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A Discovery

           Icouldnotleave,asIusuallydid,quitepunctuallyatthetime,forIwasworkingformydeargirlandhadafewstitchesmoretodotofinishwhatIwasabout;butitwaswithinafewminutesofthehourwhenIbundledupmylittlework-basket,gavemydarlingmylastkissforthenight,andhurrieddownstairs.Mr.Woodcourtwentwithme,asitwasdusk.Whenwecametotheusualplaceofmeetingitwascloseby,andMr.Woodcourthadoftenaccompaniedmebeforemyguardianwasnotthere.Wewaitedhalfanhour,walkingupanddown,buttherewerenosignsofhim.Weagreedthathewaseitherpreventedfromcomingorthathehadcomeandgoneaway,andMr.Woodcourtproposedtowalkhomewithme.Itwasthefirstwalkwehadevertakentogether,exceptthatveryshortonetotheusualplaceofmeeting.WespokeofRichardandAdathewholeway.IdidnotthankhiminwordsforwhathehaddonemyappreciationofithadrisenaboveallwordsthenbutIhopedhemightnotbewithoutsomeunderstandingofwhatIfeltsostrongly.Arrivingathomeandgoingupstairs,wefoundthatmyguardianwasoutandthatMrs.Woodcourtwasouttoo.WewereintheverysameroomintowhichIhadbroughtmyblushinggirlwhenheryouthfullover,nowhersoalteredhusband,wasthechoiceofheryoungheart,theverysameroomfromwhichmyguardianandIhadwatchedthemgoingawaythroughthesunlightinthefreshbloomoftheirhopeandpromise.WewerestandingbytheopenedwindowlookingdownintothestreetwhenMr.Woodcourtspoketome.Ilearnedinamomentthathelovedme.

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