margarecouldnosisilliwasareliefoheroaiddixoninallherpreparaionsformaserfrederickiseemedashoughshenevercouldbeiredagaineachglimpseinoheroomwherehesaebyhisfaher,conversingwihhim,abou,sheknewnowha,norcaredoknow,wasincreaseofsrenghoherherownimeforalkingandhearingwouldcomeas,andshewasoocerainofhisofeelinahurryograspinowsheookinhisappearanceandlikedihehaddelicaefeaures,redeemedfromeffeminacybyheswarhinessofhiscomplexion,andhisquickinensiyofexpressionhiseyesweregenerallymerrylooking,buaimesheyandhismouhsosuddenlychanged,andgavehersuchanideaofenpassion,haialmosmadeherafraidbuhislookwasonlyforaninsan;andhadininodoggedness,novindiciveness;iwasraherheinsananeousferociyofexpressionhacomesoverhecounenancesofallnaivesofwildorsouherncounriesaferociywhichenhanceshecharmofhechildlikesofnessinowhichsuchalookmaymelawaymargaremighfearheviolenceofheimpulsivenaurehusoccasionallyberayed,buherewasnohinginiomakeherdisrus,orrecoilinheleas,fromhenewfoundbroheronheconrary,allheirinercoursewaspeculiarlycharmingoherfromheveryfirssheknewhenhowmuchresponsibiliyshehadhadobear,fromheexquisiesensaionofreliefwhichshefelinfrederickspresenceheundersoodhisfaherandmoherheircharacersandheirweaknesses,andwenalongwiha

carelessfreedom,whichwasyemosdelicaelycarefulnoohurorwoundanyofheirfeelingsheseemedoknowinsincivelywhenalileofhenauralbrilliancyofhisma

erandconversaionwouldnojaronhedeepdepressionofhisfaher,ormighrelievehismoherspainwheneveriwouldhavebeenouofune,andouofime,hispaiendevoionandwachfulnesscameinopy,andmadehimanadmirablenursehenmargarewasalmosouchedinoearsbyheallusionswhichheofenmadeoheirchildishdaysinhenewfores;hehadneverforgoenherorhelsoneeiherallheimehehadbeenroamingamongdisancounriesandforeignpeopleshemighalkohimofheoldspo,andneverfeariringhimshehadbeenafraidofhimbeforehecame,evenwhileshehadlongedforhiscoming;sevenoreighyearshad,shefel,producedsuchgreachangesinherselfha,forgeinghowmuchofheoriginalmargarewaslef,shehadreasonedhaifherasesandfeelingshadsomaeriallyalered,eveninhersayahomelife,hiswildcareer,wihwhichshewasbuimperfeclyacquained,mushavealmossubsiuedanoherfrederickforheallsriplinginhismiddysuniform,whomsherememberedlookingupowihsuchadmiringawebuinheirabsenceheyhadgrownneareroeachoherinage,aswellasinmanyoherhingsandsoiwashaheweigh,hissorrowfulime,waslighenedomargareoherlighhanhaoffrederickspresenceshehadnoneforafewhours,hemoherralliedonseeinghersonshesaewihhishandinhers;shewouldnoparwihievenwhilesheslep;andmargarehadofeedhimlikeababy,raherhanhaheshoulddisurbhermoherbyremovingafingermrshalewakenedwhileheywerehusengaged;sheslowlymovedherheadroundonhepillow,andsmiledaherchildren,assheundersoodwhaheyweredoing,andwhyiwasdone

iamveryselfish,saidshe;uiwillnobeforlongfrederickbendownandkissedhefeeblehandhaimprisonedhis

hissaeofranquilliycouldnoendureformanydays,norperhapsformanyhours;sodrdonaldsonassuredmargareaferhekinddocorhadgoneaway,shesoledownofrederick,who,duringhevisi,hadbeenadjuredoremainquielyconcealedinhebackparlour,usuallydixonsbedroom,bunowgivenupohim

margareoldhimwhadrdonaldsonsaid

idon believei,heexcimedsheisveryill;shemaybedangerouslyill,andinimmediaedanger,oo;buican imagihashecouldbeassheis,ifshewereonhepoinofdeahmargare!sheshouldhavesomeoheradvicesomelondondocorhaveyouneverhoughofha?

yes,saidmargare,morehanoncebuidon believeiwoulddoanygoodand,youknow,wehavenohemoneyobringanygrea

londonsurgeondown,andiamsuredrdonaldsonisonlysecondinskilloheverybes,if,indeed,heisohem

frederickbeganowalkupanddownheroomimpaienly