Another Retrospect

           Imustpauseyetonceagain.O,mychild-wife,thereisafigureinthemovingcrowdbeforemymemory,quietandstill,sayinginitsinnocentloveandchildishbeauty,StoptothinkofmeturntolookupontheLittleBlossom,asitflutterstotheground!

           Ido.Allelsegrowsdim,andfadesaway.IamagainwithDora,inourcottage.Idonotknowhowlongshehasbeenill.Iamsousedtoitinfeeling,thatIcannotcountthetime.Itisnotreallylong,inweeksormonths;but,inmyusageandexperience,itisaweary,wearywhile.

           Theyhaveleftofftellingmeto‘waitafewdaysmore’.Ihavebeguntofear,remotely,thatthedaymaynevershine,whenIshallseemychild-wiferunninginthesunlightwithheroldfriendJip.

           Heis,asitweresuddenly,grownveryold.Itmaybethathemissesinhismistress,somethingthatenlivenedhimandmadehimyounger;buthemopes,andhissightisweak,andhislimbsarefeeble,andmyauntissorrythatheobjectstohernomore,butcreepsnearherasheliesonDora’sbedshesittingatthebedsideandmildlylicksherhand.

           Doraliessmilingonus,andisbeautiful,anduttersnohastyorcomplainingword.Shesaysthatweareverygoodtoher;thatherdearoldcarefulboyistiringhimselfout,sheknows;thatmyaunthasnosleep,yetisalwayswakeful,active,andkind.Sometimes,thelittlebird-likeladiescometoseeher;andthenwetalkaboutourwedding-day,andallthathappytime.

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