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Frank Buxton all this time was growing up into a young man. The hopes both of father and mother were bound up in him; and, according to the difference in their characters was the difference in their hopes. FRANK BUXTON ALL THIS TIME WAS GROWING UP INTO A YOUNG MAN THE HOPES BOTH OF FATHER AND MOTHER WERE BOUND UP IN HIM AND ACCORDING TO THE DIFFERENCES IN THEIR CHARACTERS WAS THE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR HOPES
ose 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. But now, at sixteen, she was beginning to understand all this. Not by any process of thought, but by something more like a correct feeling, she perceived that Edward would never be the true minister of Christ. So, more glad and thankful than sorry, though sorrow mingled with her sentiments, she learned the decision that he was to be an attorney. LMOST 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 BUT NOW AT SIXTEEN SHE WAS BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND ALL THIS NOT BY ANY PROCESS OF BUT BY SOMETHING MORE LIKE A CORRECT FEELING SHE PERCEIVED THAT EDWARD WOULD NEVER BE THE TRUE MINISTER OF CHRIST SO MORE GLAD AND THANKFUL THAN SORRY THOUGH SORROW MINGLED WITH HER SENTIMENTS SHE LEARNED THE DECISION THAT HE WAS TO BE AN ATTORNEY
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