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He returned to the house, and when his father had come back and welcomed him, and they had shared a meal together, Jocelyn again went out, full of an earnest desire to soothe his young neighbour's sorrow in a way she little expected; though, to tell the truth, his affection for her was rather that of a friend than of a lover, and he felt by no means sure that the migratory, elusive idealization he called his Love who, ever since his boyhood, had flitted from human shell to human shell an indefinite number of times, was going to take up her abode in the body of Avice Caro.
'No, I can't very well. 'Come, DEAR Avice. That's what you are, you know. There was no response. 'Well, if you won't, you won't! he continued. 'I don't want to bother you. And Pierston went away. He was stopping to look at the old-fashioned flowers under the garden walls when he heard a voice behind him. 'Mr. Pierston I wasn't angry with you.
It had never seemed worth while to leave off wearing mourning in Lancaster Gate only when Bob had come home had she unpacked some of her old wardrobe. Much was packed still, and in store under Mr. M'Clinton's direction, together with many of Aunt Margaret's personal possessions. It was as well that it was so, since Mrs. Rainham had managed to annex a proportion of Cecilia's things for Avice.
Avice went to the door, unlatched it, and peered forth into the night. "Yes, there seems to be no noise in the direction of your quarter now. I think you will be safe. But if you feel uneasy, you can stay the night in this room." "No, thank you," replied Hester gratefully. "I will not put you to that trouble. You have been very good to me. May the God of Israel bless you with His blessing!"
Thus Grisell learnt as an apt scholar these arts, and took especial delight in helping Sister Avice to compound her simples, and acquired a tender hand with which to apply them. Moreover, she learnt not only to say and sing her Breviary, but to know the signification in English.
Now we understand each other. Come on, then you know the way act as guide, and I'll tell you as we go along." Avice turned off into what appeared to be no more than a sheep-track across the heather. Within a few minutes they were not only quite alone, but out of sight of any human habitation.
"No, you certainly can't," said her half-sister. "Never mind; there are spare buttons for that frock, and I can sew one on." She accomplished the task with difficulty, since Avice appeared quite unable to stand still. "Now, are you ready, Avice? Shoes, hat, gloves where are your gloves? How do you ever manage to find anything in that drawer?"
A month thereafter, when they were sitting at breakfast one morning, Marcia exclaimed 'Well good heavens! while reading a letter she had just received from Avice, who was living with her husband in a house Pierston had bought for them at Sandbourne. Jocelyn looked up. 'Why Avice says she wants to be separated from Henri! Did you ever hear of such a thing! She's coming here about it to-day.
She is really glad that some one wishes for her, and I can quite believe that she will lose in Avice all that made life congenial to her under Mary's brisk uncompromising rule. If she can only learn to be true true to herself and to others she will yet be a woman to love and esteem, and at Birchwood they will do their best to show that religious sentiment must be connected with Truth.
Grisell watched, till tired with kneeling she went back to her couch, slept a little, and then wondered to see Sister Avice still compounding her simples. She moved wearily, and sighed for Madge to come in and tell her all the news of Amesbury who was riding at the ring, or who had shot the best bolt, or who had had her work picked out as not neat or well shaded enough.
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