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A Little Cold Water

           Sheascertainedfrommeinafewwordswhatitwasallabout,comfortedDora,andgraduallyconvincedherthatIwasnotalabourerfrommymannerofstatingthecaseIbelieveDoraconcludedthatIwasanavigator,andwentbalancingmyselfupanddownaplankalldaywithawheelbarrowandsobroughtustogetherinpeace.Whenwewerequitecomposed,andDorahadgoneup-stairstoputsomerose-watertohereyes,MissMillsrangfortea.Intheensuinginterval,ItoldMissMillsthatshewasevermoremyfriend,andthatmyheartmustceasetovibrateereIcouldforgethersympathy.

           IthenexpoundedtoMissMillswhatIhadendeavoured,soveryunsuccessfully,toexpoundtoDora.MissMillsreplied,ongeneralprinciples,thattheCottageofcontentwasbetterthanthePalaceofcoldsplendour,andthatwherelovewas,allwas.

           IsaidtoMissMillsthatthiswasverytrue,andwhoshouldknowitbetterthanI,wholovedDorawithalovethatnevermortalhadexperiencedyet?ButonMissMillsobserving,withdespondency,thatitwerewellindeedforsomeheartsifthiswereso,IexplainedthatIbeggedleavetorestricttheobservationtomortalsofthemasculinegender.

           IthenputittoMissMills,tosaywhethersheconsideredthattherewasorwasnotanypracticalmeritinthesuggestionIhadbeenanxioustomake,concerningtheaccounts,thehousekeeping,andtheCookeryBook?

           MissMills,aftersomeconsideration,thusreplied:

           ‘Mr.

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