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He had suffered himself at the hands of a woman and severely, but this, instead of hardening his heart, had only rendered it the more supple. And yet he had a vivid perception of the peril in which he stood. HE HAD SUFFERED HIMSELF AT THE HANDS OF A WOMAN AND SEVERELY BUT THIS INSTEAD OF HARDENING HIS HEART HAD ONLY RENDERED IT THE MORE SUPPLE AND YET HE HAD A VIVID PERCEPTION OF THE PERIL IN WHICH HE STOOD
 'What is there to cry about because you have not seen me for two days?' he began; 'why, Esther, we are only strangers, after all. When we have been at home a week or two we shall scarcely remember each other's names.' Esther sobbed at intervals, but her tears had ceased. 'It's fine for you to talk of home,' she said to this. 'You've got something that is a home, I s'pose? But me! my home's like hell, with nothing but quarrellin' and cursin', and a father who beats us whether sober or drunk. Yes!' she repeated shrewdly, seeing the lively disgust on Willoughby's face, 'he beat me, all ill as I was, jus' before I come away. I could show you the bruises on my arms still. And now to go back there after knowin' you! It'll be worse than ever. I can't endure it, and I won't! I'll put an end to it or myself somehow, I swear!' 'But my poor Esther, how can I help it? what can I do?' said Willoughby. He was greatly moved, full of wrath with her father, with all the world which makes women suffer. GRASS PATH THAT SKIRTED IT IN THE SHADOW OF THE HEDGEROW WHAT IS THERE TO CRY ABOUT BECAUSE YOU'VE NOT SEEN ME FOR TWO DAYS HE BEGAN WHY ESTHER WE'RE ONLY STRANGERS AFTER ALL WHEN WE'VE BEEN AT HOME A WEEK OR TWO WE SHALL SCARCELY REMEMBER EACH OTHER'S NAMES ESTHER SOBBED AT INTERVALS BUT HER TEARS HAD CEASED IT'S FINE FOR YOU TO TALK OF HOME SHE SAID TO THIS YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING THAT IS HOME I SUPPOSE BUT ME MY HOME'S LIKE HELL WITH NOTHING BUT QUARRELLING AND CURSING AND A FATHER WHO BEATS AS WHETHER SOBER OR DRUNK YES SHE REPEATED SHREWDLY SEEING THE LIVELY DISGUST ON WILLOUGHBY'S FACE HE BEAT ME ALL ILL AS I WAS JUST BEFORE I COME AWAY I COULD SHOW YOU THE BRUISES ON MY ARM STILL AND NOW TO GO BACK THERE AFTER KNOWING YOU IT'LL BE WORSE THAN EVER I CAN'T ENDURE IT AND I WON'T I'LL PUT AN END TO IT OR MYSELF SOMEHOW I SWEAR BUT MY POOR ESTHER HOW CAN I HELP IT WHAT CAN I DO SAID WILLOUGHBY HE WAS GREATLY MOVED FULL OF WRATH WITH HER FATHER WITH ALL THE WORLD WHICH MAKES WOMEN SUFFER
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