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THE RECORD OF A VANISHED IilFE. 189
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I Went Abroad. All The Fairest Scenes Of...
structure and well of his acquainted sacred calling with . hysical He was science fond of . art You , of know literature niy _,
cours dear was Herbert e between , how him cordial and me and during p intimate * all her the was value years the of friendl clearer our acquaint y aim inter , - -
ance . He gave to all ray life a hig , a , a securer oved hope by him . All while my old his sp companionshi iritual doubts p and gav difficulties e to my other were
rem know wise lonel Herbert y life how as ; pure constantl a pleasure y he as was I at had the ever cottage known ; how . You we
walked together , together ; and , you , read know and , too talked , that , observed no feeling and ature of mine studied of be love nature or
reverence towards his clear , high , kindly ncan overcharged Mnext . He nei was hbour my best Mrs . and Townsen dearest d friend of Laburnum —my only Cottage one . ,
intim a was pretty my y ate oth hed She er ge companion g onl was y , the and , widow . we Her soon of garden became a lieute , is n tolerabl divided ant in y the from friendl navy min y e and and by
was childless t who . had . She been lived with alone her in her years cottage . , The excep old t for lad an y was old
servan many rather had . prim On state and precise occasions , but she had wore as kind statel a hear y silk t as dresses ever woman , and she not littl
produced proud . On a handsome Sundays she tea- alway service s wore , of which g _* old spectacles which was , and a full read of e
friends out entries of . a to great She tea old was She famil very knew y fond Bible too of , somehow the children fly-leaf , everyone and of often that was had was little in
was trouble village of sympath much or For sorrow loved y . and Mr and ; Lawrence succour she respected was , . liberal the She , in old was the lad in little y g known iving had , worl the , to and hi d everyone g of was hest our brimful respect , little and
him and affection and . was . onl She . too always deli curtsied hted when wh he en she cam shook e to tea hands with with her , g
as he , often did ; for y the kindly , worthy old dame was a great favourite with him
Mrs . Townsend . often invited to her house a young lady , a governess in the family of the Bullpounds . from Mr . Bull business pound was
had a wealth amassed y manufacturer great deal , who of had retired in the town of Vircaster . He
a money , He and had indul boug ged ht the a larg ambition e estate of in rivalling the nei * ghbourhood the old county with . He his families flashed .
his brutal wealth abroadin the hope of dazzling gold . famil the In this y were he was The generally but family moderatel was disliked , loud y successful by coars the e gentry and ; for vu he and ] gar and desp in his external ised whole by
manners rence poor who . and had in the inner widest nature charity . , They , but , repelled was no even respecter Mr . Law of
persons , . They were , I confess , my particular aversion , arid the
The Record Of A Vanished Iilfe. 189
THE RECORD OF A VANISHED IilFE . 189
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), May 2, 1864, page 189, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_02051864/page/45/
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