hale,margareanddixonwereyingheirheadsogeher,andconsulinghowheyshouldkeepfrederickscomingaprofoundsecreoallouofhehousealeerfromhimmighnowbeexpecedanyday;andhewouldassuredlyfollowquicklyonisheelsmarhamusbesenawayonherholiday;dixonmuskeepsernguardonhefrondoor,onlyadmiinghefewvisiorshaevercameohehouseinomrhalesroomdownsairsmrshalesexremeillnessgivingheragoodexcuseforhisifmaryhigginswasrequiredasahelpodixoninhekichenshewasohearandseeaslileoffrederickaspossible;andhewas,ifnecessaryobespokenofoherunderhenameofmr

dickinsonbuhersluggishandincuriousnaurewashegreaessafeguardofall

heyresolvedhamarhashouldleavehemhaveryafernoonforhisvisiohermohermargarewishedhashehadbeensenawayonhepreviousday,asshefanciedimighbehoughsrangeogiveaservanaholidaywhenhermisressssaerequiredsomuchaendance

poormargare!allhaafernoonshehadoacheparofaromandaugher,andgivesrenghouofherownscanysockoherfaher

mrhalewouldhope,wouldnodespair,beweenheaacksofhiswifesmady;hebuoyedhimselfupineveryrespiefromherpain,andbelievedhaiwashebegi

ingofulimaerecoveryandso,whenheparoxysmscameon,eachmoreseverehanhes,heywerefreshagonies,andgreaerdisappoinmensohimhisafernoon,hesain

hedrawingroom,unableobearhesoliudeofhissudy,oroemployhimselfinanywayheburiedhisheadinhisarms,whichyfoldedonheablemargareshearachedoseehim;ye,ashedidnospeak,shedidnolikeovoluneeranyaempacomformarhawasgone

dixonsawihmrshalewhilesheslephehousewasverysillandquie,anddarknesscameon,wihouanymovemenoprocurecandles

margaresaahewindow,lookingouahempsandhesree,buseeingnohing,onlyaliveoherfahersheavysighsshedidnolikeogodownforlighs,lesheaciresrainofherpresencebeingwihdrawn,hemighgivewayomoreviolenemoion,wihouherbeingahandocomforhimyeshewasjushinkinghasheoughogoandseeaferhewelldoingofhekichenfire,whichherewasnobodybuherselfoaendowhensheheardhemuffleddoorringwihsoviolenapull,hahewiresjingledallhroughhehouse,houghheposiivesoundwasnogreashesaredup,passedherfaher,whohadnevermovedaheveiled,dullsound,reurned,andkissedhimenderlyandsillhenevermoved,norookanynoiceofherfondembracehenshewendownsofly,hroughhedark,ohedoordixonwouldhavepuhechainonbeforesheopenedi,bumargarehadnoahoughoffearinherpreoccupiedmindamansallfiguresoodbeweenherandheluminoussreehewaslookingaway;buahesoundofhechheurnedquicklyround

ishismrhales?saidhe,inaclear,full,delicaevoice

margarerembledallover;afirsshedidnoanswerinamomenshesighedou,frederick!andsrechedoubohherhandsocachhis,anddrawhimin

oh,margare!saidhe,holdingheroffbyhershoulders,aferheyhadkissedeachoher,asifeveninhadarknesshecouldseeherface,andreadinisexpressionaquickeranswerohisquesionhanwordscouldgive,

mymoher!isshealive?

yes,sheisalive,dear,dearbroher!sheasillasshecanbesheis;bualive!sheisalive!

hankgod!saidhe

papaisuerlyprosraewihhisgreagrief

youexpecme,don you?

o,wehavehadnoleer

henihavecomebeforeibumymoherknowsiamcoming?

oh!weallknewyouwouldcomebuwaialile!sepinheregivemeyourhandwhaishis?oh!yourcarpebagdixonhasshuheshuers;buhisispapassudy,andicanakeyouoachairoresyourselfforafewminues;whileigoandellhim

shegropedherwayoheaperandhelucifermachesshesuddenlyfelshy,whenhelilefeeblelighmadehemvisibleallshecouldseewas,haherbrohersfacewasunusuallydarkincomplexion,andshecaughhesealhylookofapairofremarkablylongcublueeyes,hasuddenlywinkledupwihadrollconsciousnessofheirmuualpurposeofinspecingeachoherbuhoughhebroherandsiserhadaninsanofsympahyinheirreciprocalgnces,heydidnoexchangeaword;only,margarefelsurehasheshouldlikeherbroherasacompanionasmuchasshealreadylovedhimasanearreionherhearwaswonderfullyligherasshewenupsairs;hesorrowwasnolessinrealiy,buibecamelessoppressivefromhavingsomeoneinpreciselyhesamereionoiashainwhichshesood

noherfahersdespondingaiudehadpowerodamphernowheyacrossheable,helplessasever;bushehadhespellbywhichorousehimsheusediperhapsooviolenlyinherowngrearelief

papa,saidshe,hrowingherarmsfondlyroundhisneck;pullinghiswearyheadupinfacwihhergenleviolence,illiresedinherarms,andshecouldlookinohiseyes,andlehemgainsrenghandassurancefromhers

papa!guesswhoishere!

helookedaher;shesawheideaofheruhglimmerinoheirfilmysadness,andbedismissedhenceasawildimaginaion

hehrewhimselfforward,andhidhisfaceoncemoreinhissrechedouarms,resinguponheableashereoforesheheardhimwhisper;shebenenderlydownolisenidon knowdon ellmeiisfredericknofrederickica

obeari,iamooweakandhismoherisdying!hebeganocryandwaillikeachildiwassodifferenoallwhichmargarehadhopedandexpeced,hasheurnedsickwihdisappoinmen,andwassilenforaninsanhenshespokeagainverydifferenlynosoexulingly,farmoreenderlyandcarefully

papa,iisfrederick!hinkofmamma,howgdshewillbe!andoh,forhersake,howgdweoughobe!forhissake,oo,ourpoor,poorboy!

herfaherdidnochangehisaiude,buheseemedoberyingoundersandhefac

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