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Gilbert was nearly fourteen, and thus far seemed to have no notion of life as a difficult enterprise. No mother who respects her boy, or respects herself, can ask him flatly, "Do you intend to grow up with the idea of taking care of me; of having an eye to your sisters; or do you consider that, since I brought you into the world, I must provide both for myself and you until you are a man,  or forever and a day after, if you feel inclined to shirk your part in the affair?" GILBERT WAS NEARLY FOURTEEN AND THUS FAR SEEMED TO HAVE NO NOTION OF LIFE AS A DIFFICULT ENTERPRISE NO MOTHER WHO RESPECTS HER BOY OR RESPECTS HERSELF CAN ASK HIM FLATLY DO YOU INTEND TO GROW UP WITH THE IDEA OF TAKING CARE OF ME OF HAVING AN EYE TO YOUR SISTERS OR DO YOU CONSIDER THAT SINCE I BROUGHT YOU INTO THE WORLD I MUST PROVIDE BOTH FOR MYSELF AND YOU UNTIL YOU ARE A MAN OR FOR EVER AND A DAY AFTER IF YOU FEEL INCLINED TO SHIRK YOUR PART IN THE AFFAIR
but they grew so fast that by morning they held the yellow house fast and refused to let it go. She looked from its windows onto the gardens "fore and aft," and they seemed, like the rest of little Beulah village, full of sweet promise. In the back were all sorts of good things to eat growing in profusion, but modestly out of sight; and in front, where passers-by could see their beauty and sniff their fragrance, old-fashioned posies bloomed and rioted and tossed gay, perfumed heads in the sunshine. She awoke refreshed and strong and brave, not the same woman who took Nancy's idea to bed with her; for this woman's heart and hope had somehow flown from the brick house in Charlestown and had built itself a new nest in Beulah's green trees, the elms and willows that overhung the shining river. An idea of her own ran out and met Nancy's half way. Instead of going herself to spy out the land of Beulah, why not send Gilbert? It was a short, inexpensive railway journey, with no change of cars. OTS THAT WERE LIKE TENDRILS BUT THEY GREW SO FAST THAT BY MORNING THEY HELD THE YELLOW HOUSE FAST AND REFUSED TO LET IT GO SHE LOOKED FROM ITS WINDOWS ON TO THE GARDENS FORE AND AFT AND THEY SEEMED LIKE THE RESTIVE LITTLE BEULAH VILLAGE FULL OF SWEET PROMISE IN THE BACK WERE ALL SORTS OF GOOD THINGS TO EAT GROWING PROFUSION BUT MODESTLY OUT OF SIGHT AND IN FRONT WHERE PASSERS BY COULD SEE THEIR BEAUTY AND SNIFF THEIR FRAGRANCE OLD FASHIONED POSIES BLOOMED AND RIOTED AND TOSSED GAY PERFUMED HEADS IN THE SUNSHINE SHE AWOKE REFRESHED AND STRONG AND BRAVE NOT THE SAME WOMAN WHO TOOK NANCY'S IDEA TO BED WITH HER FOR THIS WOMAN'S HEART AND HOPE HAD SOMEHOW FLOWN FROM THE BRICK HOUSE IN CHARLESTOWN AND HAD BUILT ITSELF A NEW NEST IN BEULAH'S GREEN TREES THE ELMS AND WILLOWS THAT OVERHUNG THE SHINING RIVER AN IDEA OF HER OWN RAN OUT AND MET NANCY'S HALF WAY INSTEAD OF GOING HERSELF TO SPY OUT THE LAND OF BEULAH WHY NOT SEND GILBERT IT WAS A SHORTEXPENSIVE RAILWAY JOURNEY WITH NO CHANGE OF CARS
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