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Chapter 53

           These,andathousandlooksandsmiles,andturnsfothoughtandspeech—Iwouldfainrecallthemeveryone.

           HowMr.Brownlowwenton,fromdaytoday,fillingthemindofhisadoptedchildwithstoresofknowledge,andbecomingattachedtohim,moreandmore,ashisnaturedevelopeditself,andshowedthethrivingseedsofallhewishedhimtobecome—howhetracedinhimnewtraitsofhisearlyfriend,thatawakenedinhisownbosomoldremembrances,melancholyandyetsweetandsoothing—howthetwoorphans,triedbyadversity,remembereditslessonsinmercytoothers,andmutuallove,andferventthankstoHimwhohadprotectedandpreservedthem—theseareallmatterswhichneednottobetold.Ihavesaidthattheyweretrulyhappy;andwithoutstrongaffectionandhumanityofheart,andgratitudetothatBeingwhosecodeisMercy,andwhosegreatattributeisBenevolencetoallthingsthatbreathe,happinesscanneverbeattained.

           Withinthealtaroftheoldvillagechurchtherestandsawhitemarbletablet,whichbearsasyetbutoneword:‘AGNES.’Thereisnocoffininthattomb;andmayitbemany,manyyears,beforeanothernameisplacedaboveit!But,ifthespiritsoftheDeadevercomebacktoearth,tovisitspotshallowedbythelove—thelovebeyondthegrave—ofthosewhomtheyknewinlife,IbelievethattheshadeofAgnessometimeshoversroundthatsolemnnook.IbelieveitnonethelessbecausethatnookisinaChurch,andshewasweakanderring.

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