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Esther’s Narrative

           "Andnow,"saidI,"Iknowtheworstofit.""Oh,that’snotquitetheworstofit,Estherdear!"criedAda,holdingmetighterandlayingdownherfaceagainuponmybreast."No?"saidI."Noteventhat?""No,noteventhat!"saidAda,shakingherhead."Why,younevermeantosay"Iwasbeginninginjoke.ButAda,lookingupandsmilingthroughhertears,cried,"Yes,Ido!Youknow,youknowIdo!"Andthensobbedout,"WithallmyheartIdo!Withallmywholeheart,Esther!"Itoldher,laughing,whyIhadknownthat,too,justaswellasIhadknowntheother!Andwesatbeforethefire,andIhadallthetalkingtomyselfforalittlewhile(thoughtherewasnotmuchofit);andAdawassoonquietandhappy."DoyouthinkmycousinJohnknows,dearDameDurden?"sheasked."UnlessmycousinJohnisblind,mypet,"saidI,"IshouldthinkmycousinJohnknowsprettywellasmuchasweknow.""WewanttospeaktohimbeforeRichardgoes,"saidAdatimidly,"andwewantedyoutoadviseus,andtotellhimso.Perhapsyouwouldn’tmindRichard’scomingin,DameDurden?""Oh!Richardisoutside,ishe,mydear?"saidI."Iamnotquitecertain,"returnedAdawithabashfulsimplicitythatwouldhavewonmyheartifshehadnotwonitlongbefore,"butIthinkhe’swaitingatthedoor."Therehewas,ofcourse.Theybroughtachaironeithersideofme,andputmebetweenthem,andreallyseemedtohavefalleninlovewithmeinsteadofoneanother,theyweresoconfiding,andsotrustful,andsofondofme.

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