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Chapter XXVIII

           WhatwasItodo?Wheretogo? Oh,intolerablequestions,whenIcoulddonothingandgonowhere!whenalongwaymustyetbemeasuredbymyweary,tremblinglimbsbeforeIcouldreachhumanhabitation whencoldcharitymustbeentreatedbeforeIcouldgetalodging:reluctantsympathyimportuned,almostcertainrepulseincurred,beforemytalecouldbelistenedto,oroneofmywantsrelieved! 

           Itouchedtheheath,itwasdry,andyetwarmwiththeheatofthesummerday. Ilookedatthesky;itwaspure:akindlystartwinkledjustabovethechasmridge.Thedewfell,butwithpropitioussoftness;nobreezewhispered. Natureseemedtomebenignandgood;Ithoughtshelovedme,outcastasIwas;andI,whofrommancouldanticipateonlymistrust,rejection,insult,clungtoherwithfilialfondness. To-night,atleast,Iwouldbeherguest,asIwasherchild:mymotherwouldlodgemewithoutmoneyandwithoutprice. Ihadonemorselofbreadyet:theremnantofarollIhadboughtinatownwepassedthroughatnoonwithastraypennymylastcoin. Isawripebilberriesgleaminghereandthere,likejetbeadsintheheath:Igatheredahandfulandatethemwiththebread. Myhunger,sharpbefore,was,ifnotsatisfied,appeasedbythishermit’smeal. Isaidmyeveningprayersatitsconclusion,andthenchosemycouch. 

           Besidethecragtheheathwasverydeep:whenIlaydownmyfeetwereburiedinit;risinghighoneachside,itleftonlyanarrowspaceforthenight-airtoinvade. 

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