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unless occasionally察 when they consisted of the accumulation of
some very large amount of money。
^Why察good gracious察院said Miss Flite察 how can you say that拭
Surely you know察 my dear察 that all the greatest ornaments of
England in knowledge察 imagination察 active humanity察 and
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improvement of every sort察are added to its nobility Look round
you察my dear察and consider。 You must be rambling a little now察I
think察if you don¨t know that this is the great reason why titles will
always last in the land 院
I am afraid she believed what she said察for there were moments
when she was very mad indeed。
And now I must part with the little secret I have thus far tried
to keep。 I had thought察sometimes察that Mr Woodcourt loved me察
and that if he had been richer察he would perhaps have told me that
he loved me察before he went away。 I had thought察sometimes察that
if he had done so察 I should have been glad of it。 But察 how much
better it was now察 that this had never happened What should I
have suffered察 if I had had to write to him察 and tell him that the
poor face he had known as mine was quite gone from me察and that
I freely released him from his bondage to one whom he had never
seen
O察it was so much better察as it was With a great pang mercifully
spared me察I could take back to my heart my childish prayer to be
all he had so brightly shown himself察and there was nothing to be
undone此no chain for me to break察or for him to drag察and I could
go察please God察my lowly way along the path of duty察and he could
go his nobler way upon its broader road察 and though we were
apart upon the journey察 I might aspire to meet him察 unselfishly察
innocently察better far than he had thought me when I found some
favour in his eyes察at the journey¨s end。
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Chapter 36
Chesney Wold
harley and I did not set off alone upon our expedition into
Lincolnshire。 My Guardian had made up his mind not to
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lose sight of me until I was safe in Mr Boythorn¨s house察so
he accompanied us察and we were two days upon the road。 I found
every breath of air察and every scent察and every flower and leaf and
blade of grass察and every passing cloud察and everything in nature察
more beautiful and wonderful to me than I had ever found it yet。
This was my first gain from my illness。 How little I had lost察when
the wide world was so full of delight for me。
My Guardian intending to go back immediately察we appointed察
on our way down察a day when my dear girl should come。 I wrote
her a letter察of which he took charge察and he left us within half an
hour of our arrival at our destination察 on a delightful evening in
the early summer time。
If a good fairy had built the house for me with a wave of her
wand察 and I had been a princess and her favoured godchild察 I
could not have been more considered in it。 So many preparations
were made for me察 and such an endearing remembrance was
shown of all my little tastes and likings察that I could have sat down察
overcome察a dozen times察before I had revisited half the rooms。 I
did better than that察 however察 by showing them all to Charley
instead。 Charley¨s delight calmed mine察 and after we had had a
walk in the garden察 and Charley had exhausted her whole
vocabulary of admiring expressions察I was as tranquilly happy as I
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ought to have been。 It was a great comfort to be able to say to
myself after tea察 Esther察 my dear察 I think you are quite sensible
enough to sit down now察and write a note of thanks to your host。 ̄
He had left a note of welcome for me察 as sunny as his own face察
and had confided his bird to my care察 which I knew to be his
highest mark of confidence。 Accordingly I wrote a little note to
him in London察telling him how all his favourite plants and trees
were looking察and how the most astonishing of birds had chirped
the honours of the house to me in the most hospitable manner察
and how察 after singing on my shoulder察 to the inconceivable
rapture of my little maid察he was then at roost in the usual corner
of his cage察 but whether dreaming or no I could not report。 My
note finished and sent off to the post察I made myself very busy in
unpacking and arranging察and I sent Charley to bed in good time察
and told her I should want her no more that night。
For I had not yet looked in the glass察 and had never asked to
have my own restored to me。 I knew this to be a weakness which
must be overcome察 but I had always said to myself that I would
begin afresh察 when I got to where I now was。 Therefore I had
wanted to be alone察 and therefore I said察 now alone in my own
room察 Esther察if you are to be happy察if you are to have any right
to pray to be true´hearted察you must keep your word察my dear。 ̄ I
was quite resolved to keep it察but I sat down for a little while first察
to reflect upon all my blessings。 And then I said my prayers察and
thought a little more。
My hair had not been cut off察 though it had been in danger
more than once。 It was long and thick。 I let it down察and shook it
out察and went up to the glass upon the dressing´table。 There was a
little muslin curtain drawn across it。 I drew it back此and stood for a
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moment looking through such a veil of my own air察that I could see
nothing else。 Then I put my hair aside察and looked at the reflection
in the mirror察encouraged by seeing how placidly it looked at me。 I
was very much changed!O very察very much。 At first察my face was
so strange to me察that I think I should have put my hands before it
and started back察 but for the encouragement I have mentioned。
Very soon it became more familiar察and then I knew the extent of
the alteration in it better than I had done at first。 It was not like
what I had expected察 but I had expected nothing definite察 and I
dare say anything definite would have surprised me。
I had never been a beauty and had never thought myself one察
but I had been very different from this。 It was all gone now。
Heaven was so good to me察 that I could let it go with a few not
bitter tears察and could stand there arranging my hair for the night
quite thankfully。
One thing troubled me察 and I considered it for a long time
before I went to sleep。 I had kept Mr Woodcourt¨s flowers。 When
they were withered I had dried