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brass band。;
;I say� �My dear� �It's very fillyillially done�察�you know�察�but you are
flattering your father�察─�he protested�察�sparkling。
;No�察�I am not�察�sir�察�I assure you。 No�察�I am not。 If you could hear my
father sing�察�you would know I am not。 But you never will hear him sing�察�
because he never sings to any one but me。 However tired he is�察 �he
always sings to me when he comes home。 When I lay here long ago�察�
quite a poor little broken doll�察�he used to sing to me。 More than that�察�he
used to make songs�察�bringing in whatever little jokes we had between us。
More than that�察�he often does so to this day。 Oh� �I'll tell of you�察�father�察�
as the gentleman has asked about you。 He is a poet�察�sir。;
;I shouldn't wish the gentleman�察 �my dear�察─ �observed Lamps�察 �for the
moment turning grave�察 �to carry away that opinion of your father�察�because
it might look as if I was given to asking the stars in a molloncolly manner
what they was up to。 Which I wouldn't at once waste the time�察�and take
the liberty�察�my dear。;
;My father�察─ �resumed Phoebe�察 �amending her text�察 �is always on the
bright side�察 �and the good side。 You told me�察 �just now�察 �I had a happy
disposition。 How can I help it�拭─�
;Well�察 �but�察 �my dear�察─ �returned Lamps argumentatively�察 �how can I
help it�拭 �Put it to yourself sir。 Look at her。 Always as you see her now。
Always workingand after all�察�sir�察�for but a very few shillings a week
always contented�察�always lively�察 �always interested in others�察�of all sorts。
I said�察�this moment�察�she was always as you see her now。 So she is�察�with a
difference that comes to much the same。 For�察�when it is my Sunday off
and the morning bells have done ringing�察 �I hear the prayers and thanks
read in the touchingest way�察�and I have the hymns sung to meso soft�察�sir�察�
that you couldn't hear 'em out of this roomin notes that seem to me�察�I am
sure�察�to come from Heaven and go back to it。;
It might have been merely through the association of these words with
their sacredly quiet time�察 �or it might have been through the larger
association of the words with the Redeemer's presence beside the
bedridden�察�but here her dexterous fingers came to a stop on the lace´pillow�察�
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and clasped themselves around his neck as he bent down。 There was great
natural sensibility in both father and daughter�察�the visitor could easily see�察�
but each made it�察 �for the other's sake�察 �retiring�察 �not demonstrative�察 �and
perfect cheerfulness�察 �intuitive or acquired�察 �was either the first or second
nature of both。 In a very few moments Lamps was taking another
rounder with his comical features beaming�察�while Phoebe's laughing eyes
��just a glistening speck or so upon their lashes�� were again directed by
turns to him�察�and to her work�察�and to Barbox Brothers。
;When my father�察 �sir�察─ �she said brightly�察 �tells you about my being
interested in other people�察 �even though they know nothing about me
which�察�by the bye�察�I told you myselfyou ought to know how that comes
about。 That's my father's doing。;
;No�察�it isn't� ─�he protested。
;Don't you believe him�察�sir�察�yes�察�it is。 He tells me of everything he
sees down at his work。 You would be surprised what a quantity he gets
together for me every day。 He looks into the carriages�察�and tells me how
the ladies are dressedso that I know all the fashions� �He looks into the
carriages�察�and tells me what pairs of lovers he sees�察�and what new´married
couples on their wedding trip so that I know all about that� �He collects
chance newspapers and booksso that I have plenty to read� �He tells me
about the sick people who are travelling to try to get betterso that I know
all about them� �In short�察�as I began by saying�察�he tells me everything he
sees and makes out down at his work�察�and you can't think what a quantity
he does see and make out。; ;As to collecting newspapers and books�察�my
dear�察─�said Lamps�察 �it's clear I can have no merit in that�察�because they're
not my perquisites。 You see�察�sir�察�it's this way�此 �A Guard�察�he'll say to me�察�
'Hallo�察 �here you are�察 �Lamps。 I've saved this paper for your daughter。
How is she a´going on��' A Head´Porter�察�he'll say to me�察�'Here� �Catch
hold�察 �Lamps。 Here's a couple of wollumes for your daughter。 Is she
pretty much where she were��' And that's what makes it double welcome�察�
you see。 If she had a thousand pound in a box�察 �they wouldn't trouble
themselves about her�察 �but being what she isthat is�察 �you understand�察─�
Lamps added�察 �somewhat hurriedly�察 �not having a thousand pound in a
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boxthey take thought for her。 And as concerning the young pairs�察�
married and unmarried�察�it's only natural I should bring home what little I
can about THEM�察 �seeing that there's not a Couple of either sort in the
neighbourhood that don't come of their own accord to confide in Phoebe。;
She raised her eyes triumphantly to Barbox Brothers as she said�此�
;Indeed�察�sir�察�that is true。 If I could have got up and gone to church�察�I
don't know how often I should have been a bridesmaid。 But�察 �if I could
have done that�察�some girls in love might have been jealous of me�察�and�察�as
it is�察�no girl is jealous of me。 And my pillow would not have been half as
ready to put the piece of cake under�察 �as I always find it�察─ �she added�察�
turning her face on it with a light sigh�察�and a smile at her father。
The arrival of a little girl�察�the biggest of the scholars�察�now led to an
understanding on the part of Barbox Brothers�察�that she was the domestic of
the cottage�察�and had come to take active measures in it�察�attended by a pail
that might have extinguished her�察�and a broom three times her height。 He
therefore rose to take his leave�察�and took it�察�saying that�察�if Phoebe had no
objection�察�he would come again。
He had muttered that he would come ;in the course of his walks。; The
course of his walks must have been highly favourable to his return�察�for he
returned after an interval of a single day。
;You thought you would never see me any more�察�I suppose�拭─�he said
to Phoebe as he touched her hand�察�and sat down by her couch。
;Why should I think so�拭─�was her surprised rejoinder。
;I took it for granted you would mistrust me。;
;For granted�察�sir�拭 �Have you been so much mistrusted�拭─�
;I think I am justified in answering yes。 But I may have mistrusted�察�
too�察�on my part。 No matter just now。 We were speaking of the Junction
last time。 I have passed hours there since the day before yesterday。;
;Are you now the gentleman for Somewhere�拭─�she asked with a smile。
;Certainly for Somewhere�察�but I don't yet know Where。 You would
never guess what I am travelling from。 Shall I tell you�拭 �I am travelling
from my birthday。;
Her hands stopped in her work�察 �and she looked at him with
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incredulous astonishment。
;Yes�察─ �said Barbox Brothers�察 �not quite easy in his chair�察 �from my
birthday。 I am�察�to myself�察�an unintelligible book with the earlier chapters
all torn out�察�and thrown away。 My childhood had no grace of childhood�察�
my youth had no charm of youth�察�and what can be expected from such a
lost beginning�拭─ �His eyes meeting hers as they were addressed intently
to him�察�something seemed to stir within his breast�察�whispering�此 �Was this
bed a place for the graces of childhood and the charms of youth to take to
kindly�拭 �Oh�察�shame�察�shame� ─�
;It is a disease with me�察─�said Barbox Brothers�察�checking himself�察�and
making as though he had a difficulty in swallowing something�察 �to go
wrong about that。 I don't know how I came to speak of that。 I hope it is
because of an old misplaced confidence in one of your sex involving an
old bitter treachery。 I don't know。 I am all wrong together。;
Her hands quietly and slowly resumed their work。 Glancing at her�察�
he saw that her eyes were thoughtfully following them。
;I am travelling from my birthday�察─ �he resumed�察 �because it has
always been a dreary day to me。 My first free birthday coming round
some five or six weeks hence�察�I am travelling to put its predecessors far
behind me�察�and to try to crush the dayor�察�at all events�察�put it out of my
sightby heaping new objects on it。;
As he paused�察 �she looked at him�察 �but only shook her head as being
quite at a loss。
;This is unintelligible to your happy disposition�察─�he pursued�察�abiding
by his former phrase as i
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