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Beginning the World

           Therewererestorativesonthetable;theroomwasmadeasairyaspossible,andwasdarkened,andwasveryorderlyandquiet.Allanstoodbehindhimwatchinghimgravely.Hisfaceappearedtometobequitedestituteofcolour,andnowthatIsawhimwithouthisseeingme,Ifullysaw,forthefirsttime,howwornawayhewas.ButhelookedhandsomerthanIhadseenhimlookformanyaday.Isatdownbyhissideinsilence.Openinghiseyesbyandby,hesaidinaweakvoice,butwithhisoldsmile,"DameDurden,kissme,mydear!"Itwasagreatcomfortandsurprisetometofindhiminhislowstatecheerfulandlookingforward.Hewashappier,hesaid,inourintendedmarriagethanhecouldfindwordstotellme.MyhusbandhadbeenaguardianangeltohimandAda,andheblessedusbothandwishedusallthejoythatlifecouldyieldus.IalmostfeltasifmyownheartwouldhavebrokenwhenIsawhimtakemyhusband’shandandholdittohisbreast.Wespokeofthefutureasmuchaspossible,andhesaidseveraltimesthathemustbepresentatourmarriageifhecouldstanduponhisfeet.Adawouldcontrivetotakehim,somehow,hesaid."Yes,surely,dearestRichard!"Butasmydarlingansweredhimthushopefully,sosereneandbeautiful,withthehelpthatwastocometohersonearIknewIknew!Itwasnotgoodforhimtotalktoomuch,andwhenhewassilent,weweresilenttoo.Sittingbesidehim,Imadeapretenceofworkingformydear,ashehadalwaysbeenusedtojokeaboutmybeingbusy.Adaleaneduponhispillow,holdinghisheaduponherarm.

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