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LVI. Beauty in Loneliness—After All

           FirstcamethewordsofTroyhimself:

           ErectedbyFrancisTroy

           InBelovedMemoryof

           FannyRobin

           WhodiedOctober9,18,

           Aged20years

           Underneaththiswasnowinscribedinnewletters:

           IntheSameGravelie

           TheRemainsoftheaforesaid

           FrancisTroy,

           WhodiedDecember24th,18,

           Aged26years

           Whilstshestoodandreadandmeditatedthetonesoftheorganbeganagaininthechurch,andshewentwiththesamelightsteproundtotheporchandlistened.Thedoorwasclosed,andthechoirwaslearninganewhymn.Bathshebawasstirredbyemotionswhichlatterlyshehadassumedtobealtogetherdeadwithinher.Thelittleattenuatedvoicesofthechildrenbroughttoherearindistinctutterancethewordstheysangwithoutthoughtorcomprehension

           Lead,kindlyLight,amidtheencirclinggloom,

           LeadThoumeon.

           Bathsheba’sfeelingwasalwaystosomeextentdependentuponherwhim,asisthecasewithmanyotherwomen.Somethingbigcameintoherthroatandanuprisingtohereyesandshethoughtthatshewouldallowtheimminenttearstoflowiftheywished.Theydidflowandplenteously,andonefelluponthestonebenchbesideher.Oncethatshehadbeguntocryforshehardlyknewwhat,shecouldnotleaveoffforcrowdingthoughtssheknewtoowell.Shewouldhavegivenanythingintheworldtobe,asthosechildrenwere,unconcernedatthemeaningoftheirwords,becausetooinnocenttofeelthenecessityforanysuchexpression.

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