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Chapter 14

           IreallyoftenfeelasifIcouldunderstandalittlemorethanIeverhearevenfromyounggentlemenwhohavebeentocollege."Maryhadrecovered,andshespokewithasuppressedripplingunder-currentoflaughterpleasanttohear.

           "Idon’tcarehowmerryyouareatmyexpensethismorning,"saidFred,"Ithoughtyoulookedsosadwhenyoucameup-stairs.Itisashameyoushouldstayheretobebulliedinthatway."

           "Oh,Ihaveaneasylifebycomparison.Ihavetriedbeingateacher,andIamnotfitforthat:mymindistoofondofwanderingonitsownway.Ithinkanyhardshipisbetterthanpretendingtodowhatoneispaidfor,andneverreallydoingit.EverythinghereIcandoaswellasanyoneelsecould;perhapsbetterthansomeRosy,forexample.Thoughsheisjustthesortofbeautifulcreaturethatisimprisonedwithogresinfairytales."

           "ROSY!"criedFred,inatoneofprofoundbrotherlyscepticism.

           "Come,Fred!"saidMary,emphatically;"youhavenorighttobesocritical."

           "Doyoumeananythingparticularjustnow?"

           "No,Imeansomethinggeneralalways."

           "Oh,thatIamidleandextravagant.Well,Iamnotfittobeapoorman.IshouldnothavemadeabadfellowifIhadbeenrich."

           "YouwouldhavedoneyourdutyinthatstateoflifetowhichithasnotpleasedGodtocallyou,"saidMary,laughing.

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