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    ^ "I Have Done A Very Good Morning's Wor...

    not lead the conversation to the practical , earnest , serious matters where Mildred was beyond us allI could onlsit still and watch

    ; y thus Charles victimised 's half ashamed Oh ! how , half cross vexed I felt blush Cross , while with poor Mrs . Mildred Mahon , who was

    . . was quilt aware and that of nothing the 1 but that she le were was getting talking * on * very very nicel fast y with ; cross her

    , young peop Mildred with Charle -for the s for not innoc re ence scuing and Mildred simplicity ; that cross never even saw with throug poor h very

    as Step I felt hen ' day s motives hy day ; that and he oh was ! how working much more out his than own cross proud with , obstinate Stephen , ,

    cruel will . do One matters hope I would had , that fall when into he their returned old " to Dublin and , the as he disagreeable must soon way

    impressions , Mildred ' s fade father . But as I I did told not know had Step been hen , . his and Charles ' s , you , life to old

    Mahon tutor , and Mr . had O'Connor owed had very much much in the earl same y mind as Charles Mr . , and it * partly from the very habit of being with her father

    was that Mildred had acquired the art of sympathy with literary and studious tastes which she herself could not share . And in other ways ,

    wife too , her of a training man like as Charles a daug . hter Her had father eminentl leant y fitted her her , as to Charles be the upon

    was efforts beg to inning rouse to her do indolent ; but thoug and h she invalid never father made to vain exertion and , useless I saw

    she was prepared , from that very warning " , to brace and strengthen Charles ' s character that he miht avoid a like fate .

    And to see all this future marred g by Stephen ' s pride ! I was prepared for a great deal , but a blow came at last which I

    did all busy not expect at Mahon . It was Court a dull with misty their day own late affairs in October and just , they as were the

    see evening Mildred was closing whom I in had I started not seen to walk for two down or to three , the days vicarage . There and

    was a hushed , stillness in the air , and the sound of the crisp dead leaves which I crushed beneath my feet seemed quite loud in that

    heavy I told brooding you that silence it was . not a very happy time for me , and ht I went

    sence on with would a sort scare of long away ing the hope dreary that thoug Mildred hts ' which s peaceful seemed bri to g wei pre gh

    more Ah heavily ! I did than not usual expect that that day I . should have to give instead of

    receiving comfort ! vi was I saw walking and in a en moment up and muttering down that something the to room himself had with happened and , a sudden scarcel . y Mr assumption able . O to 'Connor utter of

    gor ergy ; , sharp at intervals contradiction dry commonp to the lace same sentences kind of on observations the weather which to me was , or all a

    . poor to its Mildred being cold could , and find making to say . various After assenting contradictory to its and being senseless warm ,

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1860, page 250, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061860/page/34/