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Esther’s Narrative

           NotthatIneedmentionit,forithardlyseemstobelongtoanything.Ithink—Imean,hetoldus—thathehadbeeninpracticethreeorfouryearsandthatifhecouldhavehopedtocontendthroughthreeorfourmore,hewouldnothavemadethevoyageonwhichhewasbound.Buthehadnofortuneorprivatemeans,andsohewasgoingaway.Hehadbeentoseeusseveraltimesaltogether.Wethoughtitapityheshouldgoaway.Becausehewasdistinguishedinhisartamongthosewhoknewitbest,andsomeofthegreatestmenbelongingtoithadahighopinionofhim.Whenhecametobidusgood-bye,hebroughthismotherwithhimforthefirsttime.Shewasaprettyoldlady,withbrightblackeyes,butsheseemedproud.ShecamefromWalesandhadhad,alongtimeago,aneminentpersonforanancestor,ofthenameofMorganap-Kerrig—ofsomeplacethatsoundedlikeGimlet—whowasthemostillustriouspersonthateverwasknownandallofwhoserelationswereasortofroyalfamily.Heappearedtohavepassedhislifeinalwaysgettingupintomountainsandfightingsomebody;andabardwhosenamesoundedlikeCrumlinwallinwerhadsunghispraisesinapiecewhichwascalled,asnearlyasIcouldcatchit,Mewlinnwillinwodd.Mrs.Woodcourt,afterexpatiatingtousonthefameofhergreatkinsman,saidthatnodoubtwhereverhersonAllanwenthewouldrememberhispedigreeandwouldonnoaccountformanalliancebelowit.

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