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Chapter XXXVIII—Conclusion

           Helovedmesotruly,thatheknewnoreluctanceinprofitingbymyattendance:hefeltIlovedhimsofondly,thattoyieldthatattendancewastoindulgemysweetestwishes. 

           Onemorningattheendofthetwoyears,asIwaswritingalettertohisdictation,hecameandbentoverme,andsaid "Jane,haveyouaglitteringornamentroundyourneck?" 

           Ihadagoldwatch-chain:Ianswered "Yes." 

           "Andhaveyouapalebluedresson?" 

           Ihad.Heinformedmethen,thatforsometimehehadfanciedtheobscuritycloudingoneeyewasbecominglessdense;andthatnowhewassureofit. 

           HeandIwentuptoLondon.Hehadtheadviceofaneminentoculist;andheeventuallyrecoveredthesightofthatoneeye. Hecannotnowseeverydistinctly:hecannotreadorwritemuch;buthecanfindhiswaywithoutbeingledbythehand:theskyisnolongerablanktohimtheearthnolongeravoid. Whenhisfirst-bornwasputintohisarms,hecouldseethattheboyhadinheritedhisowneyes,astheyoncewerelarge,brilliant,andblack. Onthatoccasion,heagain,withafullheart,acknowledgedthatGodhadtemperedjudgmentwithmercy. 

           MyEdwardandI,then,arehappy:andthemoreso,becausethosewemostlovearehappylikewise. DianaandMaryRiversarebothmarried:alternately,onceeveryyear,theycometoseeus,andwegotoseethem. Diana’shusbandisacaptaininthenavy,agallantofficerandagoodman. Mary’sisaclergyman,acollegefriendofherbrother’s,and,fromhisattainmentsandprinciples,worthyoftheconnection. 

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