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we must be bought off。 But you know that�察�as well as I�察�so where is
the use of talking�拭�
She still walked wildly to and fro。 At length�察�stopping abruptly
before him�察�she said�此�
`Is he near here�拭�
`He is。 Close at hand。¨
`Then I am lost� �
`Not lost�察�widow�察� said the blind man�察�calmly�察 �only found。 Shall
I call him�拭�
`Not for the world�察� she answered�察�with a shudder。
`Very good�察� he replied�察�crossing his legs again�察�for he had made
as though he would rise and walk to the door。 `As you please�察�
widow。 His presence is not necessary that I know of。 But both he
and I must live�察�to live�察�we must eat and drink�察�to eat and drink�察�we
must have money�此�I say no more。¨
`Do you know how pinched and destitute I am�拭� she retorted。 `I
do not think you do�察�or can。 If you had eyes�察�and could look around
you on this poor place�察 �you would have pity on me。 Oh� �let your
heart be softened by your own affliction�察 �friend�察 �and have some
sympathy with mine。¨
The blind man snapped his fingers as he answered�此�
`!Beside the question�察�ma¨am�察�beside the question。 I have the
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softest heart in the world�察 �but I can¨t live upon it。 Many a
gentleman lives well upon a soft head�察�who would find a heart of
the same quality a very great drawback。 Listen to me。 This is a
matter of business�察 �with which sympathies and sentiments have
nothing to do。 As a mutual friend�察 �I wish to arrange it in a
satisfactory manner�察�if possible�察�and thus the case stands。!If you
are very poor now�察�it¨s your own choice。 You have friends who�察�in
case of need�察�are always ready to help you。 My friend is in a more
destitute and desolate situation than most men�察 �and�察 �you and he
being linked together in a common cause�察 �he naturally looks to
you to assist him。 He has boarded and lodged with me a long time
��for as I said just now�察�I am very soft´hearted���察�and I quite approve
of his entertaining this opinion。 You have always had a roof over
your head�察�he has always been an outcast。 You have your son to
comfort and assist you�察�he has nobody at all。 The advantages must
not be all one side。 You are in the same boat�察�and we must divide
the ballast a little more equally。¨
She was about to speak�察�but he checked her�察�and went on。
`The only way of doing this�察�is by making up a little purse now
and then for my friend�察�and that¨s what I advise。 He bears you no
malice that I know of�察 �ma¨am�此 �so little�察 �that although you have
treated him harshly more than once�察�and driven him�察 �I may say�察�
out of doors�察�he has that regard for you that I believe even if you
disappointed him now�察 �he would consent to take charge of your
son�察�and to make a man of him。¨
He laid a great stress on these latter words�察�and paused as if to
find out what effect they had produced。 She only answered by her
tears。
`He is a likely lad�察� said the blind man�察�thoughtfully�察 �for many
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purposes�察�and not ill´disposed to try his fortune in a little change
and bustle�察�if I may judge from what I heard of his talk with you to´
night。!Come。 In a word�察 �my friend has pressing necessity for
twenty pounds。 You�察�who can give up an annuity�察�can get that sum
for him。 It¨s a pity you should be troubled。 You seem very
comfortable here�察�and it¨s worth that much to remain so。 Twenty
pounds�察�widow�察�is a moderate demand。 You know where to apply
for it�察�a post will bring it you。!Twenty pounds� �
She was about to answer him again�察�but again he stopped her。
`Don¨t say anything hastily�察�you might be sorry for it。 Think of it
a little while。 Twenty pounds!of other people¨s money!how
easy� �Turn it over in your mind。 I¨m in no hurry。 Night¨s coming
on�察 �and if I don¨t sleep here�察 �I shall not go far。 Twenty pounds� �
Consider of it�察 �ma¨am�察 �for twenty minutes�察 �give each pound a
minute�察�that¨s a fair allowance。 I¨ll enjoy the air the while�察�which is
very mild and pleasant in these parts。¨
With these words he groped his way to the door�察 �carrying his
chair with him。 Then seating himself�察 �under a spreading
honeysuckle�察 �and stretching his legs across the threshold so that
no person could pass in or out without his knowledge�察 �he took
from his pocket a pipe�察 �flint�察 �steel and tinder´box�察 �and began to
smoke。 It was a lovely evening�察�of that gentle kind�察�and at that time
of year�察�when the twilight is most beautiful。 Pausing now and then
to let his smoke curl slowly off�察�and to sniff the grateful fragrance
of the flowers�察�he sat there at his ease!as though the cottage were
his proper dwelling�察�and he had held undisputed possession of it
all his life!waiting for the widow¨s answer and for Barnaby¨s
return。
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hen Barnaby returned with the bread�察 �the sight of the
Wpious old pilgrim smoking his pipe and making himself
so thoroughly at home�察�appeared to surprise even him�察�
the more so�察�as that worthy person�察�instead of putting up the loaf
in his wallet as a scarce and precious article�察�tossed it carelessly on
the table�察�and producing his bottle�察�bade him sit down and drink。
`For I carry some comfort�察 �you see�察� he said。 `Taste that。 Is it
good�拭�
The water stood in Barnaby¨s eyes as he coughed from the
strength of the draught�察�and answered in the affirmative。
`Drink some more�察� said the blind man�察 �don¨t be afraid of it。
You don¨t taste anything like that�察�often�察�eh�拭�
`Often� � cried Barnaby。 `Never� �
`Too poor�拭� returned the blind man with a sigh。 `Ay。 That¨s bad。
Your mother�察 �poor soul�察 �would be happier if she was richer�察�
Barnaby。¨
`Why�察 �so I tell her!the very thing I told her just before you
came to´night�察 �when all that gold was in the sky�察� said Barnaby�察�
drawing his chair nearer to him�察 �and looking eagerly in his face。
`Tell me。 Is there any way of being rich�察�that I could find out�拭�
`Any way� �A hundred ways。¨
`Ay�察 �ay�拭� he returned。 `Do you say so�拭 �What are they�拭�Nay�察�
mother�察�it¨s for your sake I ask�察�not mine�察�for yours�察�indeed。 What
are they�拭�
The blind man turned his face�察 �on which there was a smile of
triumph�察 �to where the widow stood in great distress�察 �and
answered�察�
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`Why�察�they are not to be found out by stay´at´homes�察 �my good
friend。¨
`By stay´at´homes� � cried Barnaby�察�plucking at his sleeve。 `But I
am not one。 Now�察�there you mistake。 I am often out before the sun�察�
and travel home when he has gone to rest。 I am away in the woods
before the day has reached the shady places�察�and am often there
when the bright moon is peeping through the boughs�察�and looking
down upon the other moon that lives in the water。 As I walk along�察�
I try to find�察�among the grass and moss�察�some of that small money
for which she works so hard and used to shed so many tears。 As I
lie asleep in the shade�察 �I dream of it!dream of digging it up in
heaps�察 �and spying it out�察 �hidden under bushes�察 �and seeing it
sparkle�察�as the dew´drops do�察�among the leaves。 But I never find it。
Tell me where it is。 I¨d go there�察�if the journey were a whole year
long�察�because I know she would be happier when I came home and
brought some with me。 Speak again。 I¨ll listen to you if you talk all
night。¨
The blind man passed his hand lightly over the poor fellow¨s
face�察�and finding that his elbows were planted on the table�察 �that
his chin rested on his two hands�察�that he leaned eagerly forward�察�
and that his whole manner expressed the utmost interest and
anxiety�察 �paused for a minute as though he desired the widow to
observe this fully�察�and then made answer�此�
`It¨s in the world�察�bold Barnaby�察�the merry world�察�not in solitary
places like those you pass your time in�察�but in crowds�察�and where
there¨s noise and rattle。¨
`Good� �good� � cried Barnaby�察 �rubbing his hands。 `Yes� �I love
that。 Grip loves it too。 It suits us both。 That¨s brave� �
`!The kind of places�察� said the blind man�察 �that a young fellow
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