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Chapter 71

           Itwasherhand,hesaidalittleavery,verylittlebuthewasprettysureshehadmoveditperhapsinseekinghis.Hehadknownherdothat,beforenow,thoughinthedeepestsleepthewhile.Andwhenhehadsaidthis,hedroppedintohischairagain,andclaspinghishandsabovehishead,utteredacrynevertobeforgotten.

           Thepoorschoolmastermotionedtothebachelorthathewouldcomeontheotherside,andspeaktohim.Theygentlyunlockedhisfingers,whichhehadtwistedinhisgreyhair,andpressedthemintheirown.

           ‘Hewillhearme,’saidtheschoolmaster,‘Iamsure.Hewillheareithermeoryouifwebeseechhim.Shewould,atalltimes.’

           ‘Iwillhearanyvoiceshelikedtohear,’criedtheoldman.‘Iloveallsheloved!’

           ‘Iknowyoudo,’returnedtheschoolmaster.‘Iamcertainofit.Thinkofher;thinkofallthesorrowsandafflictionsyouhavesharedtogether;ofallthetrials,andallthepeacefulpleasures,youhavejointlyknown.’

           ‘Ido.Ido.Ithinkofnothingelse.’

           ‘Iwouldhaveyouthinkofnothingelseto-nightofnothingbutthosethingswhichwillsoftenyourheart,dearfriend,andopenittooldaffectionsandoldtimes.Itissothatshewouldspeaktoyouherself,andinhernameitisthatIspeaknow.’

           ‘Youdowelltospeaksoftly,’saidtheoldman.‘Wewillnotwakeher.Ishouldbegladtoseehereyesagain,andtoseehersmile.Thereisasmileuponheryoungfacenow,butitisfixedandchangeless.Iwouldhaveitcomeandgo.ThatshallbeinHeaven’sgoodtime.Wewillnotwakeher.

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