Chapter 55

           

           Fromthattime,theresprungupintheoldman’smind,asolicitudeaboutthechildwhichneversleptorlefthim.Therearechordsinthehumanheartstrange,varyingstringswhichareonlystruckbyaccident;whichwillremainmuteandsenselesstoappealsthemostpassionateandearnest,andrespondatlasttotheslightestcasualtouch.Inthemostinsensibleorchildishminds,thereissometrainofreflectionwhichartcanseldomlead,orskillassist,butwhichwillrevealitself,asgreattruthshavedone,bychance,andwhenthediscovererhastheplainestendinview.Fromthattime,theoldmannever,foramoment,forgottheweaknessanddevotionofthechild;fromthetimeofthatslightincident,hewhohadseenhertoilingbyhissidethroughsomuchdifficultyandsuffering,andhadscarcelythoughtofherotherwisethanasthepartnerofmiserieswhichhefeltseverelyinhisownperson,anddeploredforhisownsakeatleastasmuchashers,awoketoasenseofwhatheowedher,andwhatthosemiserieshadmadeher.Never,no,neveronce,inoneunguardedmomentfromthattimetotheend,didanycareforhimself,anythoughtofhisowncomfort,anyselfishconsiderationorregarddistracthisthoughtsfromthegentleobjectofhislove.

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