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The air was so still that she heard the distant wood pigeons cooing; and round about her the bees were murmuring busily among the clustering heath. THE AIR WAS SO STILL THAT SHE HEARD THE DISTANT WOOD PIGEONS COOING AND ROUND ABOUT HER THE BEES WERE MURMURING BUSILY AMONG THE CLUSTERING HEATH
 young lady did not know if she was eating jelly, or porridge, or whether the plates were common delf or the best China, so long as she was with her dear Miss Maggie. Spring went, and summer came. Frank had gone to and fro between Cambridge and Combehurst, drawn by motives of which he felt the force, but into which he did not care to examine. Edward had sold the property of Mr. Buxton; and he, pleased with the possession of half the purchase money (the remainder of which was to be paid by installments), and happy in the idea that his son came over so frequently to see Erminia, had amply rewarded the young attorney for his services. One summer's day, as hot as day could be, Maggie had been busy all morning; for the weather was so sultry that she would not allow either Nancy or her mother to exert themselves much. She had gone down with the old brown pitcher, coeval with herself, to the spring for water; and while it was trickling, and making a tinkling music, she sat down on the ground. WDLY OBSERVED THE YOUNG LADY DID NOT KNOW IF SHE WAS EATING JELLY OR PORRIDGE OR WHETHER THE PLATES WERE COMMON DEAL OR THE BEST CHINA SO LONG AS SHE WAS WITH HER DEAR MISS MAGGIE SPRING WENT AND SUMMER CAME FRANK HAD GONE TO AND FRO BETWEEN CAMBRIDGE AND COOMBHURST DRAWN BY MOTIVES OF WHICH HE FELT THE FORCE BUT INTO WHICH HE DID NOT CARE TO EXAMINE EDWARD HAD SOLD THE PROPERTY OF MISTER BUXTON AND HE PLEASED WITH THE POSSESSION OF HALF THE PURCHASE MONEY THE REMAINDER OF WHICH THIS WAS TO BE IMPAID BY INSTALMENTS AND HAPPY IN THE IDEA THAT HIS SON CAME OVER SO FREQUENTLY TO SEE ERMINIA HAD AMPLY REWARDED THE YOUNG ATTORNEY FOR HIS SERVICES ONE SUMMER'S DAY AS HOT AS DAY COULD BE MAGGIE HAD BEEN BUSY ALL MORNING FOR THE WEATHER WAS SO SULTRY THAT SHE WOULD NOT ALLOW EITHER NANCY OR HER MOTHER TO EXERT THEMSELVES MUCH SHE HAD GONE DOWN WITH THE OLD BROWN PITCHER COEVAL WITH HERSELF TO THE SPRING FOR WATER AND WHILE IT WAS TRICKLING AND MAKING A TINKLING MUSIC SHE SAT DOWN ON THE GROUND
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