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Chapter 6

           

           “Theyhaveplantedrosesallroundhergrave,andeveryyeartheylookaftertheflowersandmakeMarie’sresting-placeasbeautifulastheycan.Iwasinillodourafterallthiswiththeparentsofthechildren,andespeciallywiththeparsonandschoolmaster.SchneiderwasobligedtopromisethatIshouldnotmeetthemandtalktothem;butweconversedfromadistancebysigns,andtheyusedtowritemesweetlittlenotes.AfterwardsIcamecloserthanevertothoselittlesouls,buteventhenitwasverydeartome,tohavethemsofondofme.

           “SchneidersaidthatIdidthechildrengreatharmbymypernicious‘system’;whatnonsensethatwas!Andwhatdidhemeanbymysystem?HesaidafterwardsthathebelievedIwasachildmyselfjustbeforeIcameaway.‘Youhavetheformandfaceofanadult’hesaid,‘butasregardssoul,andcharacter,andperhapsevenintelligence,youareachildinthecompletestsenseoftheword,andalwayswillbe,ifyoulivetobesixty.’Ilaughedverymuch,forofcoursethatisnonsense.ButitisafactthatIdonotcaretobeamonggrown-uppeopleandmuchpreferthesocietyofchildren.Howeverkindpeoplemaybetome,Ineverfeelquiteathomewiththem,andamalwaysgladtogetbacktomylittlecompanions.Nowmycompanionshavealwaysbeenchildren,notbecauseIwasachildmyselfonce,butbecauseyoungthingsattractme.

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