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talked with manly�察�pious resignation�察�and             not much。      Twice over he said�察�

;What Jessie has been to us�察�God            only knows� ─�and after the second time�察�

he got up hastily�察�shook          hands all round without speaking�察�and left the 

room。 

     That afternoon we perceived little groups in the street�察 �all                listening 

with faces aghast to some tale or other。             Miss Jenkyns        wondered what 

could be the matter for some time before she took the                undignified step of 

sending Jenny out to inquire。 

     Jenny came back with a white face of terror。             ;Oh�察�ma'am�        �Oh�察�Miss 

Jenkyns�察     �ma'am�       �Captain      Brown      is  killed   by    them    nasty    cruel 

railroads� ─�and she burst into tears。           She�察�along with many others�察           �had 

experienced the poor Captain's kindness。 

     ;How�拭   �   where   ´   where�拭     �Good   God�      �Jenny�察  �don't   waste   time   in 

crying�察�but tell us something。;          Miss Matty rushed out into the           street at 

once�察�and collared the man who was telling the tale。 

     ;Come   in   ´   come   to   my   sister   at   once�察  �Miss   Jenkyns�察  �the   rector's 

daughter。      Oh�察�man�察�man� �say it is not true�察─�she cried�察�as she                brought 

the   affrighted    carter�察 �sleeking    down    his   hair�察 �into  the   drawing´room�察�

where     he   stood   with   his  wet   boots    on  the   new   carpet�察   �and    no   one 

regarded it。 

     ;Please�察�mum�察�it is true。        I seed it myself�察─�and he shuddered at             the 

recollection。     ;The   Captain   was   a´reading   some   new   book   as   he       was 



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deep   in�察  �a´waiting     for   the   down   train�察  �and   there   was   a   little lass   as 

wanted   to   come   to   its   mammy�察  �and   gave   its   sister   the   slip�察�and   came 

toddling across the line。        And he looked up sudden�察�at the              sound of the 

train coming�察�and seed the child�察�and he darted on the                line and cotched it 

up�察  �and   his   foot   slipped�察  �and   the   train   came over   him   in   no   time。  O 

Lord�察  �Lord�      �Mum�察  �it's   quite   true�察  �and   they've   come   over   to   tell   his 

daughters。      The child's safe�察�though�察        �with only a bang on its shoulder as 

he threw it to its mammy。            Poor     Captain would be glad of that�察�mum�察�

wouldn't he�拭      �God bless him� ─         �The great rough carter puckered up his 

manly face�察�and turned away            to hide his tears。      I turned to Miss Jenkyns。 

She looked very  ill�察       �as if she   were going to   faint�察�and signed   to me   to 

open the window。 

     ;Matilda�察    �bring    me   my    bonnet。     I  must    go   to  those   girls。   God 

pardon me�察�if ever I have spoken contemptuously to the Captain� ─�

     Miss Jenkyns arrayed herself to go out�察�telling Miss Matilda to                    give 

the    man    a  glass   of  wine。    While      she   was   away�察   �Miss    Matty    and   I 

huddled over   the  fire�察  �talking   in   a   low  and   awe´struck   voice。     I   know 

we cried quietly all the time。 

     Miss Jenkyns came home in a silent mood�察�and we durst not ask her 

many questions。         She told us that Miss Jessie had fainted�察�and that               she 

and Miss Pole had had some difficulty in bringing her round�察                   �but that�察�as 

soon   as   she   recovered�察 �she   begged   one   of   them  to   go    and   sit   with  her 

sister。 

     ;Mr Hoggins says she cannot live many days�察�and she shall be spared 

this shock�察─�said Miss Jessie�察�shivering with feelings to which she                    dared 

not give way。 

     ;But    how    can   you   manage�察     �my   dear�拭─   �asked    Miss   Jenkyns�察     �you 

cannot      bear up�察�she must see your tears。; 

     ;God   will   help   me   ´   I   will   not   give   way  ´   she   was   asleep   when   the 

news came�察�she may be asleep yet。              She would be so utterly           miserable�察�

not merely at my father's death�察�but to think of what                  would become of 

me�察�she is so good to me。;           She looked up earnestly          in their faces with 

her soft true eyes�察�and Miss Pole told Miss              Jenkyns afterwards she could 

hardly bear it�察�knowing�察�as she did�察          �how Miss Brown treated her sister。 



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     However�察     �it  was    settled  according     to  Miss    Jessie's   wish。    Miss 

Brown   was   to   be   told   her   father   had   been   summoned   to   take   a   short 

journey on railway business。          They had managed it in some way ´              Miss 

Jenkyns could not exactly say how。              Miss Pole was to stop with           Miss 

Jessie。    Mrs Jamieson had sent to inquire。            And this was all        we heard 

that night�察�and a sorrowful night it was。           The next day a       full account of 

the fatal accident was in the county paper which                Miss Jenkyns took in。 

Her eyes were very weak�察�she said�察�and she               asked me to read it。       When 

I came to the ;gallant gentleman was             deeply engaged in the perusal of a 

number of 'Pickwick��' which he            had just received�察─�Miss Jenkyns shook 

her head long and solemnly�察          �and then sighed out�察 �Poor�察�dear�察�infatuated 

man� ─�

     The   corpse   was   to   be   taken   from   the   station   to   the   parish   church�察�

there to be interred。      Miss Jessie had set her heart on following            it to the 

grave�察  �and   no   dissuasives   could   alter   her   resolve。  Her     restraint   upon 

herself made her almost obstinate�察�she resisted all             Miss Pole's entreaties 

and Miss Jenkyns' advice。          At last Miss      Jenkyns gave up the point�察�and 

after a silence�察�which I feared         portended some deep displeasure against 

Miss   Jessie�察  �Miss   Jenkyns     said   she   should accompany  the   latter   to   the 

funeral。 

     ;It is not fit for you to go alone。       It would be against both         propriety 

and humanity were I to allow it。; 

     Miss Jessie seemed as if she did not half like this arrangement�察                 �but 

her obstinacy�察�if she had any�察�had been exhausted in her               determination to 

go   to   the   interment。  She   longed�察  �poor   thing�察  �I  have   no   doubt�察  �to   cry 

alone over the grave of the dear father to            whom she had been all in all�察�

and to give way�察�for one little half´ hour�察�uninterrupted by sympathy and 

unobserved by friendship。          But     it was not to be。      That afternoon Miss 

Jenkyns sent out for a yard          of black crape�察�and employed herself busily 

in trimming the little       black silk bonnet I have spoken about。              When it 

was finished she       put it on�察�and looked at us for approbation ´ admiration 

she    despised。      I   was   full   of   sorrow�察  �but�察  �by   one   of   those   whimsical 

thoughts which come unbidden into our heads�察�in times of deepest                    grief�察�

I no sooner saw the bonnet than I was reminded of a helmet�察                  �and in that 



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hybrid   bonnet�察  �half   helmet�察  �half   jockey´cap�察  �did   Miss       Jenkyns   attend 

Captain   Brown's   funeral�察  �and�察  �I   believe�察  �supported       Miss   Jessie   with   a 

tender�察�indulgent firmness which   was invaluable�察               �allowing her to  weep 

her passionate fill before they left。 

     Miss Pole�察�Miss Matty�察�and I�察�meanwhile attended to Miss Brown�此�and 

hard     work    we    found    it  to  relieve    her   querulous     and    never´ending 

complaints。       But   if   we   were   so   weary   and   dispirited�察  �what   must   Miss 

Jessie have been�        �Yet she came back almost calm as if she had                 gained 

a new strength。        She put off her mourning dress�察�and came                in�察�looking 

pale and gentle�察�thanking us each with a soft long                pressure of the hand。 

She could even smile ´ a faint�察�sweet�察            �wintry smile ´ as if to reassure us 

of her power to endure�察�but her             look made our eyes fill suddenly with 

tears�察�more than if she had         cried outright。 

     It was settled that Miss Pole was to remain with her all the                 watching 

livelong night�察�and that Miss Matty and I were to return                  in the morning 

to relieve them�察�and give Miss Jessie the             opportunity for a few hours of 

sleep。     But    when    the   morning     came�察   �Miss     Jenkyns    appeared     at  the 

breakfast´table�察�equipped in her           helmet´bonnet�察�and ordered Miss Matty 

to   stay   at  home�察   �as  she   meant     to   go   and   help   to  nurse。    She    was 

evidently in   a   state of   great    friendly  excitement�察�which   she showed by 

eating her breakfast        standing�察�and scolding the household all round。 

     No    nursing    ´  no  energetic    strong´minded       woman     could    help   Miss 

Brown       now。     There   was   that   in   the   room   as   we   entered   which   was 

stronger      than     us   all�察 �and   made     us   shrink   into   solemn     awestruck 

helplessness。        Miss   Brown   was   dying。       We   hardly   knew   her   voice�察  �it 

was so devoid        of the complaining tone we had always associated with it。 

Miss     Jessie told me afterwards that it�察�and her face too�察�were just what 

they    had   been    formerly�察   �when    her   mother's    death

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