“solilehansworkedawayinhisgardenduringhespring,hesummer,andheauumnhewasveryhappy,buwhenhewinercame,andhehadnofruiorflowersobringohemarke,hesufferedagooddealfromcoldandhunger,andofenhadogoobedwihouanysupperbuafewdriedpearsorsomehardnusinhewiner,also,hewasexremelylonely,ashemillernevercameoseehimhen

“‘hereisnogoodinmygoingoseelilehansaslongashesnowss,’hemillerusedosayohiswife,‘forwhenpeopleareinroubleheyshouldbelefalone,andnobeboheredbyvisiorshaaleasismyideaaboufriendship,andiamsureiamrighsoishallwaiillhespringcomes,andhenishallpayhimavisi,andhewillbeableogivemeargebaskeofprimrosesandhawillmakehimsohappy’

“‘youarecerainlyveryhoughfulabouohers,’answeredhewife,asshesainhercomforablearmchairbyhebigpinewoodfire;‘veryhoughfulindeediisquieareaohearyoualkaboufriendshipiamsureheclergymanhimselfcouldnosaysuchbeauifulhingsasyoudo,houghhedoesliveinahreesoriedhouse,andwearagoldringonhislilefinger’

“‘bucouldwenoasklilehansuphere?’saidhemiller’syoungesson‘ifpoorhansisinroubleiwillgivehimhalfmyporridge,andshowhimmywhierabbis’

“‘whaasillyboyyouare!’criedhemiller;‘ireallydon’knowwhaisheuseofsendingyouoschoolyouseemnoolearnanyhingwhy,iflilehanscameuphere,andsawourwarmfire,andourgoodsupper,andourgreacaskofredwine,hemighgeenvious,andenvyisamoserriblehing,andwouldspoilanybody’snaureicerainlywillnoallowhans’naureobespoilediamhisbesfriend,andiwillalwayswachoverhim,andseehaheisnoledinoanyempaionsbesides,ifhanscamehere,hemighaskmeolehimhavesomeflouroncredi,andhaicouldnodoflourisohing,andfriendshipisanoher,andheyshouldnobeconfusedwhy,hewordsarespeldifferenly,andmeanquiedifferenhingseverybodycanseeha’

“‘howwellyoualk!’saidhemiller’swife,pouringherselfouargegssofwarmale;‘reallyifeelquiedrowsyiisjuslikebeinginchurch’

“‘losofpeopleacwell,’answeredhemiller;‘buveryfewpeoplealkwell,whichshowshaalkingismuchhemoredifficulhingofhewo,andmuchhefinerhingalso;’andhelookedsernlyacrossheableahislileson,whofelsoashamedofhimselfhahehunghisheaddown,andgrewquiescarle,andbeganocryinohiseahowever,hewassoyounghayoumusexcusehim”

“ishaheendofhesory?”askedhewaerra

“cerainlyno,”answeredheli

e,“haishebegi

ing”

“henyouarequiebehindheage,”saidhewaerra“everygoodsoryellernowadayssarswihheend,andhengoesonohebegi

ing,andconcludeswihhemiddlehaishenewmehodiheardallabouiheoherdayfromacriicwhowaswalkingroundhepondwihayoungmanhespokeofhemaeragrealengh,andiamsurehemushavebeenrigh,forhehadbluespecaclesandabaldhead,andwheneverheyoungmanmadeanyremark,healwaysanswered‘pooh!’bupraygoonwihyoursoryilikehemillerimmenselyihaveallkindsofbeauifulsenimensmyself,sohereisagreasympahybeweenus”

“well,”saidheli

e,hoppingnowononelegandnowonheoher,“assoonashewinerwasover,andheprimrosesbeganoopenheirpaleyellowsars,hemillersaidohiswifehahewouldgodownandseelilehans

“‘why,whaagoodhearyouhave!’criedhiswife;‘youarealwayshinkingofohersandmindyouakehebigbaskewihyouforheflowers’

“sohemilleriedhesailsofhewindmillogeherwihasrongironchain,andwendownhehillwihhebaskeonhisarm

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