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Chapter 31

           

           ‘Onlyrememberwhatwehavebeensincethatbrightmorningwhenweturnedourbacksuponitforthelasttime,’saidNell,‘onlyrememberwhatwehavebeensincewehavebeenfreeofallthosemiserieswhatpeacefuldaysandquietnightswehavehadwhatpleasanttimeswehaveknownwhathappinesswehaveenjoyed.Ifwehavebeentiredorhungry,wehavebeensoonrefreshed,andsleptthesounderforit.Thinkwhatbeautifulthingswehaveseen,andhowcontentedwehavefelt.Andwhywasthisblessedchange?’

           Hestoppedherwithamotionofhishand,andbadehertalktohimnomorejustthen,forhewasbusy.Afteratimehekissedhercheek,stillmotioninghertosilence,andwalkedon,lookingfarbeforehim,andsometimesstoppingandgazingwithapuckeredbrowupontheground,asifhewerepainfullytryingtocollecthisdisorderedthoughts.Onceshesawtearsinhiseyes.Whenhehadgoneonthusforsometime,hetookherhandinhisashewasaccustomedtodo,withnothingoftheviolenceoranimationofhislatemanner;andso,bydegreessofinethatthechildcouldnottracethem,hesettleddownintohisusualquietway,andsufferedhertoleadhimwhereshewould.

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