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eight or ten minutes察between carts and horses察and asses察and men察there 

was little room for social intercourse察till we had turned our backs upon 

the sea察and begun to ascend the precipitous road leading into the town。 

Here   my   companion   offered   me   his   arm察  which   I   accepted察  though   not 

with the intention of using it as a support。 

     'You   don't   often   come   on   to   the   sands察  I   think'   said   he察  'for   I   have 

walked   there   many  times察  both   morning   and   evening察  since   I   came察  and 

never seen you till now察and several times察in passing through the town察

too察I have looked about for your school ´ but I did not think of the ´ Road察

and   once   or   twice   I   made   inquiries察  but   without   obtaining   the   requisite 

information。' 

     When we had surmounted the acclivity察I was about to withdraw my 

arm from his察but by a slight tightening of the elbow was tacitly informed 

that    such   was    not   his  will察  and   accordingly      desisted。    Discoursing      on 

different subjects察we entered the town察and passed through several streets。 

I saw that he was going out of his way to accompany me察notwithstanding 

the   long   walk   that   was   yet   before   him察  and察  fearing   that   he   might   be 



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inconveniencing himself from motives of politeness察I observed ´ 'I fear I 

am taking you out of your way察Mr。 Weston ´ I believe the road to F´ lies 

quite in another direction。' 

     'I'll leave you at the end of the next street' said he。 

     'And when will you come to see mamma' 

     'To´morrow ´ God willing。' 

     The end of the next street was nearly the conclusion of my journey。 He 

stopped     there察  however察    bid  me   good´morning察      and   called   Snap察   who 

seemed   a   little   doubtful   whether   to   follow   his   old   mistress   or   his   new 

master察but trotted away upon being summoned by the latter。 

     'I   won't   offer   to   restore   him   to   you察  Miss   Grey'   said   Mr。   Weston察

smiling察'because I like him。' 

     'Oh察I don't want him' replied I察'now that he has a good master察I'm 

quite satisfied。' 

     'You take it for granted that I am a good one察then' 

     The man and the dog departed察and I returned home察full of gratitude 

to heaven for so much bliss察and praying that my hopes might not again be 

crushed。 



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      CHAPTER XXV ´ CONCLUSION 



     'WELL察     Agnes察   you    must   not   take  such    long   walks   again    before 

breakfast' said my mother察observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee 

and ate nothing ´ pleading the heat of the weather察and the fatigue of my 

long walk as an excuse。         I certainly did feel feverish and tired too。 

     'You always do things by extremes此            now察if you had taken a SHORT 

walk every morning察and would continue to do so察it would do you good。' 

     'Well察mamma察I will。' 

     'But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books此you 

have quite put yourself into a fever。' 

     'I won't do it again' said I。 

     I   was  racking    my   brains   with   thinking    how   to   tell   her  about  Mr。 

Weston察    for   she  must    know    he   was   coming     to´morrow。      However察     I 

waited till the breakfast things were removed察and I was more calm and 

cool察and   then察 having sat down   to  my drawing察 I   began   ´ 'I   met   an   old 

friend on the sands to´day察mamma。' 

     'An old friend      Who could it be' 

     'Two old friends察indeed。        One was a dog' and then I reminded her of 

Snap察whose history I had recounted before察and related the incident of his 

sudden appearance and remarkable recognition察'and the other' continued I察

'was Mr。 Weston察the curate of Horton。' 

     'Mr。 Weston      I never heard of him before。' 

     'Yes察  you   have此  I've   mentioned   him   several   times察  I   believe此    but 

you don't remember。' 

     'I've heard you speak of Mr。 Hatfield。' 

     'Mr。   Hatfield   was   the   rector察  and   Mr。   Weston   the   curate此I   used   to 

mention   him   sometimes   in   contradistinction   to   Mr。   Hatfield察  as   being   a 

more   efficient   clergyman。      However察  he   was   on   the   sands   this   morning 

with the  dog   ´  he had   bought it察 I suppose察from  the  rat´catcher察  and he 

knew me as well as it did ´ probably through its means此               and I had a little 

conversation   with   him察  in   the   course   of   which察  as   he   asked   about   our 



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school察I was led to say something about you察and your good management察

and he said he should like to know you察and asked if I would   introduce 

him to you察if he should take the liberty of calling to´morrow察so I said I 

would。      Was I right' 

     'Of course。      What kind of a man is he' 

     'A   very   RESPECTABLE             man察   I  think此  but    you   will   see   him   to´ 

morrow。 He is the new vicar of F´察and as he has only been there a few 

weeks察I suppose he has made no friends yet察and wants a little society。' 

     The morrow came。            What a fever of anxiety and expectation I was in 

from breakfast till noon ´ at which time he made his appearance Having 

introduced   him   to   my   mother察  I   took   my   work   to   the   window察  and   sat 

down   to   await   the   result   of the   interview。     They  got   on   extremely  well 

together ´ greatly to my satisfaction察for I had felt very anxious about what 

my   mother   would   think   of   him。       He   did   not   stay   long   that   time此  but 

when   he   rose   to   take   leave察  she   said   she   should   be   happy   to   see   him察

whenever he might find it convenient to call again察and when he was gone察

I was gratified by hearing her say察   'Well               I   think he's   a very  sensible 

man。     But   why   did   you   sit   back   there察Agnes'   she   added察  'and   talk   so 

little' 

     'Because      you   talked    so   well察  mamma察     I  thought     you   required     no 

assistance from me此         and察besides察he was your visitor察not mine。' 

     After that察he often called upon us ´ several times in the course of a 

week。      He   generally   addressed   most   of   his   conversation   to   my   mother此

and no wonder察for she could converse。                  I almost envied the unfettered察

vigorous      fluency     of  her   discourse察    and   the   strong    sense    evinced     by 

everything she said ´ and yet察I did not察for察though I occasionally regretted 

my own deficiencies for his sake察it gave me very great pleasure to sit and 

hear   the   two   beings   I   loved   and   honoured   above   every   one   else   in   the 

world察  discoursing   together   so   amicably察  so   wisely察  and   so   well。       I   was 

not   always   silent察  however察  nor   was   I   at   all   neglected。    I   was   quite   as 

much noticed as I would wish to be此              there was no lack of kind words and 

kinder     looks察  no   end   of  delicate    attentions察   too   fine  and   subtle    to  be 

grasped by words察and therefore indescribable ´ but deeply felt at heart。 

     Ceremony was quickly dropped between us此                    Mr。 Weston came as an 



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expected guest察welcome at all times察and never deranging the economy of 

our   household   affairs。     He   even   called   me   'Agnes'   the   name   had   been 

timidly spoken at first察but察finding it gave no offence in any quarter察he 

seemed   greatly   to   prefer   that   appellation   to   'Miss   Grey'   and   so   did   I。 

How   tedious   and   gloomy   were   those   days   in   which   he   did   not   come 

And yet not miserable察for I had still the remembrance of the last visit and 

the   hope   of   the   next   to   cheer   me。 But   when   two   or   three   days   passed 

without      my    seeing    him察   I  certainly    felt  very    anxious    ´   absurdly察

unreasonably so察for察of course察he had his own business and the affairs of 

his   parish   to   attend   to。 And   I   dreaded   the   close   of   the   holidays察  when 

MY business also would begin察and I should be sometimes unable to see 

him察and sometimes ´ when my mother was in the schoolroom ´ obliged to 

be with him alone此       a position I did not at all desire察in the house察though 

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