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Chapter 3

           

           Ihadseveraltimesessayedtogomyself,buttheoldmanhadalwaysopposeditandentreatedmetoremain.Asherenewedhisentreatiesonourbeingleftalone,andadvertedwithmanythankstotheformeroccasionofourbeingtogether,Iwillinglyyieldedtohispersuasions,andsatdown,pretendingtoexaminesomecuriousminiaturesandafewoldmedalswhichheplacedbeforeme.Itneedednogreatpressingtoinducemetostay,forifmycuriosityhasbeenexcitedontheoccasionofmyfirstvisit,itcertainlywasnotdiminishednow.

           Nelljoinedusbeforelong,andbringingsomeneedle-worktothetable,satbytheoldman’sside.Itwaspleasanttoobservethefreshflowersintheroom,thepetbirdwithagreenboughshadinghislittlecage,thebreathoffreshnessandyouthwhichseemedtorustlethroughtheolddullhouseandhoverroundthechild.Itwascurious,butnotsopleasant,toturnfromthebeautyandgraceofthegirl,tothestoopingfigure,care-wornface,andjadedaspectoftheoldman.Ashegrewweakerandmorefeeble,whatwouldbecomeofthislonelylittlecreature;poorprotectorashewas,saythathediedwhatwouldbeherfate,then?

           Theoldmanalmostansweredmythoughts,ashelaidhishandonhers,andspokealoud.

           ‘I’llbeofbettercheer,Nell,’hesaid;‘theremustbegoodfortuneinstorefortheeIdonotaskitformyself,butthee.Suchmiseriesmustfallonthyinnocentheadwithoutit,thatIcannotbelievebutthat,beingtempted,itwillcomeatlast!’

           Shelookedcheerfullyintohisface,butmadenoanswer.

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