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The Letter and the Answer

           ShehadseenyouandAdaalittlewhilebefore,anditwasnaturalthatyoushouldcomeintoherhead.Shemerelyproposedherselfforyourmaid,youknow.Shedidnothingmore.""Hermannerwasstrange,"saidI."Yes,andhermannerwasstrangewhenshetookhershoesoffandshowedthatcoolrelishforawalkthatmighthaveendedinherdeath-bed,"saidmyguardian."Itwouldbeuselessself-distressandtormenttoreckonupsuchchancesandpossibilities.Thereareveryfewharmlesscircumstancesthatwouldnotseemfullofperilousmeaning,soconsidered.Behopeful,littlewoman.Youcanbenothingbetterthanyourself;bethat,throughthisknowledge,asyouwerebeforeyouhadit.Itisthebestyoucandoforeverybody’ssake.I,sharingthesecretwithyou""Andlighteningit,guardian,somuch,"saidI."willbeattentivetowhatpassesinthatfamily,sofarasIcanobserveitfrommydistance.AndifthetimeshouldcomewhenIcanstretchoutahandtorendertheleastservicetoonewhomitisbetternottonameevenhere,Iwillnotfailtodoitforherdeardaughter’ssake."Ithankedhimwithmywholeheart.WhatcouldIeverdobutthankhim!Iwasgoingoutatthedoorwhenheaskedmetostayamoment.Quicklyturninground,Isawthatsameexpressiononhisfaceagain;andallatonce,Idon’tknowhow,itflasheduponmeasanewandfar-offpossibilitythatIunderstoodit."MydearEsther,"saidmyguardian,"IhavelonghadsomethinginmythoughtsthatIhavewishedtosaytoyou.""Indeed?""Ihavehadsomedifficultyinapproachingit,andIstillhave.

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