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Esther’s Narrative

           Still,Imustconfessheisnotwithoutfaults,love.""Noneofusare,"saidI."Ah!Buthisreallyarefaultsthathemightcorrect,andoughttocorrect,"returnedthesharpoldlady,sharplyshakingherhead."IamsomuchattachedtoyouthatImayconfideinyou,mydear,asathirdpartywhollydisinterested,thatheisficklenessitself."IsaidIshouldhavethoughtithardlypossiblethathecouldhavebeenotherwisethanconstanttohisprofessionandzealousinthepursuitofit,judgingfromthereputationhehadearned."Youarerightagain,mydear,"theoldladyretorted,"butIdon’trefertohisprofession,lookyou.""Oh!"saidI."No,"saidshe."Irefer,mydear,tohissocialconduct.Heisalwayspayingtrivialattentionstoyoungladies,andalwayshasbeen,eversincehewaseighteen.Now,mydear,hehasneverreallycaredforanyoneofthemandhasnevermeantindoingthistodoanyharmortoexpressanythingbutpolitenessandgoodnature.Still,it’snotright,youknow;isit?""No,"saidI,assheseemedtowaitforme."Anditmightleadtomistakennotions,yousee,mydear."Isupposeditmight."Therefore,Ihavetoldhimmanytimesthathereallyshouldbemorecareful,bothinjusticetohimselfandinjusticetoothers.Andhehasalwayssaid,’Mother,Iwillbe;butyouknowmebetterthananybodyelsedoes,andyouknowImeannoharminshort,meannothing.’Allofwhichisverytrue,mydear,butisnojustification.

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