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Esther’s Narrative

           "Mademoiselle,"shebegan,lookingfixedlyatmewithhertoo-eagereyes,thoughotherwisepresentinganagreeableappearanceandspeakingneitherwithboldnessnorservility,"Ihavetakenagreatlibertyincominghere,butyouknowhowtoexcuseit,beingsoamiable,mademoiselle.""Noexcuseisnecessary,"Ireturned,"ifyouwishtospeaktome.""Thatismydesire,mademoiselle.Athousandthanksforthepermission.Ihaveyourleavetospeak.Isitnot?"shesaidinaquick,naturalway."Certainly,"saidI."Mademoiselle,youaresoamiable!Listenthen,ifyouplease.IhaveleftmyLady.Wecouldnotagree.MyLadyissohigh,soveryhigh.Pardon!Mademoiselle,youareright!"HerquicknessanticipatedwhatImighthavesaidpresentlybutasyethadonlythought."ItisnotformetocomeheretocomplainofmyLady.ButIsaysheissohigh,soveryhigh.Iwillnotsayawordmore.Alltheworldknowsthat.""Goon,ifyouplease,"saidI."Assuredly;mademoiselle,Iamthankfulforyourpoliteness.Mademoiselle,Ihaveaninexpressibledesiretofindservicewithayoungladywhoisgood,accomplished,beautiful.Youaregood,accomplished,andbeautifulasanangel.Ah,couldIhavethehonourofbeingyourdomestic!""Iamsorry"Ibegan."Donotdismissmesosoon,mademoiselle!"shesaidwithaninvoluntarycontractionofherfineblackeyebrows."Letmehopeamoment!Mademoiselle,IknowthisservicewouldbemoreretiredthanthatwhichIhavequitted.Well!Iwishthat.IknowthisservicewouldbelessdistinguishedthanthatwhichIhavequitted.

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