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It was rather strange that, having this thought, and having been struck, as I said, with Maggie's appearance while she stood in the door way (and I may add that this impression of her unobtrusive beauty had been deepened by several succeeding interviews), he should reply as he did to Erminia's remark, on first seeing Maggie after her return from France. "How lovely Maggie is growing! Why, I had no idea she would ever turn out pretty. IT WAS RATHER STRANGE THAT HAVING THIS THOUGHT AND HAVING BEEN STRUCK AS I SAID WITH MAGGIE'S APPEARANCE WHILE SHE STOOD IN THE DOOR AND I MAY ADD THAT THIS IMPRESSION OF HER UNOBTRUSIVE BEAUTY HAD BEEN DEEPENED BY SEVERAL SUCCEEDING INTERVIEWS HE SHOULD REPLY AS HE DID TO HER MINIA'S REMARK ON FIRST SEEING MAGGIE AFTER HER RETURN FROM FRANCE OH HOW LOVELY MAGGIE IS GROWING WHY HAD HAD NO IDEA SHE WOULD EVER TURN OUT PRETTY
e children were too young, and there was no one to come and divert me with any news. If I'd been living in Combehurst, I am sure I should not have let my grief get the better of me as I did. Could you get up a quiet rubber in the evenings, do you think?" But Frank had shaken hands and was gone. As he rode home he thought much of sorrow, and the different ways of bearing it. He decided that it was sent by God for some holy purpose, and to call out into existence some higher good; and he thought that if it were faithfully taken as His decree there would be no passionate, despairing resistance to it; nor yet, if it were trustfully acknowledged to have some wise end, should we dare to baulk it, and defraud it by putting it on one side, and, by seeking the distractions of worldly things, not let it do its full work. And then he returned to his conversation with Maggie. That had been real comfort to him. What an advantage it would be to Erminia to have such a girl for a friend and companion! ETTED AFTER HIM AS I DID BUT THE CHILDREN WERE TOO YOUNG AND THERE WAS NO ONE TO COME AND DIVERT ME WITH ANY NEWS IF I'D BEEN LIVING IN COOMBEHURST I'M SURE I SHOULD NOT HAVE LET MY GRIEF GET THE BETTER OF ME AS I DID COULD YOU GET UP A QUIET RUBBER IN EVENINGS DO YOU THINK BUT FRANK HAD SHAKEN HANDS AND WAS GONE AS HE RODE HOME HE THOUGHT MUCH OF SORROW AND THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF BEARING IT HE DECIDED THAT IT WAS SENT BY GOD FOR SOME HOLY PURPOSE AND TO CALL OUT INTO EXISTENCE SOME HIGHER GOOD AND HE THOUGHT THAT IF IT WERE FAITHFULLY TAKEN AS HIS DECREE THERE WOULD BE NO PASSIONATE DESPAIRING RESISTANCE TO IT NOR YET IF IT WERE TRUSTFULLY ACKNOWLEDGED TO HAVE SOME WISE END SHOULD WE DARE TO BALK IT AND DEFRAUD IT BY PUTTING IT TO ONE SIDE AND BY SEEKING THE DISTRACTIONS OF WORLDLY THINGS NOT LET IT DO ITS FULL WORK THEN HE RETURNED TO HIS CONVERSATION WITH MAGGIE THAT HAD BEEN A REAL COMFORT TO HIM WHAT AN ADVANTAGE IT WOULD BE TO A MINIA TO HAVE SUCH A GIRL FOR A FRIEND AND COMPANION
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