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THE RECORD OF A VANISHED LIFE. 198
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I Went Abroad. All The Fairest Scenes Of...
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as kindly as X could ; I tried to soothe and reassure her . She raised sorrow her \ on veil the . worn _T started , wasted incoherentl at the face scared . At in , the wild few look words of despairing which at I *
kindness stammered she out looked , rather at me doubting y , ly ; my the features clumsy attempt softened a again little from that , painful _vfcheir rig look id tension of friht ; th of en titter there hopelessness came over . them She
tried to say something , but g I , only caught some words , not murmured wait rap She idl turned y , to the to effect hurry that she but could her not steps wait— thoug could h
to rap know id , were . which again way unstead to turn y , . vacillating Thoroug away , , hl and y alarmed she did , not I , begged seem herShe
her earnestly to confide in me , to let me try to help . then looked as wondering I poured out ly at protestation me , as if- s she of kindness did not comprehend proffers of hel me p ;
, , her she frag burst ile into form a with wild passion the vehem of ence tears of , which a great seemed bitter to sorrow shake .
We and the stood drear alone rime there and in the I remember deepening well mist , how in , the the stillness sound of ,
hear her weep heri story ing tore , even up if ; the she heavy could silence have told . I it would then . not When wait the to at she should
first violence of her grief was over , I insisted th whose accompany cottage me stood to my next kind to mine old nei . g I hbour knew , the Mrs good . Townsend old soul ,.
like would Poor that welcome Miss of a Ashley littl any e child sorrow acquiesced . , She and cl with shelter ung a trembling quiet any grief , timid l . y to submission my arm , , could walk
yet lecfc but , her to I thoug cling to Laburnum ht desperatel , trustfull Cottage y to too anyth . . As She ing soon seemed that as took she bewildered the shap , e and , of I
kindness have occurred and protection to herandas . y I knew I supported some great her shock weak steps and trial , and must felt
tortured the a great trem yearning . ulous I knew grasp of part upon p , ity of for my her the arm story poor , my . , heart gentle I could was girl guess very , so full wrung partl . I y and felt at
action aiid the occu comforting and rrence with of ly as a that resi T could d gnation ay . to She her of seemed , exhaustion to yiel , d as up I spoke all to be free soothing willing will and to ly
and imp go depressio loring anywhere sai , d all n , , that hel the p I , less littl I would own e look I , . coul I could She of d to utter looked cheer scarcel dependence and y up bear soothe once to , , with of her see . fri it such . g I htened asked I did an
her to trust meto rely upon any he ] p I could render ; I ,
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The Record Of A Vanished Life. 198
THE RECORD OF A VANISHED LIFE . 198
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), May 2, 1864, page 193, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_02051864/page/49/
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