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The Child at the Brookside
Hereupon,Pearlbrokeawayfromhermother,and,runningtothebrook,stoopedoverit,andbathedherforehead,untiltheunwelcomekisswasquitewashedoffanddiffusedthroughalonglapseoftheglidingwater.Shethenremainedapart,silentlywatchingHesterandtheclergyman;whiletheytalkedtogetherandmadesucharrangementsasweresuggestedbytheirnewpositionandthepurposessoontobefulfilled.
Andnowthisfatefulinterviewhadcometoaclose.Thedellwastobeleftinsolitudeamongitsdark,oldtrees,which,withtheirmultitudinoustongues,wouldwhisperlongofwhathadpassedthere,andnomortalbethewiser.Andthemelancholybrookwouldaddthisothertaletothemysterywithwhichitslittleheartwasalreadyoverburdened,andwhereofitstillkeptupamurmuringbabble,withnotawhitmorecheerfulnessoftonethanforagesheretofore.
