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When he came back for occasional holidays, his mother's face was radiant with happiness, and her manner toward him was even more caressing than he approved of. WHEN HE CAME BACK FOR OCCASIONAL HOLIDAYS HIS MOTHER'S FACE WAS RADIANT WITH HAPPINESS AND HER MANNER TOWARD HIM WAS EVEN MORE CARESSING THAN HE APPROVED OF
ry much obliged to you," said Mr. Buxton. "You would be doing me a kindness. If you meet with a purchaser, and can manage the affair, I would rather that you drew out the deeds for the transfer of the property. It would be the beginning of business for you; and I only hope I should bring you good luck." Of course Edward could do this; and when they left the table, it was with a feeling on his side that he was a step nearer to the agency which he coveted; and with a happy consciousness on Mr. Buxton's of having put a few pounds in the way of a deserving and remarkably clever young man. Since Edward had left home, Maggie had gradually, but surely, been gaining in importance. Her judgment and her untiring unselfishness could not fail to make way. Her mother had some respect for, and great dependence on her; but still it was hardly affection that she felt for her; or if it was it was a dull and torpid kind of feeling, compared with the fond love and exulting pride which she took in Edward.  SHORT TIME I SHOULD BE VERY MUCH OBLIGED TO YOU SAID MISTER BUXTON YOU WOULD BE DOING ME A KINDNESS IF YOU MEET WITH A PURCHASER AND CAN MANAGE THE AFFAIR I'D RATHER THAT YOU DREW OUT THE DEEDS FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY IT WOULD BE THE BEGINNING OF BUSINESS FOR YOU AND I ONLY HOPE I SHOULD BRING YOU GOOD LUCK OF COURSE EDWARD COULD DO THIS AND WHEN THEY LEFT THE TABLE IT WAS WITH A FEELING ON HIS SIDE THAT HE WAS A STEP NEARER TO THE AGENCY WHICH HE COVETED AND WITH A HAPPY CONSCIOUSNESS ON MISTER BUXTON'S OF HAVING PUT A FEW POUNDS IN THE WAY OF A DESERVING AND REMARKABLY CLEVER YOUNG MAN SINCE EDWARD HAD LEFT HOME MAGGIE HAD GRADUALLY BUT SURELY BEEN GAINING IN IMPORTANCE HER JUDGMENT AND HER UNTIRING SELFISHNESS COULD NOT FAIL TO MAKE WAY HER MOTHER HAD SOME RESPECT FOR AND GREAT DEPENDENCE ON HER BUT STILL IT WAS HARDLY AFFECTION THAT SHE FELT FOR HER OR IF IT WAS IT WAS A DULL AND TORPID KIND OF FEELING COMPARED WITH THE FOND LOVE AND EXULTING PRIDE THAT SHE TOOK IN EDWARD
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