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"Henceforward," said he, "I have a right to carry your burdens." So with one arm round her waist and with the other carrying the water, they climbed the steep turfy slope. Near the top she wanted to take it again. HENCEFORWARD SAID HE I HAVE A RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR BURDENS SO WITH ONE ARM ROUND HER WAIST AND WITH THE OTHER CARRYING THE WATER THEY CLIMBED THE STEEP TURFY SLOPE NEAR THE TOP SHE WANTED TO TAKE IT AGAIN
 her own heart, which leaped up with the feelings called out by his words. She went very white, and sat down on the ground as before. But she rose again immediately, and stood, with drooping, averted head. He had dropped her hand, but now sought to take it again. "Maggie, darling, may I speak?" Her lips moved, he saw, but he could not hear. A pang of affright ran through him that, perhaps, she did not wish to listen. "May I speak to you?" he asked again, quite timidly. She tried to make her voice sound, but it would not; so she looked round. Her soft gray eyes were eloquent in that one glance. And, happier than his words, passionate and tender as they were, could tell, he spoke till her trembling was changed into bright flashing blushes, and even a shy smile hovered about her lips, and dimpled her cheeks. The water bubbled over the pitcher unheeded. At last she remembered all the work-a-day world. She lifted up the jug, and would have hurried home, but Frank decidedly took it from her. F HIS COMING IT WAS THE SUDDENNESS OF HER OWN HEART WHICH LEAPED UP WITH THE FEELINGS CAUSED CALLED OUT BY HIS WORDS SHE WENT VERY WHITE AND SAT DOWN ON THE GROUND AS BEFORE BUT SHE ROSE AGAIN IMMEDIATELY AND STOOD WITH DROOPING AVERTED HEAD HE HAD DROPPED HER HAND BUT NOW SOUGHT TO TAKE IT AGAIN MAGGIE DARLING MAY I SPEAK HER LIPS MOVED HE SAW BUT HE COULD NOT HEAR A PANG OF AFFRIGHT RAN THROUGH HIM THAT PERHAPS SHE DID NOT WISH TO LISTEN MAY I SPEAK TO YOU HE ASKED AGAIN QUITE TIMIDLY SHE TRIED TO MAKE HER VOICE SOUND BUT IT WOULD NOT SO SHE LOOKED ROUND HER SOFT GRAY EYES WERE ELOQUENT IN THAT ONE GLANCE AND HAPPIER THAN HIS WORDS PASSIONATE AND TENDER AS THEY WERE COULD TELL HE SPOKE TILL HER TREMBLING WAS CHANGED INTO BRIGHT FLASHING BLUSHES AND EVEN A SHY SMILE HOVERED ABOUT HER LIPS AND DIMPLED HER CHEEKS THE WATER BUBBLED OVER THE PITCHER UNHEEDED AT LAST SHE REMEMBERED ALL THE WORKADAY WORLD SHE LIFTED UP THE JUG AND WOULD HAVE HURRIED HOME BUT FRANK DECIDEDLY TOOK IT FROM HER
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