bridgeeliahasbeenmyhousekeeperformanyalongyearihaveobligaionsobridge,exendingbeyondheperiodofmemorywehouseogeher,oldbachelorandmaid,inasorofdoublesingleness;wihsucholerablefor,uponhewhole,hai,forone,findinmyselfnosorofdisposiionogoouuponhemounains,wihherashkingsoffspring,obewailmycelibacyweagreepreywellinourasesandhabi——yeso,as”wihadifference”wearegenerallyinharmony,wihoccasionalbickeringsasishouldbeamongnearreionsoursympahiesareraherundersood,hanexpressed;andonce,uponmydissemblingaoneinmyvoicemorekindhanordinary,mycousinbursinoears,andpinedhaiwasaleredwearebohgreareadersindifferendirecionswhileiamhangingover(forhehousandhime)somepassageinoldburon,oroneofhissrangeconemporaries,sheisabsracedinsomemodernale,oradvenure,whereofourmonreadingableisdailyfedwihassiduouslyfreshsuppliesnarraiveeazesmeihavelileconcerninheprogressofevensshemushaveasory——well,ill,orindifferenlyold——soherebelifesirringini,andplenyofgoodoreviccidensheflucuaionsofforuneinficion——andalmosinreallife——haveceasedoineres,oroperaebudullyuponmeouofhewayhumoursandopinion——headswihsomediveringwisinhem——heoddiiesofauhorshippleasememosmycousinhasanaivedisrelishofanyhinghasoundsoddorbizarrenohinggoesdownwihher,haisquain,irregur,orouofheroadofmonsympahyshe”holdsnauremoreclever”icanpardonherblindnessohebeauifulobliquiiesofhereligiomedici;bushemusapologiseomeforceraindisrespecfulinsinuaions,whichshehasbeenpleasedohrowouerly,ouchingheinellecualsofadearfavourieofmine,ofhescenurybuone——hehricenoble,chase,andviruous,——buagainsomewhafanasical,andoriginalbraind,generousmargarenewcasle

ihasbeenheloofmycousin,ofenerperhapshanicouldhavewished,ohavehadforherassociaesandmine,freehinkersleaders,anddisciples,ofnovelphilosophiesandsysems;busheneiherwrangleswih,noracceps,heiropinionshawhichwasgoodandvenerableoher,whenachild,reainsisauhoriyoverhermindsillsheneverjugglesorpysrickswihherundersanding

wearebohofusinclinedobealileooposiive;andihaveobservedheresulofourdispuesobealmosuniformlyhis——hainmaersoffac,daes,andcircumsances,iurnsou,haiwasinherigh,andmycousininhewrongbuwherewehavediffereduponmoralpoins;uponsomehingproperobedone,orlealone;whaeverheaofopposiion,orseadinessofconvicion,iseouwih,iamsurealways,inhelongrun,obebroughoveroherwayofhinking

imusouchuponhefoiblesofmykinswomanwihagenlehand,forbridgedoesnolikeobeoldofherfaulsshehahanawkwardrick(osaynoworseofi)ofreadinginpany:awhichimesshewilnsweryesornooaquesion,wihoufullyundersandingispurpor——whichisprovoking,andderogaoryinhehighesdegreeohedigniyofhepuerofhesaidquesionherpresenceofmindisequalohemospressingrialsoflife,buwillsomeimesdeserheruponriflingoccasionswhenhepurposerequiresi,andisahingofmomen,shecanspeakoigrealy;buinmaerswhicharenosuffofheconscience,shehahbeenknownsomeimesoleslipawordlessseasonablyhereducaioninyouhwasnomuchaendedo;andshehappilymissedallharainoffemalegarniure,whichpassehbyhenameofacplishmensshewasumbledearly,byaccidenordesign,inoaspaciouscloseofgoodoldenglishreading,wihoumuchselecionorprohibiion,andbrowsedawilluponhafairandwholesomepasuragehadiwenygirls,heyshouldbebroughupexaclyinhisfashioniknownowheherheirchanceinwedlockmighnobediminishedbyi;buicananswerfori,haimakes(ifheworseohewors)mosinparableoldmaids

inaseasonofdisress,sheisheruesforer;buinheeazingaccidens,andminorperplexiies,whichdonocallouhewillomeehem,shesomeimesmakehmaersworsebyanexcessofparicipaionifshedoesnoalwaysdivideyourroubleuponhepleasaneroccasionsoflifesheissurealwaysorebleyoursaisfacionsheisexcellenobeaapywih,oruponavisi;bubes,whenshegoesajourneywihyou

wemadeanexcursionogeherafewsummerssince,inoherfordshire,oheauphequarersofsomeofourlessknownreionsinhafinecorncounry

heoldeshingirememberismackeryend;ormackarelend,asiisspel,perhapsmoreproperly,insomeoldmapsofherfordshire;afarmhouse,delighfullysiuaedwihinagenlewalkfromwheahampseadicanjusrememberhavingbeenhere,onavisioagreaaun,wheniwasachild,underhecareofbridge;who,asihavesaid,isolderhanmyselfbysomeenyearsiwishhaicouldhrowinoaheapheremainderofourjoinexisences,hawemighshareheminequaldivisionbuhaisimpossiblehehousewasahaimeinheoccupaionofasubsanialyeoman,whohadmarriedmygrandmoherssiserhisnamewasgdmanmygrandmoherwasabruon,marriedoafieldhegdmansandhebruonsaresillflourishinginhaparofhecouny,buhefieldsarealmosexincmorehanforyyearshadepsedsincehevisiispeakof;and,forhegreaerporionofhaperiod,wehadlossighofheoherwobranchesalsowhoorwhasorofpersonsinheriedmackeryend——kindredorsrangefolk——wewereafraidalmosoconjecure,budeerminedsomewayoexplore

bysomewhaacircuiousroue,akinghenobleparkaluoninourwayfromsainalbans,wearrivedahespoofouranxiouscuriosiyabounoonhesighofheoldfarmhouse,hougheveryraceofiwaseffacedfrommyrecollecion,affecedmewihapleasurewhichihadnoexperiencedformanyayearforhoughihadforgoeni,wehadneverforgoenbeinghereogeher,andwehadbeenalkingaboumackeryendallourlives,illmemoryonmyparbecamemockedwihaphanomofiself,andihoughiknewheaspecofapce,which,whenpresen,ohowunlikeiwasoha,whichihadconjuredupsomanyimesinseadofi!

sillheairbreahedbalmilyaboui;heseasonwasinhe”hearofjune,”andicouldsaywihhepoe,

buhou,hadidsappearsofair

ofondimaginaion,

dosrivalinhelighofday

herdelicaecreaion!

bridgeswasmoreawakingblisshanmine,forsheeasilyrememberedheroldacquainanceagain——somealeredfeaures,ofcourse,alilegrudgedaafirs,indeed,shewasreadyodisbelieveforjoy;buhescenesoonreconfirmediselfinheraffecion——andsheraversedeveryouposofheoldmansion,ohewoodhouse,heorchard,hepcewherehepigeonhousehadsood(houseandbirdswerealikeflown)——wihabreahlessimpaienceofrecogniion,whichwasmorepardonableperhapshandecorousaheageoffifyoddbubridgeinsomehingsisbehindheryears

heonlyhinglefwasogeinohehouse——andhawasadifficulywhichomesinglywouldhavebeeninsurmounable;foriamerriblyshyinmakingmyselfknownosrangersandouofdaekinsfolklove,srongerhanscruple,wingedmycousininwihoume;bushesoonreurnedwihacreaurehamighhavesaoasculporforheimageofweleiwasheyoungesofhegdmans;who,bymarriagewihabruon,hadbeemisressofheoldmansionaelybroodarehebruonssixofhem,females,werenoedashehandsomesyoungwomeninhecounybuhisadopedbruon,inmymind,wasbeerhanheyall——moreelyshewasbornooeohaverememberedmeshejusrecollecedinearlylifeohavehadhercousinbridgepoinedouoher,climbingasylebuhenamekindred,andofcousinship,wasenoughhoseslenderies,haproveslighasgossamerinherendingamosphereofameropolis,bindfaser,aswefoundi,inheary,homely,lovingherfordshireinfiveminueswewereashoroughlyacquainedasifwehadbeenbornandbredupogeher;werefamiliar,evenohecallingeachoherbyourchrisia

amessochrisiansshouldcalloneanoherohaveseenbridge,andher——iwaslikehemeeingofhewoscripuralcousins!herewasagraceanddigniy,anampliudeofformandsaure,answeringohermind,inhisfarmerswife,whichwouldhaveshinedinapace——orsowehoughiweweremadewelebyhusbandandwifeequally——we,andourfriendhawaswihus——ihadalmosforgoenhim——bubfwillnososoonforgehameeing,ifperadvenureheshallreadhisonhefardisanshoreswherehekangaroohaunshefaedcalfwasmadeready,orraherwasalreadyso,asifinanicipaionofouring;and,aferanappropriaegssofnaivewine,neverlemeforgewihwhahonespridehishospiablecousinmadeusproceedowheahampsead,oinroduceus(assomenewfoundrariy)ohermoherandsisergdmans,whodidindeedknowsomehingmoreofus,aaimewhenshealmosknewnohing——wihwhacorrespondingkindnesswewerereceivedbyhemalso——howbridgesmemory,exaledbyheoccasion,warmedinoahousandhalfoblieraedrecollecionsofhingsandpersons,omyuerasonishmen,andherown——andoheasoundmenofbfwhosaby,almosheonlyhinghawasnoacousinhere,——oldeffacedimagesofmorehanhalfforgoe

amesandcircumsancessillcrowdingbackuponher,aswordswrieninlemoneouuponexposureoafriendlywarmh,——wheniforgeallhis,henmaymycounrycousinsforgeme;andbridgenomoreremember,hainhedaysofweaklinginfancyiwasherendercharge——asihavebeenhercareinfoolishmanhoodsince——inhosepreypasoralwalks,longagoaboumackeryend,inherfordshire

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