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She never sang out loud, or put words to her songs; but her voice was very sweet, and it was a great pleasure to herself to let it go into music. Just as her jug was filled, she was startled by Frank's sudden appearance. She thought he was at Cambridge, and, from some cause or other, her face, usually so faint in color, became the most vivid scarlet. They were both too conscious to speak. SHE NEVER SANG OUT LOUD OR PUT WORDS TO HER SONGS BUT HER VOICE WAS VERY SWEET IT WAS A GREAT PLEASURE TO HERSELF TO LET IT GO INTO MUSIC JUST AS HER JUG WAS FILLED SHE WAS STARTLED BY FRANK'S SUDDEN APPEARANCE SHE THOUGHT HE WAS AT CAMBRIDGE AND FROM SOME CAUSE OR OTHER HER FACE USUALLY SO FAINT IN COLOR BECAME THE MOST VIVID SCARLET THEY WERE BOTH TOO CONSCIOUS TO SPEAK
f which he felt the force, but into which he did not care to examine. Edward had sold the property of Mr. Buxton; and he, pleased with the possession of half the purchase money (the remainder of which was to be paid by installments), and happy in the idea that his son came over so frequently to see Erminia, had amply rewarded the young attorney for his services. One summer's day, as hot as day could be, Maggie had been busy all morning; for the weather was so sultry that she would not allow either Nancy or her mother to exert themselves much. She had gone down with the old brown pitcher, coeval with herself, to the spring for water; and while it was trickling, and making a tinkling music, she sat down on the ground. The air was so still that she heard the distant wood-pigeons cooing; and round about her the bees were murmuring busily among the clustering heath. From some little touch of sympathy with these low sounds of pleasant harmony, she began to try and hum some of Erminia's airs. N BY MOTIVES OF WHICH HE FELT THE FORCE BUT INTO WHICH HE DID NOT CARE TO EXAMINE EDWARD HAD SOLD THE PROPERTY OF MISTER BUXTON AND HE PLEASED WITH THE POSSESSION OF HALF THE PURCHASE MONEY THE REMAINDER OF WHICH THIS WAS TO BE IMPAID BY INSTALMENTS AND HAPPY IN THE IDEA THAT HIS SON CAME OVER SO FREQUENTLY TO SEE ERMINIA HAD AMPLY REWARDED THE YOUNG ATTORNEY FOR HIS SERVICES ONE SUMMER'S DAY AS HOT AS DAY COULD BE MAGGIE HAD BEEN BUSY ALL MORNING FOR THE WEATHER WAS SO SULTRY THAT SHE WOULD NOT ALLOW EITHER NANCY OR HER MOTHER TO EXERT THEMSELVES MUCH SHE HAD GONE DOWN WITH THE OLD BROWN PITCHER COEVAL WITH HERSELF TO THE SPRING FOR WATER AND WHILE IT WAS TRICKLING AND MAKING A TINKLING MUSIC SHE SAT DOWN ON THE GROUND THE AIR WAS SO STILL THAT SHE HEARD THE DISTANT WOOD PIGEONS COOING AND ROUND ABOUT HER THE BEES WERE MURMURING BUSILY AMONG THE CLUSTERING HEATH FROM SOME LITTLE TOUCH OF SYMPATHY WITH THOSE LOW SOUNDS OF PLEASANT HARMONY SHE BEGAN TO TRY AND HUM SOME OF A MINIA'S AIRS
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