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She only tried, by long tender attention, to cheer and comfort her mother; and she and Nancy strove in every way to reduce the household expenditure, for there was little ready money to meet it. SHE ONLY TRIED BY LONG TENDER ATTENTION TO CHEER AND COMFORT HER MOTHER AND SHE AND NANCY STROVE IN EVERY WAY TO REDUCE THE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE FOR THERE WAS LITTLE READY MONEY TO MEET IT
cessant rain, and closing-in mists, without a gleam of sunshine to light up the drops of water, and make the wet stems and branches of the trees glisten. Every color seemed dimmed and darkened; and the crisp autumnal glory of leaves fell soddened to the ground. The latest flowers rotted away without ever coming to their bloom; and it looked as if the heavy monotonous sky had drawn closer and closer, and shut in the little moorland cottage as with a shroud. In doors, things were no more cheerful. Maggie saw that her mother was depressed, and she thought that Edward's extravagance must be the occasion. Oftentimes she wondered how far she might speak on the subject; and once or twice she drew near it in conversation; but her mother winced away, and Maggie could not as yet see any decided good to be gained from encountering such pain. To herself it would have been a relief to have known the truth--the worst, as far as her mother knew it; but she was not in the habit of thinking of herself. D THERE WAS INCESSANT RAIN AND CLOSING IN MISTS WITHOUT A GLEAM OF SUNSHINE TO LIGHT UP THE DROPS OF WATER AND MAKE THE WET STEMS AND BRANCHES OF THE TREES GLISTEN EVERY COLOR SEEMED DIMMED AND DARKENED AND THE CRISP AUTUMNAL GLORY OF LEAVES FELL SODDEN TO THE GROUND THEIR LATEST FLOWERS ROTTED AWAY WITHOUT EVER COMING TO THEIR BLOOM AND IT LOOKED AS IF THE HEAVY MONOTONOUS SKY HAD DRAWN CLOSER AND CLOSER AND SHUT IN THE LITTLE MOORLAND COTTAGE AS WITH A SHROUD IN DOORS THINGS WERE NO MORE CHEERFUL MAGGIE SAW THAT HER MOTHER WAS DEPRESSED AND SHE THOUGHT THAT EDWARD'S EXTRAVAGANCE MUST BE THE OCCASION OFTENTIMES SHE WONDERED HOW FAR SHE MIGHT SPEAK ON THE SUBJECT AND ONCE OR TWICE SHE DREW NEAR IT IN CONVERSATION BUT HER MOTHER WINCED AWAY AND MAGGIE COULD NOT AS YET SEE ANY DECIDED GOOD TO BE GAINED FROM ENCOUNTERING SUCH PAIN TO HERSELF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A RELIEF TO HAVE KNOWN THE TRUTH THE WORSE AS FAR AS HER MOTHER KNEW IT BUT SHE WAS NOT IN THE HABIT OF THINKING OF HER OF HERSELF
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