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IV. The Ministrations of a Half-forgotten One

           

           CharleyhadalwaysregardedEustaciaasEustaciahadregardedClymwhenshefirstbeheldhim—asaromanticandsweetvision,scarcelyincarnate.Hehadbeensoshutofffromherbythedignityofherlookandtheprideofherspeech,exceptatthatoneblissfulintervalwhenhewasallowedtoholdherhand,thathehadhardlydeemedherawoman,winglessandearthly,subjecttohouseholdconditionsanddomesticjars.Theinnerdetailsofherlifehehadonlyconjectured.Shehadbeenalovelywonder,predestinedtoanorbitinwhichthewholeofhisownwasbutapoint;andthissightofherleaninglikeahelpless,despairingcreatureagainstawildwetbankfilledhimwithanamazedhorror.Hecouldnolongerremainwherehewas.Leapingover,hecameup,touchedherwithhisfinger,andsaidtenderly,“Youarepoorly,ma’am.WhatcanIdo?”

           Eustaciastartedup,andsaid,“Ah,Charley—youhavefollowedme.YoudidnotthinkwhenIlefthomeinthesummerthatIshouldcomebacklikethis!”

           “Ididnot,dearma’am.CanIhelpyounow?”

           “Iamafraidnot.IwishIcouldgetintothehouse.Ifeelgiddy—that’sall.”

           “Leanonmyarm,ma’am,tillwegettotheporch,andIwilltrytoopenthedoor.”

           Hesupportedhertotheporch,andtheredepositingheronaseathastenedtotheback,climbedtoawindowbythehelpofaladder,anddescendinginsideopenedthedoor.Nextheassistedherintotheroom,wheretherewasanold-fashionedhorsehairsetteeaslargeasadonkeywagon.Shelaydownhere,andCharleycoveredherwithacloakhefoundinthehall.

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