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400 A STRANGE CHANCE.
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+ Chapter, Iii.
our faculties and actions . Had George Gilbert , by his constant yearning for repose and impulses of affectionbeen led from the
united coldness his of destiny an ideal with into some the warmth other being of an 1 , he actual would , presence have appeared , had he
in the eyes of many a wiser and happier man . And often , indeed , he could not avoid seeing his position in the same light himself ;
but a certain something within him , which at one time acted as a convictionat another as an undefinable instinctalways restrained
him , and he , was fain to renounce the prqsj ) eets , of smiling comfort that presented themselvesas unworthy expediencies .
Elizabethtoohad her , full share of trials . Her womanldelicacy had often , been , wounded by the thought that she was dwelling y
beneath the same roof with a man for whom she entertained nmeh more than a sister ' s affection . In her position , besides misery , there
appeared something very like sin . Bat how help herself ? She could only do this by marryingand more than oncewhen the
, , opportunity had offered , in mere despair she had entertained the idea of embracing it . But the same absolute truthfulness which
restrained George Gilbert , restrained her . also . As regarded herself and the little Charlesa consciousness that she might be liable to
moods which would influence , her to treat him as somewhat of an enemy , made her so fearful lest she should fail in duty towards him
that in her anxiety for the right she bestowed upon him a two- , fold amount of care .
One morning , about two years after the incident related in the first chapterGeorge Gilbert was sitting in his studioapparently
, , more disposed for reverie than labor . On a table before him an old portfolio was lyingand he was dreamily turning- over the
sketches and drawings it contained , , when a low , hesitating knock was given at the door .
" Who is there ? " he inquired . After a few ineffectual attempts , the handle of the door was turned ,
and a bright , smiling little face peeped into the room . "AhCharley ; my boyis it you ? " said George ; _" come in . " In
an instant , Charley was at , his side . His appearance was wonderfully improved ; he had grown tallerhis face had a more health
color , joined , too , with a more refined , expressionthe result of Ms y better nurture and tendingand his hair was flourishing , in a golden
and orderly abundance . His , dress too was of good material , and made with much taste and care .
¦ . " " To And see what you is _jDaint it you p - want lease , my uncle boy George ? " aske ; d aunt George Elizabeth . said
I might ask you to let , me . " , " Very wellso you shall . But how is it you are not at school
, this morning ?" " Because it is holiday to-day . Don't you know I never go to
school on Saturday ?"
"Oh , certainly not , I had forgotten . Why , Charley , upon my
400 A Strange Chance.
400 A STRANGE CHANCE .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Feb. 1, 1861, page 400, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01021861/page/40/
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