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2093
Howbeit, she could not forbear looking askew, behind her spectacles, towards the spot of stubborn turf. HOWBEIT SHE COULD NOT FORBEAR LOOKING ASKEW BEHIND HER SPECTACLES TOWARD THE SPOT OF STUBBORN TURF
d to see her, and made his approach on tiptoe. “How hard this elderly lady works!” remarked David. “Go and help her, David,” said Esther, compassionately. As their drowsy void spoke, both the old woman and the pompous little figure behind her lifted their eyes, and for a moment they regarded the youth and damsel with something like kindness and affection; which, however, were dim and uncertain, and passed away almost immediately. The old woman again betook herself to the shovel, but was startled by a hand suddenly laid upon her shoulder; she turned round in great trepidation, and beheld the dignitary in the blue coat; then followed an embrace of such closeness as would indicate no remoter connection than matrimony between these two decorous persons. The gentleman next pointed to the shovel, appearing to inquire the purpose of his lady’s occupation; while she as evidently parried his interrogatories, maintaining a demure and sanctified visage as every good woman ought, in similar cases.  MAN IN GOLD LACE NOW HAPPENED TO SEE HER AND MADE HIS APPROACH ON TIPTOE HOW HARD THIS ELDERLY LADY WORKS REMARKED DAVID GO AND HELP HER DAVID SAID ESTHER COMPASSIONATELY AS THEIR DROWSY VOID SPOKE BOTH THE OLD WOMAN AND THE POMPOUS LITTLE FIGURE BEHIND HER LIFTED THEIR EYES AND FOR A MOMENT THEY REGARDED THE YOUTH AND DAMSEL WITH SOMETHING LIKE KINDNESS AND AFFECTION WHICH HOWEVER WERE DIM AND UNCERTAIN AND PASSED AWAY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE OLD WOMAN AGAIN BETOOK HERSELF TO THE SHOVEL BUT WAS STARTLED BY A HAND SUDDENLY LAID UPON HER SHOULDER SHE TURNED ROUND IN GREAT TREPIDATION AND BEHELD THE DIGNITARY IN THE BLUE COAT THEN FOLLOWED AN EMBRACE OF SUCH CLOSENESS AS WOULD INDICATE NO REMOTER CONNECTION THAN MATRIMONY BETWEEN THESE TWO DECOROUS PERSONS THE GENTLEMAN NEXT POINTED TO THE SHOVEL APPEARING TO INQUIRE THE PURPOSE OF HIS LADY'S OCCUPATION WHILE SHE AS EVIDENTLY PARRIED HIS INTERROGATORIES MAINTAINING A DEMURE AND SANCTIFIED VISAGE AS EVERY GOOD WOMAN OUGHT IN SIMILAR CASES
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