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I Make Another Beginning

           WhenIheardhowhesaidit,andsawhowheheldherhand,Iguessedwhattheonemotiveofhislifewas.

           Shehadalittlebasket-triflehangingatherside,withkeysinit;andshelookedasstaidandasdiscreetahousekeeperastheoldhousecouldhave.Shelistenedtoherfatherashetoldheraboutme,withapleasantface;andwhenhehadconcluded,proposedtomyauntthatweshouldgoupstairsandseemyroom.Weallwenttogether,shebeforeus:andagloriousoldroomitwas,withmoreoakbeams,anddiamondpanes;andthebroadbalustradegoingallthewayuptoit.

           Icannotcalltomindwhereorwhen,inmychildhood,Ihadseenastainedglasswindowinachurch.NordoIrecollectitssubject.ButIknowthatwhenIsawherturnround,inthegravelightoftheoldstaircase,andwaitforus,above,Ithoughtofthatwindow;andIassociatedsomethingofitstranquilbrightnesswithAgnesWickfieldeverafterwards.

           MyauntwasashappyasIwas,inthearrangementmadeforme;andwewentdowntothedrawing-roomagain,wellpleasedandgratified.Asshewouldnothearofstayingtodinner,lestsheshouldbyanychancefailtoarriveathomewiththegreyponybeforedark;andasIapprehendMr.Wickfieldknewhertoowelltoargueanypointwithher;somelunchwasprovidedforherthere,andAgneswentbacktohergoverness,andMr.Wickfieldtohisoffice.Sowewerelefttotakeleaveofoneanotherwithoutanyrestraint.

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