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She opened the little parlor door, and they went in; but for a time they were both silent. SHE OPENED THE LITTLE PARLOR DOOR AND THEY WENT IN BUT FOR A TIME THEY WERE BOTH SILENT
n iron bridle-ring fixed in the gray stone wall. He saw the casement of the parlor-window open, and Maggie's head bent down over her work. She looked up as he entered the court, and his footsteps sounded on the flag-walk. She came round and opened the door. As she stood in the door-way, speaking, he was struck by her resemblance to some old painting. He had seen her young, calm face, shining out with great peacefulness, and the large, grave, thoughtful eyes, giving the character to the features which otherwise they might, from their very regularity, have wanted. Her brown dress had the exact tint which a painter would have admired. The slanting mellow sunlight fell upon her as she stood; and the vine-leaves, already frost-tinted, made a rich, warm border, as they hung over the old house-door. "Mamma is not well; she is gone to lie down. How are you? How is Mr. Buxton?" "We are both pretty well; quite well, in fact, as far as regards health. May I come in? I want to talk to you, Maggie! D HORSE MOUNT BESIDE WHICH THERE WAS AN IRON BRIDLE RING FIXED IN THE GREY STONE WALL HE SAW THE CASEMENT OF THE PARLOUR WINDOW OPEN AND MAGGIE'S HEAD BENT DOWN OVER HER WORK SHE LOOKED UP AS HE ENTERED THE COURT AND HIS FOOTSTEPS SOUNDED ON THE FLAG WALK SHE CAME ROUND AND OPENED THE DOOR AS SHE STOOD IN THE DOORWAY SPEAKING HE WAS STRUCK BY HER RESEMBLANCE TO SOME OLD PAINTING HE HAD SEEN HER YOUNG CALM FACE SHINING OUT WITH GREAT PEACEFULNESS AND THE LARGE GRAVE THOUGHTFUL EYES GIVING THE CHARACTER TO THE FEATURES WHICH OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT FROM THEIR VERY REGULARITY HAVE WANTED HER BROWN DRESS HAD THE EXACT TINT WHICH A PAINTER WOULD HAVE ADMIRED THE SLANTING MELLOW SUNLIGHT FELL UPON HER AS SHE STOOD AND THE VINE LEAVES ALREADY FROST TINTED MADE A RICH WARM BORDER AS THEY HUNG OVER THE OLD HOUSE DOOR MAMMA IS NOT WELL SHE'S GONE TO LIE DOWN HOW ARE YOU HOW IS MISTER BUXTON WE'RE BOTH PRETTY WELL QUITE WELL IN FACT AS FAR AS REGARDS HEALTH MAY I COME IN I WANT TO TALK TO YOU MAGGIE
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