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        IN tember, Maggie ting in tling        midniging    tful force by ter Lucys visit t and drougo cold variable ervals; and so risk templated journey until ttled. In ties inuous, and tion of t ed. And no t, so t talked of sixty years ago,    t on t floods, oo great misery. But tion, urally proo take a    ted taken a    but for t ts,    obliged to go to a distance for food. But t te, by tenings of a er falls of sno t, to break loide came in ers    causing more temporary invenience, and losses t    only by t, wy would relieve.

        All     midnig some solitary ced in tle parlour to left everyt a letter    letter,     o t - unscious    -    ing across    of t far, far off rest, frlihly life.

        t letter so tory for t time. ted    t first enligs as to turn ion to Maggie, ly been made more fully a by an ear remonstrance from one of    tion of persisting i to overe t feeling in tance. Dr Kenn, ter, ill ined to persevere - ill averse to give iment t emptible; but    upon by tion of ty attaco    `appearance is al on ty of surrounding minds.    `appearance is proportionately inacy; per o succumb: stious people are apt to see ty in t o recede o Dr Kenn.     advise Maggie to go a Oggs for a time; and    difficult task ating in vague terms t tempt to tenance ay o obstruct o alloe to a clerical friend of    possibly take o , ion for a young rong i.

        Pgie listened rembling lip: s a faint `teful; and so ion. S be a lonely    among fres     seem joyful to    begin a neraio    ougo plain? Ougo sy sening to some ot passionate error into a neure and ling for patience: - for    by ling?

        And on t sat out tter able before her.

        tter ep Mudpain, unknoo any of ten to    place, enclosing tter to a person ed in St Oggs. From beginning to end, it e cry of reproac    t perverted notion o crus any substantial good -    single overpo han on his life.

        `tten to me t you are to marry Kenn. As if I s! Perold you some suc me. Perell you I ;travelling." My body    some me - ed up from tupor of o find you gone.

        `Maggie!    long look of love t    itself into my soul, so t no oto you! - call me back to life and goodness! I am banisives: I am indifferent to everytainty t I ever care for life    you. rite me one ;e!" In ten    o be togeto be o be hers voice?

        read tter s as if emptation    begun. At trance of turn : but rodden far in to be faint and o tural longing from urong t all less immediate motives are likely to be fotten - till the pain has been escaped from.

        For    as if ruggle    t srove to summon    aside by teping for t ter: stering it, and ts old strange poure t carry t, upself upon ure, in o be exgt t promise of joy in t make temptation to Maggie. It epone of misery, - it    in tiade tremble, and made art from    to reace `e!

        But close upon t decisive act, radi    self in s of strengtion. No - s    - s pray - t t    s, rong enougo quer agony - to quer love: s s er irred all t bound o t.

        S quite still, far on into t: o ctitude,    active forougal act of prayer: only ing for t t would surely e again.

        It came    no passion could long quenc came back to    tains of self-renoung pity and affe, of fait    tle old book t s, ruso    for t e lost in t t from t, and bear it till deat laid it upon me.

        But soon ot could find no uttera in a sob: `Five me, Step o her.

        Sook up tter,    to t it burn sloo-morroo    ing.

        `I , and bear it till deat    iend strengtle and fall a again? - rials as ill? it cry of self-despair, Maggie fell on    table, and buried ri face.    out to ty t o taug need; and s be learning a secret of enderness and long-suffering, t to be long, let me live to bless and fort--

        At t moment Maggie felt a startliion of sudden cold about : it er floed up - tream    led into t beant - s he flood!

        tumult of emotion s t calm in    screaming, sairs to Bob Jakins bedroom. t in and she shoulder.

        `Bob, t is in t us see if s safe.

        Sed to screams; and to see if ters . tep doo t taircase: s ter ep. remendous cras t ter p in after it.

        `It is t! cried Maggie. `Bob, e doo get ts!

        And    a moments ser, o    of t on tairs, sed on to t into t, ruding t long after    sogs, but horn in his hand.

        `s, said Bob, as    into ts ening isnt broke too, as he m.

        I of getting into t, unfastening it and mastering an oar, Bob    struck    apt to fear for ts for ty of t t Maggie aken tivity, gave Bob a vague impression of o proteot o be protected. Soo    possession of an oar, and o release t from the ing window-frame.

        `ters rising so fast, said Bob, `I doubt itll be in at to get Prissy and to t, if I could and trusten to ter - fo t - but you, ing t of ood in treaming.

        Maggie ime to ansidal current s along ts out on to ter,    carried t ting current of the river.

        In t moments Maggie felt not of not t s life ransition of deat its agony - and sh God.

        t tion ct ception of ion. t t ion of tion t test liged tery level belo aation of God alk of -    tom - and eogether.

        `O God, he dim loneliness.

        troyed it. t be in danger - in distress: rained no t; and so the darkness, and finding none.

        Sing in smooter noo g of o traiain of gloom t s seize t sig - t s catc suggestion of t toended.

        O    dismal ery level - ting of t - ts above t be out on tops of rees. rees: looking before o paddle t foro advance more sly, noeously on a mound reaming    by t sions - except a sensation of strengty emotion. Along    t    quarrel,    calamity ure of our life is gone, and ive mortal needs? Vaguely, Maggie felt trong resurgent love to aer impressions of anding, a only the deep, underlying, unshakable memories of early union.

        But noance, ao    of t be - yes, it    Oggs. Ao look flimpse of trees - tnuts - and above t t: all    and dim. More and more strongly to e and put tored-up force t    in ture.

        S get    into t of to pass t t occurred to ate of t t be carried very far doo guide    out of t again. For t time distinct ideas of danger began to press upon    tation, and sed into t. Sly s no effort; more and more clearly in tand t, so dis ts t s be trees and roofs: nay, s far off a rus t must be trangely altered Ripple.

        Great God! ting masses in it, t mig    as so perisoo soon.    hose masses?--

        For t time Maggies    began to beat in an agony of dread. S    sed along - more intensely scious of ticipated clas tra: it passed a Oggs: s use all o ma a if possible, out of t. S ts of a stranded vessel far out over tery field. But no boats o be seen moving on t be employed is.

        ition, Maggie seized ood up again to paddle: but tide added to tness of ts from to     till so tofton t s t clear of t. toook to bot across tery fields, back too as of trees - could see tco t, and tnuts - Oer: deeper trees on t? ts    ? But it    tood firm: droo t story, but still firm - or    broken in at tohe Mill?

        iting joy t s last - joy t overcame all distress, Maggie    of t first s moving.    airs windows. S in a loud pierg voice,

        `tom, wher, where are you? here is Maggie!

        Soon, from tti tral gable, soms voice:

        `?    a boat?

        `It is I, tom - Maggie. her?

        `S    to Garum, terday. Ill e doo the lower window.

        `Alone, Maggie? said tom, in a voice of deep astonis, as .

        `Yes, tom: God aken care of me, t me to you. Get in quickly. Is there no one else?

        `No, said tom, stepping into t, `I fear t of trees and stones against it: Ive sed again and again, and the oars, Maggie.

        It    till tom er - o face    t    came irely neion to , of t    o ask a question. t mutely gazing at ease life looking out from a en face - tom pale ain a : and tion, ory of almost miraculous divinely-protected effort. But at last a mist gatter: the old childish - `Magsie!

        Maggie could make no ans a long deep sob of t mysterious h pain.

        As soon as so Lucy, tom: well go and see if s.

        tom roired vigour, and    speed from pgies. t    of t tofton.

        `Park ands    of t Lucy there.

        Noto given s ed along. tery desolation    in dreadful clearness around ted onening masses. A large pany in a boat t s ofton ed, `Get out of t!

        But t could not be do once, and tom, looking before s, ging togetal fellowsream.

        `It is ing, Maggie! tom said, in a deep he oars, and clasping her.

        t instant t er - and triumph.

        But soon t reappeared, a black spe ter.

        t reappeared - but broter o be parted - living t, ttle ogether.

        clusion

        NAtURE repairs ion tle visible tra ter. tumn ers among tant h hopeful lading and unlading.

        And every man and ioned in tory ill living - except those whose end we know.

        Nature repairs    not all. torn trees are not rooted again - ted    scarred: if trees are not ture bear t rending. to t    on t, thh repair.

        Dorlill . And Dorlcote e laid prostrate upon it after ts grassy order a quiet.

        brick grave tomb erected very soon after t    en visited at different moments by t t joy and kee sorrohere.

        One of ted tomb again    face beside    t er.

        tary.    panionsrees of till to ing spirit.

        tomb bore tom and Maggie tulliver, aen--

        `In t divided.
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