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But now, at sixteen, she was beginning to understand all this. BUT NOW AT SIXTEEN SHE WAS BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND ALL THIS
t case in which fluent declamation has taken the place of argument. Edward was articled to Mr. Bish, and thus gained his point. There was no one with power to resist his wishes, except his mother and Mr. Buxton. The former had long acknowledged her son's will as her law; and the latter, though surprised and almost disappointed at a change of purpose which he had never anticipated in his plans for Edward's benefit, gave his consent, and even advanced some of the money requisite for the premium. Maggie looked upon 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 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. E IT WAS NOT THE FIRST CASE IN WHICH FLUENT DECLAMATION HAS TAKEN THE PLACE OF ARGUMENT EDWARD WAS ARTICLED TO MISTER BISH AND THUS GAINED HIS POINT THERE WAS NO ONE WITH POWER TO RESIST HIS WISHES EXCEPT HIS MOTHER AND MISTER BUXTON THE FORMER HAD LONG ACKNOWLEDGED HER SON'S WILL AS HER LAW AND THE LATTER THOUGH SURPRISED AND ALMOST DISAPPOINTED AT A CHANGE OF PURPOSE WHICH HE HAD NEVER ANTICIPATED IN HIS PLANS FOR EDWARD'S BENEFIT GAVE HIS CONSENT AND EVEN ADVANCED SOME OF THE MONEY REQUISITE FOR THE PREMIUM MAGGIE LOOKED UPON 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
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