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Chapter XXX

           Hewouldthensay,withapeculiarsmile,moresolemnthancheerful 

           "AndifIletagustofwindorasprinklingofrainturnmeasidefromtheseeasytasks,whatpreparationwouldsuchslothbeforthefutureIproposetomyself?" 

           DianaandMary’sgeneralanswertothisquestionwasasigh,andsomeminutesofapparentlymournfulmeditation. 

           Butbesideshisfrequentabsences,therewasanotherbarriertofriendshipwithhim:heseemedofareserved,anabstracted,andevenofabroodingnature. Zealousinhisministeriallabours,blamelessinhislifeandhabits,heyetdidnotappeartoenjoythatmentalserenity,thatinwardcontent,whichshouldbetherewardofeverysincereChristianandpracticalphilanthropist. Often,ofanevening,whenhesatatthewindow,hisdeskandpapersbeforehim,hewouldceasereadingorwriting,resthischinonhishand,anddeliverhimselfuptoIknownotwhatcourseofthought;butthatitwasperturbedandexcitingmightbeseeninthefrequentflashandchangefuldilationofhiseye. 

           Ithink,moreover,thatNaturewasnottohimthattreasuryofdelightitwastohissisters. Heexpressedonce,andbutonceinmyhearing,astrongsenseoftheruggedcharmofthehills,andaninbornaffectionforthedarkroofandhoarywallshecalledhishome; buttherewasmoreofgloomthanpleasureinthetoneandwordsinwhichthesentimentwasmanifested;andneverdidheseemtoroamthemoorsforthesakeoftheirsoothingsilenceneverseekoutordwelluponthethousandpeacefuldelightstheycouldyield. 

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