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Chapter 69

           

           ‘Itwasthen,whentheloveoftwodeadpeoplewhohadbeennearestanddearesttohisheart,wasalltransferredtothisslightcreature;whenherface,constantlybeforehim,remindedhim,fromhourtohour,ofthetooearlychangehehadseeninsuchanother—ofallthesufferingshehadwatchedandknown,andallhischildhadundergone;whentheyoungman’sprofligateandhardenedcoursedrainedhimofmoneyashisfather’shad,andevensometimesoccasionedthemtemporaryprivationanddistress;itwasthenthattherebegantobesethim,andtobeeverinhismind,agloomydreadofpovertyandwant.Hehadnothoughtforhimselfinthis.Hisfearwasforthechild.Itwasaspectreinhishouse,andhauntedhimnightandday.

           ‘Theyoungerbrotherhadbeenatravellerinmanycountries,andhadmadehispilgrimagethroughlifealone.Hisvoluntarybanishmenthadbeenmisconstrued,andhehadborne(notwithoutpain)reproachandslightfordoingthatwhichhadwrunghisheart,andcastamournfulshadowonhispath.Apartfromthis,communicationbetweenhimandtheelderwasdifficult,anduncertain,andoftenfailed;still,itwasnotsowhollybrokenoffbutthathelearnt—withlongblanksandgapsbetweeneachintervalofinformation—allthatIhavetoldyounow.

           ‘Then,dreamsoftheiryoung,happylife—happytohimthoughladenwithpainandearlycare—visitedhispillowyetoftenerthanbefore;andeverynight,aboyagain,hewasathisbrother’sside

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