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It seemed, indeed, probable that Mr. Buxton, who was singularly void of worldliness or ambition for himself, would become worldly and ambitious for his son. His hopes for Frank were all for honor and distinction here. Mrs. Buxton's hopes were prayers. She was fading away, as light fades into darkness on a summer evening. No one seemed to remark the gradual progress; but she was fully conscious of it herself. IT SEEMED INDEED PROBABLE THAT MISTER BUXTON WHO WAS SINGULARLY VOID OF WORLDLINESS OR AMBITION FOR HIMSELF WOULD BECOME WORLDLY AND AMBITIOUS FOR HIS SON HIS HOPES FOR FRANK WERE ALL FOR HONOUR AND DISTINCTION HERE MISSUS BUXTON'S HOPES WERE PRAYERS SHE WAS FADING AWAY AS LIGHT FADES INTO DARKNESS ON A SUMMER EVENING NO ONE SEEMED TO REMARK ON THE GRADUAL PROGRESS BUT SHE WAS FULLY CONSCIOUS OF IT HERSELF
he had always from a child pictured Edward to herself as taking her father's place. When she had thought of him as a man, it was as contemplative, grave, and gentle, as she remembered her father. With all a child's deficiency of reasoning power, she had never considered how impossible it was that a selfish, vain, and impatient boy could become a meek, humble, and pious man, merely by adopting a profession in which such qualities are required. But now, at sixteen, she was beginning to understand all this. Not by any process of thought, but by something more like a correct feeling, she perceived that Edward would never be the true minister of Christ. So, more glad and thankful than sorry, though sorrow mingled with her sentiments, she learned the decision that he was to be an attorney. Frank Buxton all this time was growing up into a young man. The hopes both of father and mother were bound up in him; and, according to the difference in their characters was the difference in their hopes. N THIS CHANGE WITH MINGLED FEELINGS SHE HAD ALWAYS FROM A CHILD PICTURED EDWARD TO HERSELF AS TAKING HER FATHER'S PLACE WHEN SHE HAD THOUGHT OF HIM AS A MAN IT WAS AS COMPLATIVE GRAVE AND GENTLE AS SHE REMEMBERED HER FATHER WITH ALL A CHILD'S DEFICIENCY OF REASONING POWER SHE HAD NEVER CONSIDERED HOW IMPOSSIBLE IT WAS THAT A SELFISH VAIN AND IMPATIENT BOY COULD BECOME A MEEK HUMBLE AND PIOUS MAN MERELY BY ADOPTING A PROFESSION IN WHICH SUCH QUALITIES ARE REQUIRED BUT NOW AT SIXTEEN SHE WAS BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND ALL THIS NOT BY ANY PROCESS OF BUT BY SOMETHING MORE LIKE A CORRECT FEELING SHE PERCEIVED THAT EDWARD WOULD NEVER BE THE TRUE MINISTER OF CHRIST SO MORE GLAD AND THANKFUL THAN SORRY THOUGH SORROW MINGLED WITH HER SENTIMENTS SHE LEARNED THE DECISION THAT HE WAS TO BE AN ATTORNEY FRANK BUXTON ALL THIS TIME WAS GROWING UP INTO A YOUNG MAN THE HOPES BOTH OF FATHER AND MOTHER WERE BOUND UP IN HIM AND ACCORDING TO THE DIFFERENCES IN THEIR CHARACTERS WAS THE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR HOPES
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