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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. 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
 degree. 'If being a gentleman means having nothing to do,' said he, smiling, 'I can certainly lay no claim to the title. Life isn't all beer and skittles with me, any more than it is with you. Which 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 her mother always ill; and that the aunt with whom she was staying kept the post-office and general shop in Orton village. S CORDIALITY ROSE ANOTHER DEGREE IF BEING A GENTLEMAN MEANS HAVING NOTHING TO DO SAID HE SMILING I CAN CERTAINLY LAY NO CLAIM TO THAT TITLE LIFE ISN'T ALL BEER AND SCITTLES WITH ME ANY MORE THAN IT IS WITH YOU WHICH 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
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