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Esther’s Narrative

           SoImademysweetgirlleanuponmyshoulderhowlittlethinkingwhatwasheavyonhermind!andIsaidshewasnotquitewell,andputmyarmabouther,andtookherupstairs.Whenwewereinourownroom,andwhenshemightperhapshavetoldmewhatIwassounpreparedtohear,Igavehernoencouragementtoconfideinme;Ineverthoughtshestoodinneedofit."Oh,mydeargoodEsther,"saidAda,"ifIcouldonlymakeupmymindtospeaktoyouandmycousinJohnwhenyouaretogether!""Why,mylove!"Iremonstrated."Ada,whyshouldyounotspeaktous!"Adaonlydroppedherheadandpressedmeclosertoherheart."Yousurelydon’tforget,mybeauty,"saidI,smiling,"whatquiet,old-fashionedpeopleweareandhowIhavesettleddowntobethediscreetestofdames?Youdon’tforgethowhappilyandpeacefullymylifeisallmarkedoutforme,andbywhom?Iamcertainthatyoudon’tforgetbywhatanoblecharacter,Ada.Thatcanneverbe.""No,never,Esther.""Whythen,mydear,"saidI,"therecanbenothingamissandwhyshouldyounotspeaktous?""Nothingamiss,Esther?"returnedAda."Oh,whenIthinkofalltheseyears,andofhisfatherlycareandkindness,andoftheoldrelationsamongus,andofyou,whatshallIdo,whatshallIdo!"Ilookedatmychildinsomewonder,butIthoughtitbetternottoanswerotherwisethanbycheeringher,andsoIturnedoffintomanylittlerecollectionsofourlifetogetherandpreventedherfromsayingmore

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