wessex tales-第51节

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I　am　very　poor　now；　and　my　mother　has　been　dead　these　twelve　months
。　。　。　But　won't　you　come　in；　Mr。　Stockdale？'

Stockdale　went　in；　and　it　is　to　be　supposed　that　they　came　to　an
understanding；　for　a　fortnight　later　there　was　a　sale　of　Lizzy's
furniture；　and　after　that　a　wedding　at　a　chapel　in　a　neighbouring
town。

He　took　her　away　from　her　old　haunts　to　the　home　that　he　had　made
for　himself　in　his　native　county；　where　she　studied　her　duties　as　a
minister's　wife　with　praiseworthy　assiduity。　　It　is　said　that　in
after　years　she　wrote　an　excellent　tract　called　Render　unto　Caesar；
or；　The　Repentant　Villagers；　in　which　her　own　experience　was
anonymously　used　as　the　introductory　story。　　Stockdale　got　it
printed；　after　making　some　corrections；　and　putting　in　a　few
powerful　sentences　of　his　own；　and　many　hundreds　of　copies　were
distributed　by　the　couple　in　the　course　of　their　married　life。


April　1879。







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