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But what he chiefly realized when they parted was that he had spent a couple of pleasant hours talking nonsense with a girl who was natural, simple minded, and entirely free from that repellently protective atmosphere with which a woman of the 'classes' so carefully surrounds herself. BUT WHAT HE CHIEFLY REALIZED WHEN THEY PARTED WAS THAT HE HAD SPENT A COUPLE OF PLEASANT HOURS TALKING NONSENSE WITH A GIRL WHO WAS NATURAL SIMPLE MINDED AND ENTIRELY FREE FROM THAT REPELLENTLY PROTECTIVE ATMOSPHERE WITH WHICH A WOMAN OF THE CLASSES SO CAREFULLY SURROUNDS HERSELF
r enjoying the present moment, don't you think? Suppose, now, like a kind little girl, you were to show me the way to Beacon Point, which you say is so pretty?' She required no further persuasion. As he walked beside her through the upland fields where the dusk was beginning to fall, and the white evening moths to emerge from their daytime hiding-places, she asked him many personal questions, most of which he thought fit to parry. Taking no offence thereat, she told him, instead, much concerning herself and her family. Thus he learned her name was Esther Stables, that she and her people lived Whitechapel way; that her father was seldom sober, and her mother always ill; and that the aunt with whom she was staying kept the post-office and general shop in Orton village. He learned, too, that Esther was discontented with life in general; that, though she hated being at home, she found the country dreadfully dull; and that, consequently, she was extremely glad to have made his acquaintance. H IS THE BETTER REASON FOR ENJOYING THE PRESENT MOMENT DON'T YOU THINK SUPPOSE NOW LIKE A KIND LITTLE GIRL YOU WERE TO SHOW ME THE WAY TO BEACON POINT WHICH YOU SAY IS SO PRETTY SHE REQUIRED NO FURTHER PERSUASION AS HE WALKED BESIDE HER THROUGH THE UPLAND FIELDS WHERE THE DUSK WAS BEGINNING TO FALL AND THE WHITE EVENING MOTHS TO EMERGE FROM THEIR DAYTIME HIDING PLACES SHE ASKED HIM MANY PERSONAL QUESTIONS MOST OF WHICH HE THOUGHT FIT TO PARRY TAKING NO OFFENCE THEREAT SHE TOLD HIM INSTEAD MUCH CONCERNING HERSELF AND HER FAMILY THUS HE LEARNED HER NAME WAS ESTHER STABLES THAT SHE AND HER PEOPLE LIVED WHITECHAPEL WAY THAT HER FATHER WAS SELDOM SOBER AND THAT HER MOTHER ALWAYS ILL AND THAT THE AUNT WITH WHOM SHE WAS STAYING KEPT THE POST OFFICE AND GENERAL SHOP IN AUTUMN VILLAGE HE LEARNED TOO THAT ESTHER WAS DISCONTENTED WITH LIFE IN GENERAL THAT THOUGH SHE HATED BEING AT HOME SHE FOUND THE COUNTRY DREADFULLY DULL AND THAT CONSEQUENTLY SHE WAS EXTREMELY GLAD TO HAVE MADE HIS ACQUAINTANCE
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