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Chapter III

           Sarahcamebackwithher;theybothwenttobed;theywerewhisperingtogetherforhalf-an-hourbeforetheyfellasleep. Icaughtscrapsoftheirconversation,fromwhichIwasableonlytoodistinctlytoinferthemainsubjectdiscussed. 

           "Somethingpassedher,alldressedinwhite,andvanished""Agreatblackdogbehindhim""Threeloudrapsonthechamberdoor""Alightinthechurchyardjustoverhisgrave," 

           Atlastbothslept:thefireandthecandlewentout. Forme,thewatchesofthatlongnightpassedinghastlywakefulness; strainedbydread:suchdreadaschildrenonlycanfeel. 

           Nosevereorprolongedbodilyillnessfollowedthisincidentofthered-room;itonlygavemynervesashockofwhichIfeelthereverberationtothisday. Yes,Mrs.Reed,toyouIowesomefearfulpangsofmentalsuffering,butIoughttoforgiveyou,foryouknewnotwhatyoudid:whilerendingmyheart-strings,youthoughtyouwereonlyuprootingmybadpropensities. 

           Nextday,bynoon,Iwasupanddressed,andsatwrappedinashawlbythenurseryhearth. Ifeltphysicallyweakandbrokendown:butmyworseailmentwasanunutterablewretchednessofmind:awretchednesswhichkeptdrawingfrommesilenttears;nosoonerhadIwipedonesaltdropfrommycheekthananotherfollowed. Yet,Ithought,Ioughttohavebeenhappy,fornoneoftheReedswerethere,theywereallgoneoutinthecarriagewiththeirmama. Abbot,too,wassewinginanotherroom,andBessie,asshemovedhitherandthither,puttingawaytoysandarrangingdrawers,addressedtomeeverynowandthenawordofunwontedkindness. 

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