 

arms�察�I folded her to my heart。           She was wrapped in soft white fur�察�like 

the snowy landscape�此         �but was warm�察�and young�察�and lovely。 I put their 

leaders to with my own hands�察�I gave the boys a five´ pound note apiece�察�I 

cheered them as they drove away�察�I drove the other way myself as hard as 

I could pelt。 

     I   never   went   to   Liverpool�察  �I   never   went   to America�察  �I   went   straight 

back to London�察�and I married Angela。               I have never until this time�察�even 

to   her�察  �disclosed   the   secret   of   my   character�察  �and   the   mistrust   and   the 

mistaken journey into which it led me。             When she�察�and they�察�and our eight 

children and their sevenI mean Edwin and Emmeline's�察�whose oldest girl 

is   old   enough   now   to   wear   white   for   herself�察  �and   to   look   very   like   her 

mother   in   itcome   to   read   these   pages�察  �as   of   course   they   will�察  �I   shall 

hardly fail to be found out at last。 Never mind�              �I can bear it。    I began at 

the Holly´Tree�察�by idle accident�察�to associate the Christmas time of   year 

with human interest�察�and with some inquiry into�察�and some care for�察 �the 



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lives of those by whom I find myself surrounded。                I hope that I am none 

the worse for it�察�and that no one near me or afar off is the worse for   it。 

And I say�察�May the green Holly´Tree flourish�察�striking its roots deep into 

our   English   ground�察  �and   having   its   germinating   qualities   carried   by   the 

birds of Heaven all over the world� �



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