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She heard a firm, buoyant step, and had only time to catch one glimpse of his face, before moving away. But that one glance made her think that the hours which had elapsed since she saw him had not been serene to him any more than to her. SHE HEARD A FIRM BUOYANT STEP AND HAD ONLY TIME TO CATCH ONE GLIMPSE OF HIS FACE BEFORE MOVING AWAY BUT THAT ONE GLANCE MADE HER THINK THAT THE HOURS WHICH HAD ELAPSED SINCE SHE SAW HIM HAD NOT BEEN SERENE TO HIM ANY MORE THAN TO HER
at that confounded well' (for I'll not deny that I swear a bit to myself at times--it sweetens the blood), 'and she so tired.' I e'en thought I'd go help her; but I reckon she'd some other help. May I take a guess at the young man?" "Four thousand a-year! Nancy;" said Mrs. Browne, exultingly. "And a blithe look, and a warm, kind heart--and a free step--and a noble way with him to rich and poor--aye, aye, I know the name. No need to alter all my neat M.B.'s, done in turkey-red cotton. Well, well! every one's turn comes sometime, but mine's rather long a-coming." The faithful old servant came up to Maggie, and put her hand caressingly on her shoulder. Maggie threw her arms round her neck, and kissed the brown, withered face. "God bless thee, bairn," said Nancy, solemnly. It brought the low music of peace back into the still recesses of Maggie's heart. She began to look out for her lover; half-hidden behind the muslin window curtain, which waved gently to and fro in the afternoon breezes. R THING SAYS I TO MYSELF TO BE KEPT ALL THIS TIME AND BY THAT CONFOUNDED WELL FOR I'LL NOT DENY I SWEAR BUT TO MYSELF AT TIMES IT SWEETENS THE BLOOD AND SHE'S SO TIRED I EVEN THOUGHT I'D GO AND HELP HER BUT I RECKON SHE'D SOME OTHER HELP MAY I TAKE A GUESS AT THE YOUNG MAN FOUR THOUSAND A YEAR NANCY SAID MISSUS BROWN EXULTINGLY AND A BLITHE LOOK AND A WARM KIND HEART AND A FREE STEP AND A NOBLE WAY WITH THEM TO RICH AND POOR AY AY I KNOW THE NAME NO NEED TO ALTER ALL MY NEAT M B DONE IN TURKEY RED COTTON WELL WELL EVERY ONE'S TURN COMES SOMETIME BUT FINDS RATHER LONG A COMIN THE FAITHFUL OLD SERVANT CAME UP TO MAGGIE AND PUT HER HAND CARESSINGLY ON HER SHOULDER MAGGIE THREW HER ARMS AROUND HER NECK AND KISSED THE BROWN WITHERED FACE GOD BLESS THEE BARON SAID NANCY SOLEMNLY IT BROUGHT THE LOW MUSIC OF PEACE BACK INTO THE STILL RECESSES OF MAGGIE'S HEART SHE BEGAN TO LOOK OUT FOR HER LOVER HALF HIDDEN BEHIND THE MUSLIN WINDOW CURTAIN WHICH WAVED GENTLY TO AND FRO IN THE AFTERNOON BREEZES
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