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She put out her right hand, and he took hold of it, as he was expected to do. The finger ends were frayed and blackened by needle pricks, but the hand itself was plump, moist, and not unshapely. SHE PUT OUT HER RIGHT HAND AND HE TOOK HOLD OF IT AS HE WAS EXPECTED TO DO THE FINGER ENDS WERE FRAYED AND BLACKENED BY NEEDLE PRICKS BUT THE HAND ITSELF WAS PLUMP MOIST AND NOT UNSHAPELY
lways in reference to the woman who, fifteen months before, had treated him ill; he had said to himself that even the breaking of stones in the road should be considered a more feminine employment than the breaking of hearts. He gave way therefore to a movement of friendliness for this working daughter of the people, and joined her on the other side of the stile in token of his approval. She, twisting round to face him, leaned now with her back against the bar, and the sunset fires lent a fleeting glory to her face. Perhaps she guessed how becoming the light was, for she took off her hat and let it touch to gold the ends and fringes of her rough abundant hair. Thus and at this moment she made an agreeable picture, to which stood as background all the beautiful, wooded Southshire view. 'You don't really mean to say you are a tailoress?' said Willoughby, with a sort of eager compassion. 'I do, though! An' I've bin one ever since I was fourteen. Look at my fingers if you don't b'lieve me. THE SWEAT OF HER BROW ALWAYS IN REFERENCE TO THE WOMAN WHO FIFTEEN MONTHS BEFORE HAD TREATED HIM ILL HE HAD SAID TO HIMSELF THAT EVEN THE BREAKING OF STONES IN THE ROAD SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A MORE FEMININE EMPLOYMENT THAN THE BREAKING OF HEARTS HE GAVE WAY THEREFORE TO A MOVEMENT OF FRIENDLINESS FOR THIS WORKING DAUGHTER OF THE PEOPLE AND JOINED HER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STILE IN TOKEN OF HIS APPROVAL SHE TWISTING ROUND TO FACE HIM LEANED NOW WITH HER BACK AGAINST THE BAR AND THE SUNSET FIRES LENT A FLEETING GLORY TO HER FACE PERHAPS SHE GUESSED HOW BECOMING THE LIGHT WAS FOR SHE TOOK OFF HER HAT AND LET IT TOUCH TO GOLD THE ENDS AND FRINGES OF HER ROUGH ABUNDANT HAIR THUS AND AT THIS MOMENT SHE MADE AN AGREEABLE PICTURE TO WHICH STOOD AS BACKGROUND ALL THE BEAUTIFUL WOODED SOUTH SHERE VIEW YOU DON'T REALLY MEAN TO SAY YOU ARE A TAILORESS SAID WILLOUGHBY WITH A SORT OF EAGER COMPASSION I DO THOUGH AND I'VE BEEN ONE EVER SINCE I WAS FOURTEEN LOOK AT MY FINGERS IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME
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