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Chapter XIX

           "Iwonderwhatthoughtsarebusyinyourheartduringallthehoursyousitinyonderroomwiththefinepeopleflittingbeforeyoulikeshapesinamagic-lantern: justaslittlesympatheticcommunionpassingbetweenyouandthemasiftheywerereallymereshadowsofhumanforms,andnottheactualsubstance." 

           "Ifeeltiredoften,sleepysometimes,butseldomsad." 

           "Thenyouhavesomesecrethopetobuoyyouupandpleaseyouwithwhispersofthefuture?" 

           "NotI.TheutmostIhopeis,tosavemoneyenoughoutofmyearningstosetupaschoolsomedayinalittlehouserentedbymyself." 

           "Ameannutrimentforthespirittoexiston:andsittinginthatwindow-seat(youseeIknowyourhabits)" 

           "Youhavelearnedthemfromtheservants." 

           "Ah!youthinkyourselfsharp.Well,perhapsIhave:tospeaktruth,Ihaveanacquaintancewithoneofthem,Mrs.Poole" 

           IstartedtomyfeetwhenIheardthename. 

           "Youhavehaveyou?"thoughtI;"thereisdiablerieinthebusinessafterall,then!" 

           "Don’tbealarmed,"continuedthestrangebeing; "she‘sasafehandisMrs.Poole:closeandquiet;anyonemayreposeconfidenceinher. But,asIwassaying:sittinginthatwindow-seat,doyouthinkofnothingbutyourfutureschool? Haveyounopresentinterestinanyofthecompanywhooccupythesofasandchairsbeforeyou? Istherenotonefaceyoustudy?Onefigurewhosemovementsyoufollowwithatleastcuriosity?" 

           "Iliketoobserveallthefacesandallthefigures." 

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