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Esther’s Narrative

           Itriedagain,buthowcouldIdoit,orhowcouldithaveanyeffectifIcould,whileAdarestedherclaspedhandsuponhisshoulderandwhilehelookedathertenderblueeyes,andwhiletheylookedathim!"Yousee,mypreciousgirl,"saidRichard,passinghergoldencurlsthroughandthroughhishand,"Iwasalittlehastyperhaps;orImisunderstoodmyowninclinationsperhaps.Theydon’tseemtolieinthatdirection.Icouldn’ttelltillItried.Nowthequestioniswhetherit’sworth-whiletoundoallthathasbeendone.Itseemslikemakingagreatdisturbanceaboutnothingparticular.""MydearRichard,"saidI,"howCANyousayaboutnothingparticular?""Idon’tmeanabsolutelythat,"hereturned."ImeanthatitMAYbenothingparticularbecauseImayneverwantit."BothAdaandIurged,inreply,notonlythatitwasdecidedlyworth-whiletoundowhathadbeendone,butthatitmustbeundone.IthenaskedRichardwhetherhehadthoughtofanymorecongenialpursuit."There,mydearMrs.Shipton,"saidRichard,"youtouchmehome.Yes,Ihave.Ihavebeenthinkingthatthelawistheboyforme.""Thelaw!"repeatedAdaasifshewereafraidofthename."IfIwentintoKenge’soffice,"saidRichard,"andifIwereplacedunderarticlestoKenge,Ishouldhavemyeyeonthehum!theforbiddengroundandshouldbeabletostudyit,andmasterit,andtosatisfymyselfthatitwasnotneglectedandwasbeingproperlyconducted.

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