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Fading Away

           

           ‘Haveyoulefthiswork,Stephen?’askedRachael,anxiouslyandquickly.

           ‘Why,Rachael,’hereplied,‘whetherIhalef’nhiswork,orwhetherhisworkhalef’nme,coomst’th’same.Hisworkandmeareparted.’Tisasweelsobetter,Iwerethinkinwhenyocoomupwi’me.Itwouldhabrought’ntroubleupontroubleifIhadstayedtheer.Haply’tisakindnesstomonnythatIgo;haply’tisakindnesstomyseln;anywaysitmunbedone.ImunturnmyfacefroCoketownfurth’time,andseekafort’n,dear,bybeginninfresh.’

           ‘Wherewillyougo,Stephen?’

           ‘Idonnot’night,’saidhe,liftingoffhishat,andsmoothinghisthinhairwiththeflatofhishand.‘ButI’mnotgoint’night,Rachael,noryett’morrow.’Tan’teasyovermucht’knowwheert’turn,butagoodheartwillcoomtome.’

           Herein,too,thesenseofeventhinkingunselfishlyaidedhim.BeforehehadsomuchasclosedMr.Bounderby’sdoor,hehadreflectedthatatleasthisbeingobligedtogoawaywasgoodforher,asitwouldsaveherfromthechanceofbeingbroughtintoquestionfornotwithdrawingfromhim.Thoughitwouldcosthimahardpangtoleaveher,andthoughhecouldthinkofnosimilarplaceinwhichhiscondemnationwouldnotpursuehim,perhapsitwasalmostarelieftobeforcedawayfromtheenduranceofthelastfourdays,eventounknowndifficultiesanddistresses.

           Sohesaid,withtruth,‘I’mmoreleetsome,Rachael,under’t,thanIcould’nhabelieved.’Itwasnotherparttomakehisburdenheavier.

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