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Esther’s Narrative

           Butthisputmeintosuchatremblelesttheyshoulddetainmetherethatshesoonrecalledherwordsandcompromisedforarestofhalfanhour.Agoodendearingcreatureshewas.Sheandherthreefairgirls,allsobusyaboutme.Iwastotakehotsoupandbroiledfowl,whileMr.Bucketdriedhimselfanddinedelsewhere;butIcouldnotdoitwhenasnugroundtablewaspresentlyspreadbythefireside,thoughIwasveryunwillingtodisappointthem.However,Icouldtakesometoastandsomehotnegus,andasIreallyenjoyedthatrefreshment,itmadesomerecompense.Punctualtothetime,atthehalf-hour’sendthecarriagecamerumblingunderthegateway,andtheytookmedown,warmed,refreshed,comfortedbykindness,andsafe(Iassuredthem)nottofaintanymore.AfterIhadgotinandhadtakenagratefulleaveofthemall,theyoungestdaughterabloominggirlofnineteen,whowastobethefirstmarried,theyhadtoldmegotuponthecarriagestep,reachedin,andkissedme.Ihaveneverseenher,fromthathour,butIthinkofhertothishourasmyfriend.Thetransparentwindowswiththefireandlight,lookingsobrightandwarmfromthecolddarknessoutofdoors,weresoongone,andagainwewerecrushingandchurningtheloosesnow.Wewentonwithtoilenough,butthedismalroadswerenotmuchworsethantheyhadbeen,andthestagewasonlyninemiles.

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