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Fading Away

           Sheansweredwithhercomfortingsmile,andthethreewalkedontogether.

           Age,especiallywhenitstrivestobeself-reliantandcheerful,findsmuchconsiderationamongthepoor.Theoldwomanwassodecentandcontented,andmadesolightofherinfirmities,thoughtheyhadincreaseduponhersinceherformerinterviewwithStephen,thattheybothtookaninterestinher.Shewastoosprightlytoallowoftheirwalkingataslowpaceonheraccount,butshewasverygratefultobetalkedto,andverywillingtotalktoanyextent:so,whentheycametotheirpartofthetown,shewasmorebriskandvivaciousthanever.

           ‘Cometomypoorplace,missus,’saidStephen,‘andtakacoopo’tea.Rachaelwillcoomthen;andarterwardsI’llseetheesafet’thyTravellers’lodgin.’Tmaybelong,Rachael,ereeverIhath’chanceo’thycoompanyagen.’

           Theycomplied,andthethreewentontothehousewherehelodged.Whentheyturnedintoanarrowstreet,Stephenglancedathiswindowwithadreadthatalwayshauntedhisdesolatehome;butitwasopen,ashehadleftit,andnoonewasthere.Theevilspiritofhislifehadflittedawayagain,monthsago,andhehadheardnomoreofhersince.Theonlyevidenceofherlastreturnnow,werethescantiermoveablesinhisroom,andthegrayerhairuponhishead.

           Helightedacandle,setouthislittletea-board,gothotwaterfrombelow,andbroughtinsmallportionsofteaandsugar,aloaf,andsomebutterfromthenearestshop.

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