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No one seemed to remark the gradual progress; but she was fully conscious of it herself. The last time that Frank was at home from college before her death, she knew that she should never see him again; and when he gaily left the house, with a cheerfulness, which was partly assumed, she dragged herself with languid steps into a room at the front of the house, from which she could watch him down the long, straggling little street, that led to the inn from which the coach started. NO ONE SEEMED TO REMARK ON THE GRADUAL PROGRESS BUT SHE WAS FULLY CONSCIOUS OF IT HERSELF THE LAST TIME THAT FRANK WAS AT HOME FROM COLLEGE BEFORE HER DEATH SHE KNEW THAT SHE SHOULD NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN AND WHEN HE GAILY LEFT THE HOUSE WITH A CHEERFULNESS WHICH WAS PARTLY ASSUMED SHE DRAGGED HERSELF WITH LANGUID STEPS INTO A ROOM AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE FROM WHICH SHE COULD WATCH HIM DOWN THE LONG STRAGGLING LITTLE STREET THAT LED FROM TO THE INN FROM WHICH THE COACH STARTED
tient 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. 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. 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 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
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