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hearth to warm, set his pit-boots beside them, put him out a clean scarf and snap-bag and two apples, raked the fire, and went to bed. He was already dead asleep. His narrow black eyebrows were drawn up in a sort of peevish misery into his forehead while his cheeks' down-strokes, and his sulky mouth, seemed to be saying: "I don't care who you are nor what you are, I SHALL have my own way." Mrs. Morel knew him too well to look at him. As she unfastened her brooch at the mirror, she smiled faintly to see her face all smeared with the yellow dust of lilies. She brushed it off, and at last lay down. For some time her mind continued snapping and jetting sparks, but she was asleep before her husband awoke from the first sleep of his drunkenness.
CHAPTER II THE BIRTH OF PAUL, AND ANOTHER BATTLE AFTER such a scene as the last, Walter Morel was for some days abashed and ashamed, but he soon regained his old bullying indifference. Yet there was a slight shrinking, a diminishing in his assurance. Physically even, he shrank, and his fine full presence waned. He never grew in the least stout, so that, as he sank from his erect, assertive bearing, his physique seemed to contract along with his pride and moral strength. But now he realised how hard it was for his wife to drag about at her work, and, his sympathy quickened by penitence, hastened forward with his help. He came straight home from the pit, and stayed in at evening till Friday, and then he could not remain at home. But he was back again by ten o'clock, almost quite sober. He always made his own breakfast. Being a man who rose early and had plenty of time he did not, as some miners do, drag his wife out of bed at six o'clock. At five, sometimes earlier, he woke, got straight out of bed, and went downstairs. When she could not sleep, his wife lay waiting for this time, as for a period of peace. The only real rest seemed to be when he was out of the house. He went downstairs in his shirt and then struggled into his pit-trousers, which were left on the hearth to warm all night. There was always a fire, because Mrs. Morel raked. And the first sound in the house was the bang, bang of the poker against the raker, as Morel smashed the remainder of the coal to make the kettle, which was filled and left on the hob, finally boil. His cup and knife and fork, all he wanted except just the food, was laid ready on the table on a newspaper. Then he got his breakfast, made the tea, packed the bottom of the doors with rugs to shut out the draught, piled a big fire, and sat down to an hour of joy. He toasted his bacon on a fork and caught the drops of fat on his bread; then he put the rasher on his thick slice of bread, and cut off chunks with a clasp-knife, poured his tea into his saucer, and was happy. With his family about, meals were never so pleasant. He loathed a fork: it is a modern introduction which has still scarcely reached common people. What Morel preferred was a clasp-knife. Then, in solitude, he ate and drank, often sitting, in cold weather, on a little stool with his back to the warm chimney-piece, his food on the fender, his cup on the hearth. And then he read the last night's newspaper--what of it he could--spelling it over laboriously. He preferred to keep the blinds down and the candle lit even when it was daylight; it was the habit of the mine. At a quarter to six he rose, cut two thick slices of bread and butter, and put them in the white calico snap-bag. He filled his tin bottle with tea. Cold tea without milk or sugar was the drink he preferred for the pit. Then he pulled off his shirt, and put on his pit-singlet, a vest of thick flannel cut low round the neck, and with short sleeves like a chemise.
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Page 9 and 10: of the cut pastures. The sky overhe
Page 11 and 12: said Morel. He was extraordinarily
Page 13 and 14: experience of what being a man mean
Page 15 and 16: He came and bowed above her. A warm
Page 17 and 18: He had signed the pledge, and wore
Page 19 and 20: "Eighty pound, if you're so keen on
Page 21 and 22: "Did he?" "Yes, he did." The other
Page 23 and 24: one Sunday morning, to the chatter
Page 25 and 26: The pity was, she was too much his
Page 27 and 28: "I'm not sure I wouldn't rather be
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Page 31 and 32: as having some occult, malevolent p
Page 33 and 34: "Comin' home in his what?" he snarl
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Page 37: Her quietened heart beginning to be
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Page 43 and 44: "Eh!" said Mrs. Anthony. "You can f
Page 45 and 46: And he went on striking. He was tir
Page 47 and 48: "What is it?" she asked, feeling si
Page 49 and 50: "Go now," she said. "I will, my las
Page 51 and 52: "Goodness!" cried Mrs. Morel. "Mr.
Page 53 and 54: Whereupon Mrs. Morel, trying to soo
Page 55 and 56: Suddenly, looking at him, the heavy
Page 57 and 58: anything it'll make my blood boil,"
Page 59 and 60: he went across to her, swayed, caug
Page 61 and 62: "I can do it myself," she replied.
Page 63 and 64: Immediately he had finished tea he
Page 65 and 66: "So you filch sixpence out of my pu
Page 67 and 68: "Why, where should you have gone? Y
Page 69 and 70: He had a fine constitution, so that
Page 71 and 72: and tenderness between the separati
Page 73 and 74: "'Appen 'e is, but that doesn't giv
Page 75 and 76: But that evening Morel came in from
Page 77 and 78: And, glaring at the boy, he ran for
Page 79 and 80: She was very proud of her son. He w
Page 81 and 82: "And why didn't you tell me?" "Beca
Page 83 and 84: His mother implored him to take mor
Page 85 and 86: 'I told mother about you this morni
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"Why, what have I done to the child
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So they were happy in the morning--
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of anxiety and expectation in the r
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"Oh, nothing--about famous women."
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This Morel loved to do. "Well, ther
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"Nothing," he replied. But he ate n
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"This childt's axin' for thee; how
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have died rather. "Good gracious!"
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No window was open. Sometimes in wi
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Paul went to the counter. "Seventee
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put it before him. Suddenly he turn
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So the boy remained alone. Mrs. Mor
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Paul was waiting for her. He loved
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Paul looked in the oven; tapped the
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out of this way and went into the f
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home again. Morel hated to go back.
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Christmas Eve. Mrs. Morel surveyed
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cheerily, and immediately began to
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He had brought them endless present
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"I don't know for sure, but it's 'i
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"A comb, a knife and fork and spoon
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with wonderful healing flesh, and s
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So she talked to her son, almost as
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measuring people against himself, a
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Therefore he was soon visiting and
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tight inside him. He would have suf
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of the dragon. They emerged into a
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"Where did you learn to write?" sai
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school now." "He would live in Best
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she's taking that man HIS pudding,
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every second as the flowers was goi
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"She should have her own money if s
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He had the season-ticket, which had
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Paul was led round to a very dark c
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eappeared coatless, turning up a sm
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"You'd better watch me," he said to
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the "Mr." Then all at once Mr. Jord
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"I never said it WAS your fault. Wi
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with so much that she expected her
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When he came in at eight in the mor
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At the end of the song Fanny would
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up two long hills, down two short h
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and driving them nearly mad, while
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"Oh no, we had dinner in the train.
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"It isn't, really!" "You are cold,"
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to everybody's discomfort, and took
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"Was she REALLY getting up when she
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"Won't you go to bed, then?" he ask
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Paul hurried off to the station jub
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"Too young for me, though, I'm afra
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"It's a wild road, mother," said Pa
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"Oh no! We're only too thankful to
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Maurice took his hand full of corn
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"See, it doesn't hurt," he said, an
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Hawthorn was dropping from the hedg
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And in the evening, after supper, h
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"Oh, well, I've gone too far to bre
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for her--a bit of a theatrical show
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So she took cheer. Matters were not
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her nightdress, a comb and brush, s
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"Tha wants Walter Morel? Go in thee
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On Saturday night, as Paul was turn
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her brass candlestick glittering. T
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sat looking blankly in front of her
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of her for love. "For some things,"
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to have as easy a time as he could,
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She helped him off with his coat. H
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"HAVE they, mother?" she cried. "I
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went running because of a few burnt
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He crouched down and carefully put
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"No," he answered. "Where?" "In the
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"I've had a long turn," he said. "B
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"Why DO you?" he asked. "I don't kn
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"Don't!" repeated the child, a frow
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"Ha! Is it? Men have everything." "
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eyes blazed at him. "You don't give
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For many hours she sat still, sligh
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thrilled her, something holy. He wa
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His soul, warm and exposed from con
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Then the next time he saw Miriam he
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Paul looked down the garden for his
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"You should see the Flying Scotsman
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"What is it?" she asked. "The sprin
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loved him for that. Her soul expand
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"Supposing you could have THAT farm
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upon the tree-tops of the oak-wood
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her head and pondered. How could it
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It caused a violent conflict in him
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with the girl, and Mrs. Morel was t
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"I canna see what they want drownin
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"All right," he answered. And when
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against it. His blood was concentra
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abbiting in the woods, like a poach
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"If I'm not SICK!" she cried sudden
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Morel put down his knife and leaned
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"Both first?" "Yes." "H'm!" There w
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He looked at her companion. "I've t
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The boy glanced away. But the smith
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Miriam bowed a little lower. "Yes,"
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"I'm so damned spiritual with YOU a
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"That's all right!" he said. She wa
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"Yes." He knew she was cross with h
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He never went past the pits at nigh
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hours when he knew Miriam was expec
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Orion was for them chief in signifi
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"Oh, my sirs!" he said. "Wheer's my
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drawing herself up to imitate her h
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"Well, I shouldn't be surprised any
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"Not yet," he smiled. "Then, why di
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"Don't what, I should like to know?
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"Send it to Liberty's. I did it for
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"Then you wanted a job," said Beatr
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she exclaimed. She tilted his head
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a tale about his work making him fo
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with Leonard and Annie. She would m
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Her dark eyes were naked with their
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Miriam looked in the bookcase, saw
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Mrs. Morel shifted in her chair, an
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stroking with a rhythmic, jerked mo
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"No, mother--I really DON'T love he
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"Show me!" He would at that moment
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He pressed his face upon the pillow
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just awake from his Sunday nap, was
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"But I love to touch them," she rep
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He sat down against his will, resti
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digging up little clods of earth as
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"But I don't understand," she said
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And she was good to him. She did hi
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Miriam was indignant at anybody's f
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"And you won't think about it, and
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So he went as often, but he was usu
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There was between them now always a
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"Yes," he said; "I am glad." She sa
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Miriam dared not propose anything f
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all the songs his friend could teac
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Clara and her for a walk. They set
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It went up the bank in little leaps
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Clara did not answer, but strode on
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"I don't believe they do." "I don't
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He gathered up the flowers he had s
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"Ah!" she exclaimed. "So she is!" H
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They sat together in the cathedral.
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of angry way." Mrs. Morel considere
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and was splendid in uniform. Annie
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"I shall be with you just the same.
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would he go? The army had not reall
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She was afraid that her hair, speci
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life lay outside their mother's hou
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And again he laughed, in a way that
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as two souls. So I feel it. "Ought
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afraid something had happened. They
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The miner sat heavily in his chair.
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dress shirts. But he had an elegant
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a thing not very difficult, she kne
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"But I want you to be happy," she s
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lay on her left, whilst in front of
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"Ay, well, and I can remember when
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were coming very wide open. Wasn't
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He soon made occasion to call again
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"Then why ask me about it?" "Becaus
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"There is so little likelihood of m
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And he went away to the other girls
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"Yes, you want to know, don't you?"
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"You have stayed to dinner!" he exc
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She shivered. She loathed the town.
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"It's my birthday, and they've boug
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Suddenly they came to a halt on top
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"Did you leave him out of count all
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"What, pray?" "Making him feel as i
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to sacrifice himself in a marriage
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He went on determinedly. He realise
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"I think so," she answered.
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"Kiss me," she whispered. He shut h
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in the darkness under the hanging t
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that looked very soft, turned up to
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only to him then a woman. She was a
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"Let us stay here awhile," he said.
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marsh-marigolds and many big blue f
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And he could not do it often, and t
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So he gave the account of himself.
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of flowers. They flagged all loose,
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Miriam met him at the lane-end. She
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There was in it some truth that, in
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had flattered him, and despised him
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She was sure of herself. Only, this
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It was nine o'clock when he got hom
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to his mother. "Mother," he said, "
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He stood in front of her, his eyes
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She followed him. He took her hand
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"You will meet me at the Fountain a
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His mouth the same was just going t
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"And I am thirty," she said. "I kno
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laughing with excitement. Her shoes
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Directly they passed out of sight b
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She sat down, panting, on the tusso
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sure I feel harmless--so--if it mak
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"Yes; I've been down Clifton Grove
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"Yes!--yes!--if you'd anything abou
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"Were you late home?" she asked. At
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that's why she stayed with him. Aft
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"I may call in as I go to chapel,"
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"Do you think so?" he answered. "Yo
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front room, with its old piano, its
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her in her talk. There was a lot of
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they became aware of Miriam. There
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of speaking so about Miriam. After
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"I tell you it's only words that go
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a match." He secretly hoped it was
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"She caught the train then?" she sa
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In a maze, he wandered out for a dr
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It was a little dish of chip potato
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on the hearthrug, holding her fork.
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stool to stand on." "That's the wor
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"Fifteen two, fifteen four, fifteen
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folded his suit, and sat on the bed
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At length, unable to stand so any m
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"It won't make it no earlier. Here,
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"You'll do as you like," said Mrs.
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"Why, what about th' theatre?" aske
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the man's forehead, he thought he l
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"I might give you a turn or two," s
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"About Baxter." "There's nothing to
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"'The man in righteousness arrayed,
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just now." Dawes knew from his tone
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Mr. Jordan started, marched up to t
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"Have you ever considered where it
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The feeling that things were going
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she asked. "Go somewhere in a prett
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and wondering, like Adam and Eve wh
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"And what is love?" she asked. "Has
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They had a warm hollow in the sandh
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"What is she, after all?" he said t
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short holiday?" "I don't know. Love
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were separate. Where he wanted to g
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"You begin to value Baxter now you'
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with chagrin. "It's something; and
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"Good-evening!" Morel answered, not
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Dawes's struggles suddenly renewed
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He felt he could not bear it. His m
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their teeth, the young men swung th
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"Pains?" "Yes; but not more than I'
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"Mrs. Morel never told Dr. Jameson
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"Of course," said Mrs. Morel. Paul
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the charge of Minnie. Walter Morel
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"Well, I'll write plain." It was no
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"No; it would be silly. And take ca
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"Has he?" she answered wearily. The
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"but it's nice to be in my own home
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in a naked extremity of hate, and i
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He lay staring across at the wall o
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more information. She went about sh
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him tired. He was not sorry when he
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It all seemed unreal, he could not
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as if paralysed, unable to go any f
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"There are different ways of dying.
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"It's not been much of a week-end,"
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only that place to come to. He was
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she kissed him and kissed him. He s
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"Go and sit with her while we have
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"What are you doing?" said Annie. "
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"Ay," said the mother--"try." They
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He nodded. They sat down again help
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He drew up the blind and got dresse
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There was a good deal to do, letter
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They would not let anybody come to
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Down below she saw a dark corner of
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But Dawes, with rather shaky hand,
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"And I don't see," said Paul, "why
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The three stood at a loss. She kept
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"Why don't I?" She looked again out
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to her; he dared not give it her. S
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to him. He let go the curtain, turn
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He was most himself when he was alo
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Then, quite mechanically and more d
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"I mustn't," he said; and, turning
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ing you back." "Very well," she rep
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"I say--that sounds all right for y
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"And you have broken off with Clara
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She was aware of his dark-clothed,
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"I'll come along with you," he answ
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