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Thus he learned her name was Esther Stables, that she and her people lived Whitechapel way; that her father was seldom sober, and her mother always ill; and that the aunt with whom she was staying kept the post office and general shop in Orton village. THUS HE LEARNED HER NAME WAS ESTHER STABLES THAT SHE AND HER PEOPLE LIVED WHITECHAPEL WAY THAT HER FATHER WAS SELDOM SOBER AND THAT HER MOTHER ALWAYS ILL AND THAT THE AUNT WITH WHOM SHE WAS STAYING KEPT THE POST OFFICE AND GENERAL SHOP IN AUTUMN VILLAGE
ver have ter do any work all day long.' Willoughby thought it innocent of the girl to say this; it reminded him of his own notion as a child--that kings and queens put on their crowns the first thing on rising in the morning. His cordiality rose another degree. 'If being a gentleman means having nothing to do,' said he, smiling, 'I can certainly lay no claim to the title. Life isn't all beer and skittles with me, any more than it is with you. Which is the better reason for enjoying the present moment, don't you think? Suppose, now, like a kind little girl, you were to show me the way to Beacon Point, which you say is so pretty?' She required no further persuasion. As he walked beside her through the upland fields where the dusk was beginning to fall, and the white evening moths to emerge from their daytime hiding-places, she asked him many personal questions, most of which he thought fit to parry. Taking no offence thereat, she told him, instead, much concerning herself and her family. NICE TO WEAR FINE CLOTHES AND NEVER HAVE TO DO ANY WORK ALL DAY LONG WILLOUGHBY THOUGHT IT INNOCENT OF THE GIRL TO SAY THIS IT REMINDED HIM OF HIS OWN NOTION AS A CHILD THAT KINGS AND QUEENS PUT ON THEIR CROWNS THE FIRST THING ON RISING IN THE MORNING HIS CORDIALITY ROSE ANOTHER DEGREE IF BEING A GENTLEMAN MEANS HAVING NOTHING TO DO SAID HE SMILING I CAN CERTAINLY LAY NO CLAIM TO THAT TITLE LIFE ISN'T ALL BEER AND SCITTLES WITH ME ANY MORE THAN IT IS WITH YOU WHICH IS THE BETTER REASON FOR ENJOYING THE PRESENT MOMENT DON'T YOU THINK SUPPOSE NOW LIKE A KIND LITTLE GIRL YOU WERE TO SHOW ME THE WAY TO BEACON POINT WHICH YOU SAY IS SO PRETTY SHE REQUIRED NO FURTHER PERSUASION AS HE WALKED BESIDE HER THROUGH THE UPLAND FIELDS WHERE THE DUSK WAS BEGINNING TO FALL AND THE WHITE EVENING MOTHS TO EMERGE FROM THEIR DAYTIME HIDING PLACES SHE ASKED HIM MANY PERSONAL QUESTIONS MOST OF WHICH HE THOUGHT FIT TO PARRY TAKING NO OFFENCE THEREAT SHE TOLD HIM INSTEAD MUCH CONCERNING HERSELF AND HER FAMILY
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