Крамка старожитностей

Chapter 69

           Patient,andupheldbystrongaffectiontothelast,shediedawidowofsomethreeweeks’date,leavingtoherfather’scaretwoorphans;oneasonoftenortwelveyearsold;theotheragirl—suchanotherinfantchild—thesameinhelplessness,inage,inform,infeature—asshehadbeenherselfwhenheryoungmotherdied.

           ‘Theelderbrother,grandfathertothesetwochildren,wasnowabrokenman;crushedandbornedown,lessbytheweightofyearsthanbytheheavyhandofsorrow.Withthewreckofhispossessions,hebegantotrade—inpicturesfirst,andthenincuriousancientthings.Hehadentertainedafondnessforsuchmattersfromaboy,andthetasteshehadcultivatedwerenowtoyieldhimananxiousandprecarioussubsistence.

           ‘Theboygrewlikehisfatherinmindandperson;thegirlsolikehermother,thatwhentheoldmanhadheronhisknee,andlookedintohermildblueeyes,hefeltasifawakeningfromawretcheddream,andhisdaughterwerealittlechildagain.Thewaywardboysoonspurnedtheshelterofhisroof,andsoughtassociatesmorecongenialtohistaste.Theoldmanandthechilddweltalonetogether.

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