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you   might   say。     I've   done   it   for   Christmasmotto   in   holly;   and   alland 

I've had my Easter lilies with a gorgeous star all daffodils in the middle。 

I've hungwell; that's enough of that。              The day came he was to call for 

me   to   choose   the   furniture。     Shall   I   ever   forget   it? It   was   a   Tuesday。 

My lady wasn't quite herself that afternoon。               Not that she'd said anything; 

of course; she never does or will。              But I knew by the way that she kept 

wrapping   herself   up   and   asking   me   if   it   was   coldand   her   little   nose 

looked。。。pinched。        I didn't like leaving her; I knew I'd be worrying all the 

time。     At last I asked her if she'd rather I put it off。            〃Oh no; Ellen;〃 she 

said;  〃you   mustn't   mind   about   me。        You   mustn't   disappoint   your   young 

man。〃      And so cheerful; you know; madam; never thinking about herself。 

It made me feel worse than ever。               I began to wonder。。。then she dropped 

her handkerchief  and   began   to   stoop   down to pick it up herselfa   thing 

she   never   did。    〃Whatever   are   you   doing!〃   I   cried;   running   to   stop   her。 

〃Well;〃   she   said;   smiling;   you   know;   madam;   〃I   shall   have   to   begin   to 

practise。〃     Oh; it was all I could do not to burst out crying。                I went over 

to the dressing…table and made believe to rub up the silver; and I couldn't 

keep myself in; and I asked her if she'd rather I。。。didn't get married。                   〃No; 

Ellen;〃   she   said   that   was   her   voice;   madam;   like   I'm  giving   you〃No; 

Ellen;   not   for   the   wide   world!〃     But   while   she   said   it;   madamI   was 



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looking in her glass; of course; she didn't know I could see hershe put 

her little hand on her heart just like her dear mother used to; and lifted her 

eyes。。。Oh; madam! 

     When Harry came I had his letters all ready; and the ring and a ducky 

little brooch he'd given mea silver bird it was; with a chain in its beak; 

and   on   the  end of   the  chain   a heart   with   a  dagger。    Quite the  thing!       I 

opened the door to him。          I never gave him time for a word。              〃There you 

are;〃 I said。     〃Take them all back;〃 I said; 〃it's all over。           I'm not going to 

marry you;〃 I said; 〃I can't leave my lady。〃             White! he turned as white as 

a woman。       I had to slam the door; and there I stood; all of a tremble; till I 

knew he had gone。          When I opened the doorbelieve me or not; madam… 

…that man was gone!           I ran out into the road just as I was; in my apron 

and my house…shoes; and there I stayed in the middle of the road。。。staring。 

People must have laughed if they saw me。。。 

     。。。Goodness      gracious!What's       that?    It's  the   clock   striking!     And 

here    I've  been    keeping    you    awake。     Oh;    madam;      you   ought    to  have 

stopped   me。。。Can   I   tuck   in   your   feet?   I   always   tuck   in   my   lady's   feet; 

every   night;   just   the   same。    And   she   says;   〃Good   night;   Ellen。     Sleep 

sound and wake early!〃            I don't know what I should do if she didn't say 

that; now。 

     。。。Oh dear; I sometimes think。。。whatever should I do if anything were 

to。。。But;   there;   thinking's   no   good   to   any   oneis   it;   madam?   Thinking 

won't   help。    Not   that   I   do   it   often。 And   if   ever   I   do   I   pull   myself   up 

sharp; 〃Now; then; Ellen。           At it againyou silly girl!         If you can't find 

anything better to do than to start thinking!。。。〃 



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