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'No, I cannot stay; I have only brought you a little parcel My
sisters left for you. I think it contains a colour-box, pencils, and
paper.'
I approached to take it: a welcome gift it was. He examined my
face, I thought, with austerity, as I came near: the traces of tears
were doubtless very visible upon it.
'Have you found your first day's work harder than you expected?' he
asked.
'Oh, no! On the contrary, I think in time I shall get on with my
scholars very well.'
'But perhaps your accommodations- your cottage- your furniture-
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have disappointed your expectations? They are, in truth, scanty
enough; but-' I interrupted-
'My cottage is clean and weather-proof; my furniture sufficient and
commodious. All I see has made me thankful, not despondent. I am not
absolutely such a fool and sensualist as to regret the absence of a
carpet, a sofa, and silver plate; besides, five weeks ago I had
nothing- I was an outcast, a beggar, a vagrant; now I have
acquaintance, a home, a business. I wonder at the goodness of God; the
generosity of my friends; the bounty of my lot. I do not repine.'
'But you feel solitude an oppression? The little house there behind
you is dark and empty.'
'I have hardly had time yet to enjoy a sense of tranquillity,
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