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Fading Away

           Peglerremainedinhercorneruntilthebrotherandsisterweregone,anduntilStephencamebackwiththecandleinhishand.ShewasinastateofinexpressibleadmirationofMrs.Bounderby,and,likeanunaccountableoldwoman,wept,‘becauseshewassuchaprettydear.’YetMrs.Peglerwassoflurriedlesttheobjectofheradmirationshouldreturnbychance,oranybodyelseshouldcome,thathercheerfulnesswasendedforthatnight.Itwaslatetoo,topeoplewhoroseearlyandworkedhard;thereforethepartybrokeup;andStephenandRachaelescortedtheirmysteriousacquaintancetothedooroftheTravellers’CoffeeHouse,wheretheypartedfromher.

           TheywalkedbacktogethertothecornerofthestreetwhereRachaellived,andastheydrewnearerandnearertoit,silencecreptuponthem.Whentheycametothedarkcornerwheretheirunfrequentmeetingsalwaysended,theystopped,stillsilent,asifbothwereafraidtospeak.

           ‘Ishallstrivet’seetheeagen,Rachael,aforeIgo,butifnot

           ‘Thouwiltnot,Stephen,Iknow.’Tisbetterthatwemakeupourmindstobeopenwi’oneanother.’

           ‘Thou’rtawlusright.’Tisbolderandbetter.Ihabeenthinkinthen,Rachael,thatas’tisbutadayortwothatremains,’twerebetterforthee,mydear,nott’beseenwi’me.’Tmightbringtheeintotrouble,furnogood.’

           ‘’Tisnotforthat,Stephen,thatImind.Butthouknow’stouroldagreement.’Tisforthat.’

           ‘Well,well,’saidhe.‘’Tisbetter,onnyways.

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