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Esther’s Narrative

           Atanyrate,ImadeupmymindtobesodreadfullyindustriousthatIwouldleavemyselfnotamoment’sleisuretobelow-spirited.ForInaturallysaid,"Esther!Youtobelow-spirited.YOU!"Anditreallywastimetosayso,forIyes,Ireallydidseemyselfintheglass,almostcrying."Asifyouhadanythingtomakeyouunhappy,insteadofeverythingtomakeyouhappy,youungratefulheart!"saidI.IfIcouldhavemademyselfgotosleep,Iwouldhavedoneitdirectly,butnotbeingabletodothat,Itookoutofmybasketsomeornamentalworkforourhouse(ImeanBleakHouse)thatIwasbusywithatthattimeandsatdowntoitwithgreatdetermination.Itwasnecessarytocountallthestitchesinthatwork,andIresolvedtogoonwithituntilIcouldn’tkeepmyeyesopen,andthentogotobed.Isoonfoundmyselfverybusy.ButIhadleftsomesilkdownstairsinawork-tabledrawerinthetemporarygrowlery,andcomingtoastopforwantofit,Itookmycandleandwentsoftlydowntogetit.Tomygreatsurprise,ongoinginIfoundmyguardianstillthere,andsittinglookingattheashes.Hewaslostinthought,hisbooklayunheededbyhisside,hissilverediron-greyhairwasscatteredconfusedlyuponhisforeheadasthoughhishandhadbeenwanderingamongitwhilehisthoughtswereelsewhere,andhisfacelookedworn.Almostfrightenedbycominguponhimsounexpectedly,Istoodstillforamomentandshouldhaveretiredwithoutspeakinghadhenot,inagainpassinghishandabstractedlythroughhishair,seenmeandstarted."Esther!"ItoldhimwhatIhadcomefor.

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