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Chapter IX

           AndIclaspedmyarmscloserroundHelen;sheseemeddearertomethanever;IfeltasifIcouldnotlethergo;Ilaywithmyfacehiddenonherneck. Presentlyshesaid,inthesweetesttone 

           "HowcomfortableIam!Thatlastfitofcoughinghastiredmealittle;IfeelasifIcouldsleep:butdon’tleaveme,Jane;Iliketohaveyounearme." 

           "I’llstaywithyou,dearHelen:nooneshalltakemeaway." 

           "Areyouwarm,darling?" 

           "Yes." 

           "Good-night,Jane." 

           "Good-night,Helen." 

           Shekissedme,andIher,andwebothsoonslumbered. 

           WhenIawokeitwasday:anunusualmovementrousedme; Ilookedup;Iwasinsomebody’sarms;thenurseheldme;shewascarryingmethroughthepassagebacktothedormitory. Iwasnotreprimandedforleavingmybed;peoplehadsomethingelsetothinkabout;noexplanationwasaffordedthentomymanyquestions; butadayortwoafterwardsIlearnedthatMissTemple,onreturningtoherownroomatdawn,hadfoundmelaidinthelittlecrib; myfaceagainstHelenBurns’sshoulder,myarmsroundherneck. Iwasasleep,andHelenwasdead. 

           HergraveisinBrocklebridgechurchyard: forfifteenyearsafterherdeathitwasonlycoveredbyagrassymound;butnowagreymarbletabletmarksthespot,inscribedwithhername,andtheword"Resurgam." 

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