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Chapter XXI

           Inthecourseoftheafternoonandeveningthesehintswereenlargedon:varioussoftconversationswerereported,andsentimentalscenesrepresented;and,inshort,avolumeofanoveloffashionablelifewasthatdayimprovisedbyherformybenefit. Thecommunicationswererenewedfromdaytoday:theyalwaysranonthesamethemeherself,herloves,andwoes. Itwasstrangesheneveronceadvertedeithertohermother’sillness,orherbrother‘sdeath,orthepresentgloomystateofthefamilyprospects. Hermindseemedwhollytakenupwithreminiscencesofpastgaiety,andaspirationsafterdissipationstocome. Shepassedaboutfiveminuteseachdayinhermother’ssick-room,andnomore. 

           Elizastillspokelittle:shehadevidentlynotimetotalk. Ineversawabusierpersonthansheseemedtobe;yetitwasdifficulttosaywhatshedid:orrather,todiscoveranyresultofherdiligence. Shehadanalarmtocallherupearly. Iknownothowsheoccupiedherselfbeforebreakfast,butafterthatmealshedividedhertimeintoregularportions,andeachhourhaditsallottedtask. Threetimesadayshestudiedalittlebook,whichIfound,oninspection,wasaCommonPrayerBook. Iaskedheroncewhatwasthegreatattractionofthatvolume,andshesaid,"theRubric." Threehoursshegavetostitching,withgoldthread,theborderofasquarecrimsoncloth,almostlargeenoughforacarpet. Inanswertomyinquiriesaftertheuseofthisarticle,sheinformedmeitwasacoveringforthealtarofanewchurchlatelyerectednearGateshead. 

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