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ahurhernow,mueredhe oughcanhurhernowhen,raisinghisvoiceoawailingcry,hewenon:wemayquarrelandfallouwemaymakepeaceandbefriendswemayclemoskinandboneandnoughoallourgriefswilleverouchhermorehooshadherporiononemwhawihardworkfirs,andsicknessas,hoosledhelifeofadogandodiewihouknowingonegoodpieceo

rejoicinginallherdays!nay,wench,whaeverhoosaid,hoocanknownoughabouinow,andimunhaasupodrinkjusoseadymeagainsorrow

o,saidmargare,sofeningwihhissofenedma

eryoushallno

ifherlifehasbeenwhayousay,aanyraeshedidnofeardeahassomedooh,youshouldhaveheardherspeakofhelifeocomehelifehiddenwihgod,hasheisnowgoo

heshookhishead,gncingsidewaysupamargareashedidsohispale,haggardfacesruckherpainfully

youaresorelyiredwherehaveyoubeenalldaynoawork?

oawork,sureenough,saidhe,wihashor,grimugh oawhayoucallworkiwereahecommiee,illiweresickenedouwi

ryingomakefoolshearreasoniwerefechedoboucherswifeaforesevenhismorningshesbedfas,bushewereravingandragingoknowwhereherdunderheadedbrueofachapwas,asifidokeephimasifhewerefioberuledbymeheddfool,whohaspuhisfooinallourpns!andivewalkedmyfeesorewigoingabouforoseemenwhowouldn beseen,nowhewisraisedagainusandiweresoreheared,oo,whichisworsehansorefooed;andifididseeafriendwhoossedoreame,ineverknewhooyadyingherebess,ss,houdbelieveme,houwouldswouldsn hou?urningohepoordumbformwihwildappeal

iamsure,saidmargare,iamsureyoudidnoknow:iwasquiesuddenbunow,yousee,iwouldbedifferen;youdoknow;youdoseeherlyinghere;youhearwhashesaidwihhersbreahyouwillnogo?

noanswerinfac,wherewasheolookforcomfor?

comehomewihme,saidsheas,wihaboldvenure,halfremblingaherownproposalasshemadeialeasyoushallhavesomecomforablefood,whichimsureyouneed

yo fahersaparson?askedhe,wihasuddenurninhisideas

hewas,saidmargare,shorly

illgoandakeadishoeawihhim,sinceyoveaskedmeivemanyahingiofenwishedosayoaparson,andimnoparicurasowheherhespreachingnow,orno

margarewasperplexed;hisdrinkingeawihherfaher,whowouldbeoallyunpreparedforhisvisiorhermohersoillseemeduerlyouofhequesion;andyeifshedrewbacknow,iwouldbeworsehaneversureodrivehimoheginshopshehoughhaifshecouldonlygehimoheirownhouse,iwassogreaasepgainedhashewouldrusohechaperofaccidensforhenex

goodbye,oudwench!weveparedcompanyas,wehave!buhousbeenablessinohyfahereversinhouwerbornblesshywhielips,ss,heyveasmileonemnow!andimgdoseeionceagain,houghimloneandforlornforevermore

hesoopeddownandfondlykissedhisdaugher;coveredupherface,andurnedofollowmargareshehadhasilygonedownsairsoellmaryofhearrangemen;osayiwasheonlywayshecouldhinkofokeephimfromheginpace;ourgemaryocomeoo,forherhearsmoeheraheideaofleavinghepooraffecionaegirlalone

bumaryhadfriendsamongheneighbours,shesaid,whowouldcomeinandsiabiwihher,iwasallrigh;bufaherhewasherebyhemasshewouldhavespokenmorehehadshaken

offhisemoion,asifhewasashamedofhavingevergivenwayoi;andhadevenoerleapedhimselfsomuchhaheassumedasorofbiermirh,likehecracklingofhornsunderapo

imgoingoakemyeawiherfaher,iam!

buheslouchedhiscaplowdownoverhisbrowashewenouinohesree,andlookedneiheroherighnorohelef,whileherampedalongbymargaresside;hefearedbeingupsebyhewords,sillmorehelooks,ofsympahisingneighbourssoheandmargarewalkedinsilence

ashegonearhesreeinwhichheknewshelived,helookeddownahisclohes,hishands,andshoes

ishouldmappenhacleanedmysel,firs?

icerainlywouldhavebeendesirable,bumargareassuredhimheshouldbeallowedogoinoheyard,andhavesoapandowelprovided;shecouldnolehimslipouofherhandsjushen

whilehefollowedhehouseservanalonghepassage,andhroughhekichen,seppingcauiouslyoneverydarkmarkinhepaernofheoilcloh,inorderoconcealhisdiryfooprins,margareranupsairs

shemedixononhending

howismamma?whereispapa?

missuswasired,andgoneinoherownroomshehadwanedogoobed,budixonhadpersuadedheroliedownonhesofa,andhavehereabroughoherhere;iwouldbebeerhangeingreslessbybeingoolonginbed

sofar,sogoodbuwherewasmrhale?inhedrawingroom

margareweninhalfbreahlesswihhehurriedsoryshehadoell

ofcourse,sheoldiincompleely;andherfaherwasraher akenabackbyheideaofhedrunkenweaverawaiinghiminhisquiesudy,wihwhomhewasexpecedodrinkea,andonwhosebehalfmargarewasanxiouslypleadinghemeek,kindhearedmrhalewouldhavereadilyriedoconsolehiminhisgrief,bu,unluckily,hepoinmargaredweluponmosforciblywashefacofhishavingbeendrinking,andherhavingbroughhimhomewihherasasexpedienokeephimfromheginshoponelileevenhadcomeouofanohersonaurallyhamargarewashardlyconsciousofwhashehaddone,illshesawheslighlookofrepugnanceonherfahersface

oh,papa!hereallyisamanyouwillnodislikeifyouwon beshockedobeginwih

u,margare,obringadrunkenmanhomeandyourmohersoill!

margarescounenancefelliamsorry,papaheisveryquieheisnoipsyaallhewasonlyrahersrangeafirs,buhamighbeheshockofpoorbessysdeahmargareseyesfilledwihearsmrhaleookholdofhersweepleadingfaceinbohhishands,andkissedher

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