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Esther’s Narrative

           No!Sofarourroad,MissSummerson,isfor’ardstraightaheadandkeepingeverythingquiet!"WecalledathomeoncemorethatImightsendahastynotetomyguardian,andthenwehurriedbacktowherewehadleftthecarriage.Thehorseswerebroughtoutassoonaswewereseencoming,andwewereontheroadagaininafewminutes.Ithadsetinsnowingatdaybreak,anditnowsnowedhard.Theairwassothickwiththedarknessofthedayandthedensityofthefallthatwecouldseebutaverylittlewayinanydirection.Althoughitwasextremelycold,thesnowwasbutpartiallyfrozen,anditchurnedwithasoundasifitwereabeachofsmallshellsunderthehoofsofthehorsesintomireandwater.Theysometimesslippedandflounderedforamiletogether,andwewereobligedtocometoastandstilltorestthem.Onehorsefellthreetimesinthisfirststage,andtrembledsoandwassoshakenthatthedriverhadtodismountfromhissaddleandleadhimatlast.Icouldeatnothingandcouldnotsleep,andIgrewsonervousunderthosedelaysandtheslowpaceatwhichwetravelledthatIhadanunreasonabledesireuponmetogetoutandwalk.Yieldingtomycompanion’sbettersense,however,IremainedwhereIwas.

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