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IV. The Ministrations of a Half-forgotten One

           

           “ShallIgetyousomethingtoeatanddrink?”hesaid.

           “Ifyouplease,Charley.ButIsupposethereisnofire?”

           “Icanlightit,ma’am.”

           Hevanished,andsheheardasplittingofwoodandablowingofbellows;andpresentlyhereturned,saying,“Ihavelightedafireinthekitchen,andnowI’lllightonehere.”

           Helitthefire,Eustaciadreamilyobservinghimfromhercouch.Whenitwasblazinguphesaid,“ShallIwheelyouroundinfrontofit,ma’am,asthemorningischilly?”

           “Yes,ifyoulike.”

           “ShallIgoandbringthevictualsnow?”

           “Yes,do,”shemurmuredlanguidly.

           Whenhehadgone,andthedullsoundsoccasionallyreachedherearsofhismovementsinthekitchen,sheforgotwhereshewas,andhadforamomenttoconsiderbyaneffortwhatthesoundsmeant.Afteranintervalwhichseemedshorttoherwhosethoughtswereelsewhere,hecameinwithatrayonwhichsteamedteaandtoast,thoughitwasnearlylunch-time.

           “Placeitonthetable,”shesaid.“Ishallbereadysoon.”

           Hedidso,andretiredtothedoor;when,however,heperceivedthatshedidnotmovehecamebackafewsteps.

           “Letmeholdittoyou,ifyoudon’twishtogetup,”saidCharley.Hebroughtthetraytothefrontofthecouch,wherehekneltdown,adding,“Iwillholditforyou.”

           Eustaciasatupandpouredoutacupoftea.“Youareverykindtome,Charley,”shemurmuredasshesipped.

           “Well,Ioughttobe,”saidhediffidently,takinggreattroublenottoresthiseyesuponher,thoughthiswastheironlynaturalposition,Eustaciabeingimmediatelybeforehim.

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