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           "Severalchanges,inthemeantime,tookplaceinthecottage.ThepresenceofSafiediffusedhappinessamongitsinhabitants,andIalsofoundthatagreaterdegreeofplentyreignedthere.FelixandAgathaspentmoretimeinamusementandconversation,andwereassistedintheirlaboursbyservants.Theydidnotappearrich,buttheywerecontentedandhappy;theirfeelingsweresereneandpeaceful,whileminebecameeverydaymoretumultuous.IncreaseofknowledgeonlydiscoveredtomemoreclearlywhatawretchedoutcastIwas.Icherishedhope,itistrue,butitvanishedwhenIbeheldmypersonreflectedinwaterormyshadowinthemoonshine,evenasthatfrailimageandthatinconstantshade.

           "IendeavouredtocrushthesefearsandtofortifymyselfforthetrialwhichinafewmonthsIresolvedtoundergo;andsometimesIallowedmythoughts,uncheckedbyreason,torambleinthefieldsofParadise,anddaredtofancyamiableandlovelycreaturessympathizingwithmyfeelingsandcheeringmygloom;theirangeliccountenancesbreathedsmilesofconsolation.Butitwasalladream;noEvesoothedmysorrowsnorsharedmythoughts;Iwasalone.IrememberedAdam’ssupplicationtohisCreator.Butwherewasmine?Hehadabandonedme,andinthebitternessofmyheartIcursedhim.

           "Autumnpassedthus.Isaw,withsurpriseandgrief,theleavesdecayandfall,andnatureagainassumethebarrenandbleakappearanceithadwornwhenIfirstbeheldthewoodsandthelovelymoon.YetIdidnotheedthebleaknessoftheweather;Iwasbetterfittedbymyconformationfortheenduranceofcoldthanheat.Butmychiefdelightswerethesightoftheflowers,thebirds,andallthegayapparelofsummer;whenthosedesertedme,Iturnedwithmoreattentiontowardsthecottagers.Theirhappinesswasnotdecreasedbytheabsenceofsummer.