Penguin Readers Level 4 the Mill on the Floss

8/6/2019 Penguin Readers Level 4 the Mill on the Floss

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GEORGE ELIOT~-Tfie--/Mu: 0 1 1 the fross


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'Maggie,' 'Iorn Tulliver said tOI his sister on the day he returnedh c : h h 1-h li~ "" d !I ! k h ' I I i " ..ome tor the SCOOI. ",0 I . U a y s " "You dont Irnow what I've got m. '1 , , , , , . "my' pocket,

1~'What:s it?' Maggie asked, 'TeD. me. I can't guess.''Here, I've brought 3! new fishingline for you" S IO that we can

g.~0 " " " fis..hi" ' - " ' g. . . .to g e th e"F I 'e saved the m on e .- y : , : - fo , r"r " " I i i i t sc h 0 In] A r e ' n 't I a'' .. -'-'-, _.-,__'~'--::: _ .::_.'.:'._._'_.'_'_._.',;L~, _ _".d, V I I i ; . , . . : . . : _ _ ' - , , \ . . , . ,~L_..: _ , , _ , J , _ : _,. . ' 1 '1 1 ." _ :_ _ ' -' _ ""Iii;. .:_':_,'-'__:'::_u~t-_.., -'_ . .'.. '_'_g o . : . 0 . .d,b l ' t i O l t - h : : - l e. I - ' : ( ".. :. .: .. ' .~ . _ ~ .. .. .. .: .. ~ 'I. :. .. :. . - ._ ,;,.. .. __ ;,._ .. I!, Maggie threw he r arms ar oun d. his neck, Her long, dark, hairbrushed againsthis cheeks,

'Y e s , v e ry." 'v ,e ry good ..: 1 do love you~ Tom ..~Tom push ie d her q"l'1:::r"'IY' "NO 'W ' ler 's go' and see m..---abbits " Le'..~ . , .. , ._~ , .:)., '.. I:~. a.VY'G\.,~,~ .. ..,1 .. " ~~ Q, : 1 " : _ ' ~ ~ , :1 . y ._' c 1 . - . : ~ ' . . I Il ~ ~ '" 11. .

continued, 'Ihope you've been looking after them,'Maggie's happiness disappeared. Her fear of her brother's

darke r moods made it d iffic u lt fo r her 'to te ll him,


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'I'll give you all my money,' she said quickly, 'To buy morerabbits, ,.

"I don 't 'want yo'ul' money,' h,e ' answered, 'A n ,d I don't ' n e ed ,a:I1Ymore rabbits ~'Dh" but Tom ~,.~I'm, so' 'S olrry ~,~ ~ they're all dead,' she

whi sp e ' C ' r e " d0: '.;i r - ,i _ Ii'. ,

Tom looked at her, At thirteen, he was a handsome boy, but heW "', - a ' " S ' . 'a : n g : : - ; ' ry',;-C now and h[ : " 8 : fa , c ' ; " C - ' e ' : - : '' I : , 1 :T .....s red an d h a r d'I,', . .__,,"'."."', ,',' .. ,,'.: ,_'. ,',_', -. .. ',.'I,i_" ,,' V'IV ,a, ' ,JI ,, '., , '-,, ' ,._ " " ...... _ . ,',~,'YO'U forgot to' feed them!' he shouted. ',I told you tOI feed,

them everyday. Idon't love you, Maggie, and I won't go fishing,",,'I:,r:;th y " . 0 " ' " u '....ill. '. :-','.:...


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'B - - - 1 " s, c: " , T I i i ' ' d d ar : ~ hisut -----_.on:t 10 rget, 'Iom re'~. Ie(, an,~~ran ott, ~. ,eaVl :ng -~-: S !sister crying OlD the pa th .. She had. not meant tO I do wrong,She had not wanted to hurt him. Oh, why' was . 'Tom so cruel toher. . . I I"


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Schooldays,A few ' months after this argument, Tom, was sent away tO I a newschool. He 'wasthe o:nly pupil ofMr Stelling, in whose horne hea l s o a t e ' a n d slept , Poor Tom. : f J ' u ,nd the lessons very hard, He. wasinterested in. the outdoors, not in books , o'r in languages thatnobody had spoken for ,many centuries, and Mr Stelling made it .d e ' " ' I i ' f ' tha -f"' h-,e th0 ' ugh-,t th e " b 0 - : ' \ 1 stupid__ ~'d_- I I . - - _ T _ " ' , _I.'~_~_" _:,:':, :_.,,~ -:'_,-.,:,/ ,-",~I~,Tom was also very lonely, but Mr Stelling had invited Maggie

(10 visit her brother at an y time' and she came towards the end '0:('Torn's first term, Maggie 'was happy to be 'with her brotheragain, and she liked Mr Stelling, She was especially enthusiasticabout the teacher's books, which covered every wall in the'house.


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'Oh!' she cried, 'How I would like to have ' so many books!''You would not understand them,' 'Tom said"with. an amused' " Imue,'Yes",I wouldl I would read them again and again,' his sister

replied, ,~hen, Iwould understand them .."'for the two weeks that she was there, Maggie sat quietly'

and Iistened while 'Tom. had 'his lessons, She enjoyed themgreatly, and Mr Stelling Iiked her for her quick mind andeven quicker tongue, Only one conversation spoilt this time forhe r ,'Mr Stelling, Maggie said one evening. ' , I ' could do allTom's

l e s s o n S ifltried ' C ' - O ' , uldn " : t I , " "' . '" . f i J i i;)l... ,., '. I I .1 '_-. ": ... i ' _ _. . "" . _ _ " ,. ..:._ . _-, - i ! J'No, YO IU , couldn't,' Tom said firmly. 'There' are , 3 " lot of

subjects that girls can't do.'


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Mr Stelling . .odded ir agreement with Torn 's words, 'Girlscan be quite clever, but their cleverness is shallow Theywill never understand anything that needs really carefulthought, ,

Maggie, who had always seen herself as c l eve r , 'was confusedand embarrassed to discover for the first time that this was in facta d isadvan tage ,Wh[en Maggie had to return hor e ,1Torn 's days continued [asbefore. The following' term, though, he was joined by a.secondil T h I' ival all d P 'hil ~ ~vl'k H ", kp u .p . . . 'IS..new arriva was IC O le~ .', J r I . P wa cem.r: e was q tnckerthan Torn to learn and an excellent artist, butt his cr ippledbody stopped him enjoying himself outdoors in the way that170m did. Philip's curved back was the result of an. accident .3$ aS ' "ma l'll chil.C d an d sin c e t' h e n h i ,e , ' ~ "a d be e n we a k 'e "['-h an 0 ' . ' the r b O " ' ; ' \ J " ' S ~ . ','" -., . ',,", A..I~,' .' .:. ',_ . I,. ".d,. __ IU ". I,. 'Y'"!.-'. '. I ""~l' .... :., _ ::]._",of his d!,ge ,.


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Philips' father 'was a lawyer in St Ogg's, th e nearest town, toh M ill hi h M 1 1 " ' " lli''"I'' d l d d ~ - ' d Ph ' ' I ~ ' ",e~,,' 1 : w : < rich rvr r ,r,'U, 1 " I V ' e , , rw n e c anc manage Hi, , , 0 : " ' m ....nc I, " ~-JJ.llP-:" ~ 1 -~ ~ l ~ _ _ _ ~ _ _-~ _ _ ~ _ ~ ~ Q=G 1 _ ~ ~ _ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~

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'were sometimes friendly, but they both knew that their fathersdisliked each other and were at present on different sides in "li, ."", ""","",Il, '.'.'..' ,., , .. ,_' _"' '\..0 '--' , . " , . 1 , . . ' . ' _ _ TIt .' .... ",~. '.' ,.. a.court case. It was Maggie, on her oc c a sion a l visits",who felt sorry'for Philip with his poor, 'weak body. She enjoyed talking to himbecause he was clever and kind, and she soon 'became' very ' fondof'him.Certain events that took place on her last visit stayed in herm,e ' ,mary for many' years to come,

Mr Stelling had arranged for Tom to have lessons with a tsoldier, 'who taught him how to stand and 'walk and, told. himstories of great wars ..The soldier had a sword that the 'boyloved t:o look at and touch, and one day 'he agreed that Tomcould take' it to his room, for the night without telling MrStelling,


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The next iday' Maggie came to stay. She saw' at once that Tornh ad , " 1 1 se cret, bu , t : : h--~'efused to tell her what it W , '1 IS C ' 1 1 D " j ttil h~ ~ c lesson I~ :. . CI... l. , IU~._ ~ LI_ _~I J ! ~ . . _ _ . . ~ lV __ CI _. _ _.. ~. _._ l. l _ :lJ . ~. . l ! J . !'w e r e fin ish e d for the day,

" [Com e : upsta ir s with, me.Magsie,' Tom whispered.pulling her'by' her hand. 'Iwant to show 'you something, but 'yO'lll mustn' t tell"' l ' n - ~ I ' y " ' - ' o ' ' ' ' ' ' n - ' 'e "_ , , _ , , ~ , > i.. :._ . _ . ; .." _ I~" I ' * , ~ ' " " " t : ......k '0 it....' 'M :' ,.',' k.J1 t k-, ,~,, h ...... ,-- i f " ", I ! i ; S 'n o- a r r ic " is l l ~ . r ' . , ', " .ag:g"ll,easkec n or sn ow in g wnerner 'I~'O_ ._ '_ ~ l '_ l ,, .. ... I ,~ 'I '.:~ ... _ - _ . , _ _ ;:~ j , ...... _ '_ .. _ __

'be worried or excited,'No,' he promised, as they reached his, bedroom, 'Now c lose ,your eyes until Itell you to open them again, OIU mustn't

h h ",' ' '' C ' ' r e a m tr ' 0 : ' " u g - 'I "" "',_ ,, ,," .a ', ' _ " " ', ',:'> ",':,,' ,"Maggie closed her ey'es", feeling a little frightened, but whe nshe' was told to' open them she laughed. Tom had tied a t re id,

handkerchief around his head and had painted thick blackey-e b , " I O " - - - , ' C , ' [ ' ! 1 ' 1 : , : ; r s -v e r his O ' ; - "- W " ':-'n 1 : - : - 0 " " - his han d ' " W ' " : ' . . . . .s th e shiinine swrord"":II"""I",""v ' ,:< ,'",1 ,,,,". .. ", ",'_'.;1 ;" .1 ,,;, " ,I ,-'-':, '_, ,":_,_ ",'A', _I ,," i "'", "b """",,, 1.,'"""


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"Iom, don't!' she cried, 'Ihall scream!Tom sm ile d, in delight as, he dan ce d aroun d the room, wavltn,g

the sword above hils.head, Maggie watched, and her fear grewTom, waved the sword, lone last time ~,~,~and it , f r e , n fr -om h is handson 'It'D his, foot, It went straight through, Hearing Maggi"e's cries,Mr Stelling carne running 'up the stairs..He' found Tom ]y,in,g onthe floor and Maggie sitting next to him, her tears falling on toher brother's ;grey and lifeless face.

A doctor carnie,and it 'w:asPhilip who met him, on his 'way outofthe house,' E ' - x ---s - ---~ - '"-- , P " h - ' il " ip - - ~ - - - - -0 -- ' 1 Iy- ~ ' b l - - _ t rill ~- 'll~ - .._ ,,",, ,, ,1 k - 'ixcusc me, sir, ,~_)_'-C._c'l: 5 < 1 1 _ _ nervousry, . ' U ' i _ 'wu rur rver wane

" " ' ! , j Ia g ' ~ a : I ' 1 j n - ~. 1 .1 . , ~'Oh, certainly,' the doctor answered, 'after his foot is better.'


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~An,ddid Y'o'u tell him that?' Philip asked thinking' ofhis ownfear afier his accident.'No, nothing was said on, the subject.'S O '~,IPhilip was th e'~" .me wh0 ': P., ' ' U ' 1 t l Tom's I l 1 J ' " ind at rest and he" , ,~ ,1 J J , . v""'~! ' ,', " ",",, _ . ',"' . ! I . . ' " ' , ' ' " . _ '_ ' ' ' ' ' ' _ ' , " ' ' _ , . " , ' ,

then spent many hours 'with the brother and sister , helping thetim e pass, un til Torn 'w as ab le toget out ofbed. For the' momentthere was p"ea,c,e between the 'boys, although they both knew thatthey could never be true friends,

Maggie', though had Iittle understanding of the bad feelingbetween her father and Mr Wake:m,,~One day", while the doctorwas with Tom, Philip found her slittin g alon e ~

'Maggie,' he asked, 'if you had a,brother like me, could youlove him as well as 'you love Tom?'

'Oh ye s," she said immediately. 'I would, 'be so sorry for you.'

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Philip's face turned lied.He had wanted to know if I D l e couldlove somebody who was,crippled, but hie 'had not: 'wanted her tospeak ofit so openly, Young as she 'was, Maggie realized hermistake,'But you, are so ve:r~1'clever, Philip,' she said quickly, 'and y,QUlean play and sing, Iam 'very fond o:fyou" and you could t each , me, , .., rh "so muc, '.'

' ' I ' am f o n d ,o , ' f ' ,Y o u ,Maggie, W , h , e n , I ' a m , unhappy I shall think ofY O - : " U I ' and y o u r dark e - ' y , - : " I e - s ' - : " \ / : o - ; - ' ' - - ' ' U I rs are not like a - ' n - ' - : - y ~ ' - other t ; ; J J J y , : e , ' - -, - They~ '::' -_ ~_, '~'_~"'" ',,' ,:.1.: 'iii ,I.~" -~.! I J ! g l~ :," _ "-, __ : "I::"~ ,_._ ":,' _'_:: .. ",' ~ ", ,-til ',. "".'. I. .speak, to the p,erslon they are Iooking at, and the y' alw a ys speak1 1 . . . . ' : dll ", l ' . . .10.. ' y . .

M - ag:gie ' ' ' I i : ' : i I : 7 ' ' ' 1 I S ' : ple a se d byi thiis 1 0 . . n l , - ' Y : ' he r fath e : r ad eve r ' ' ' '0 ' ' ld hier,g, -. -......" V''Ir,''d. ,1 " J 1 .\ . . r . . ,I _ . 1 1 . , ' . . ' _ _ : . . _ :: . : J I ! ! I , " . . . . , ~ ' . _ . Ila,I.-. :', .. " '.',. :' -n .,'. ',' L'. _. ,..... _. J JII._:__ .. ....:.__. .___:. r :_.she had beautiful eyes,


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'Wo,'ul, ' , you like me ' to kiss you, a s if 1we r e ' yOlur sister?' shek d mili h~as el" s" 'I Ing: at mm ..'''\I: h ' P'hili~' d "N b d ki" ,l1:es~very' mucn ; I,',"" . , " p anwerec ~ '",IOI'O",Y' kisses me.

, 'Magg ile Put her arm round his 'neck and k is sed him warmly" _ .~ ., ":__ ,:" . . ,. ,. -. I ", .:__ . .. _ '.' _l .:____ '.I '_ '"- .' I :_ ',. ~ . .:.... _. _ . . ." ! . _. . ~.' _ " .. _. _ ", ".: !@ i


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'Yes, Q I : h , Tom, he 'will lose the Mill and the land andeverything he has!~Tom sat down shaking, Mr Tulliver was a proud man, and his,

family had lived 'w '::'e ',H I T ~ - - " L ' : , S > disaste ' I ' " w rould brin g..sh....me n , o t e onl!y....:-L~" I ...... . !iA. . , y". '.' .... ~ . l.U WoJ!a~' .. '.' .'"..., 1 .. IU", ; ..' ,,J I. ,(1 II., ~ .'. - ,_ - -.to him but also to his family, 'W.hat effect would this have onhim?

"Iom,' Maggie continued, "There is more that i l l ' must tell you,Father has had an accident. He' fell off' his horse, and now he.' b d It ! i, ,. f - h h 1- hi, '.' d O 'hrecognizes :no ')O:['Y except me, ~.t 1 lS as 1 " ,I"e nas lost :IlS mind. I' .rt~Tom. he is 'very' ill.' Sh e ' burst into tears,'When, the ' first shock 0:' the news had passed, Tom 'went to Mr

Stelliin g '" and expl ained that he had to leave t 0 ' : " hel'p., hic o family-' . ' - - - , , _ - , - " i Q . . , . , _ , = - " . : _ ' . ' . . : ' , ~ _ , ' ~ ' " , _ I , , _ , ' , , _ ' , _ . , , - : : : - , a _ ~ . : , _ '~'i ' 1 " ', [ ~ , . I . , ~ ' iii,Then he and Maggie set off home. They both knew thatwhatever happened now, their childhood was over, Torn wasonly sixteen T i I I D d : his siste r thre e , '' rears Y ' , " : o ' u 1 n : ' g e " r - - :- ,~ , ' b I i , J I , . " ,L ' c : . .",4, ,j ", .- i;;)~ :'::_.,. "_'" ._~ (1 .;}, ~', ,:~:, ~


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IQ:n the' journey, Maggie: told Torn the full story of the 'accident, A friend of M r Tulliver had long ,a,go put money into,the Mill; after the court case , ,M'[ Tulliver hoped that this friend'would buy the :Mill an d keep him there (18 manage:[,~The newsthat he had 'been given while out riding his horse was that this.." [ :.interest in the Mill had been sold, secretly 'to ' h i s , enemy, MrW: k Thi dd d - I .h k h dl .J I M ~ I li. " : . . . 1 1 1 1 d,-e !m ..-; us an ded S,I IO 'Ci n ao cansec c , , _ _ _ c r ~ u L rve r s! I::atJ andi l lness.

" ' ' ' ' l , ' ! : r . .a .ll''''le,pla n n e d this!' T on n c r ie d M . .ag Ig " r i e ' had ' 0 ' .eve r se e n himiA1 , : . _ 1 , . . 1 , .. , .;,,~ ",'._,/, ,'_" ,ja ,,,:,,.,1,,.,,. '__"~-"'.:."'" . ', ..::- . ".' ':'. :. ojJ!]-.. ,-. __, J '- - _ __ _ : ,,- ,. _ ,.so ,angry',,, 'He i s responsible {or this disaster , 'W ,h 1 e : n I am aman, Ishall hurt hrim I ~ ~ , hie has h ' U I I r*',,' U " " , An' d ' Y : ' O ' . U ! ' , MIIIIU;st n e v e r spe ak t0 ' : ' ::...),.- __.. _ .. -._' " .. _ .... I~ _" : _ : b J . I ,I, ,.,Lt.. . ,.]iii' .... ,', .. .a ..... [" ,". l'- ..I, I "y' .. j JI' la I -Plhilip again.'

'Oh, Toml' Maggie said, sadly but she was not in the mood toargue with him,


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They arrived horne to find their father lying still in bed whileMrs Tulliver sat crying among the thines sh'e had brough t' with, ~ , J . . ' I , ' I - . " " _ ' , sa - ,,1,,',.',:,: ;: ~",(,:.. i : ' : ., : , '! I I ' ',t,~' :'; , ' . ..laL:', , , _ , c . : : 'I~,',', ,C trher tlO the Mill after her wedding, Around her, officials wereIooking at the' furniture and putting a price on each piece for thesale that 'w as going to ' take plac e ,". .... ... I.

1 " H " e ' ~ , ~1 0 ' " st it all ~M I . '' I l ' " 1 : ! ' T u l l i v e r said when she c o u l d speak 'M i , - w ', ~ ,'_ ~ ,f ' . ' c .: ; J ! _ J I i . ,:::,_,,--,_Ji,~ J.l '_'I".~,I .."g,JI.:' .. , ''', I , " ", ~, 1< ,., , - ,_ , 1 , .. ,,_ ' -,-, -' ' J . 'mome y ' . . . , : too ' ' ' ' ' D ' td the rno...c , - , y " , , , th'.......I , ' I ' '' 3 ; ' ' , : ' S ' , going t0 ' - " 1 be you rs - ' I ' I O , ; ~ d ~ , :hirn-.' ' _ ' , " ~ ' : ' _ ~ , _ : " , ( ; . 1 , " , ~ ' . I , " , " , " ' : : < > , l., Q,lo ''Ii,, 1 ' , . ' ..;,.,.1 , : - : , : ' ' . ' ' , ' . '. ' , : ' . " _ I., . I ," ' " ~,I~ , ' L L c _ _ , , _ , ',. ." ,t tc .... tc 1 ' ' b ' " , , t ' , h.." i l l " ~,dn " ' t ' 6 '1 "I " , t , , ; ;nor to g'o 0 aW,>UI, ne ":': -nsren," n - ' . ' . - - : ,f;' --, M " , : ' , , ' h '.,:, iT'., '. ' ..d - -, "tll, C ' ] i I ' , " . . ' " ' " , ' , ' - ' . ' 'r o: _ _ c , I O ' , [ ] l ' I L .worry; I" .otner, rom sau c ge,n . 1 Y , l e 'e . .I , n " g a momentof' blame f o r his. father, e m 'shall get 3 . j o b , I shall l o o k ,after

;,Y - O " " ' U " '1. ,I ~,The furniture was SOOI1 sold, except :tOII a few pieces which,the Tulliver's relations bought for them out of pity, and Torndid C d iob j hi ] ,i: nno a JO I ! In,11S uncle's company,


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It 'was D..ot a good jobsince his lessons had mot prepared him for the world, ofbusiness, bur his uncle, Mr Deane, promised that Torn wouldhave opportunities later if he worked hard 'by' day' and studied in.the evenings,Mr Tulliver stayed in bed for another two months during which,time' 'hie rare, " Y ' spoke and understood Iitr e of 'what 'was saidto him. Wh,e ,n ,he 'w as 'well enough to come downstairs, he had tobile told about recent events that he knew nothing of Tom stayedhorne from work that day, and the whole fat:mily sat with him in'the empty sitting-room as Mr Tullrver Iistened and lookedaround him."They've taken everything,' he said, slowly, 'But not the Bible,Bring it. tOI m,e~Tom ..'


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_d h d d ~ I . . J : , = h dl b '"'" . J I I h H '1 _ eat , . 1 8 , ano weccmgs "'ao been written uown over t I' e y,ea'fS~,: .elooked sadly at his wife,

'~Ah" Elizabeth, it's. eighteen years since m . rnarrjed y01J~Poor Bessy, you seem :8 '0 much older now I meant. ' 1 1 ' " ,we: . ii, '" II,'But W " h en W ' e Premised to s't' Y " W " zirh eac h oth ter "for better or"'.' .1., '... .,,'... , '~, I ,',"". 'I ,." I.JLIU:~ ,~ . ,I : 1a,. ,' , , 1 , . " , ' I ',:! .'.'1 1 , e , J i IJ!.' ". ! l . t . ' < ,,", I. . ,

worse ,'"- I " nev....r , t ' h 'O- : "UI ' . ght it would be as bad '"'iIS'~th I'~I":-' s a i d poo [ 1 " " " - ' M " ". . . "Irsi'"~'V '"!: ,,,'!i;.,. ,.",1,. -,":_~I ,.:L .'" ." "_'- _. ."' QI IQ I. ,.II!!~, I!J I_--, __ '::" " .. "., ,~,Tulliver, with the ' strange, frightened look that the chi ldren hadseen so' often during those terrible days,

'Bessy, if there' s anything I can do to make things easier 0:[you Iwill,' her husband said quietly,"Then you ' , n stay here and manage the business for' Wake :m ,

th hi h Mill.' h l.. d'" h ifow ' at r,eowns t ie viu "I sne r e p n e c i 'W. 'I ere' can w e ' go 1:'w edon't stay here? You're a proud man and y ' IO 'U, make enemies, butit " C " n ' 10m" - ' to ,. 'L!I1 k 0 '" f -",',"d '.' - -,' h ildre . ,]. S , ~' ..... ~ 1_.'" IIl.J~U~._-,:_,~.' I, m ,'e an your , C _ ' . .renli'


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M'[ Tulliver sat back in , his chair. His facie' was g:rey an dtired,

'-1'0'-d h B ~h id "There' ...1 ' , .0 ' w: aatever ' y o : u want, I - , . .essy', n e sa-l;~_:,~._e r e s no 'use mfigh'ti 'n,g any mo r e , But Tom, Iwan t you, to wri t e : something inthe B'liibl-~ I'Il work for Wakem Iike a h .st m an alth ough 1;[---j..- ,- [ I " , ' - .. ', . , ,; J . ':,~I. __::_ef' w,aK>~'I!.L__ ~J1(en ',I,ones,- ";',,'G" , :'.. :_'~' . [ u ' j J _ _ , . 111like a, tree that's b ee n . broken, But I won ' t 0 ' [give:him, An d ' y 1 o u ,'Iom, you m U : st never foraive him-.-either, Now W ' . r ' l l ' i t " - , e . ~ ' W ' : , " r - l ~ , ain th i~.IJ. ..,.,,.:.,, '.._.', :,.,.~.. " .. " - - = ,1 ~''''''',2 5"' ._ . 0_, , , , """"". ' .. 1'" .. ,'. " .,',' ." ,,' ._. I.LL Jk.__I ! l , . c l . ! ! i ; . . .Bible. ''Oh, Father, what?", asl led Maggie, falling at ' .' " I S feet. 'It's D : O tright to hate people ..

"'-" - igh s: b d .. t h o ' 'h '0 f " h ",,r s not rl_,,~, I t ror na..~.,en to enjoy ie uru , a p p [ . l n e , s s 0,.ot ', ':ers~'her father shouted. 'Nowwrite, Tom!'"What shall I write.: , ' , a ' d I e ' I ? " asked Tom.

: W - " ~ ' - '~ : r ~ ; ' t ~ , e . . .l - : " " " I I I t " you r ' - ' fa the r worked c o : ' " f ' J o : ' I h ' " m " ' " ' .! I ' :" ' ! i I. > : : . , L k . . : e m '1. W ' zh. , 10.," 1 .1 ... . U-1G~ _'," -_"_: ,I~~.[L---' .-_ , -.. -. [1 [ [.~' 'W~ II ' _VJbrought shame on him,' Mr Tulliver said,.. "That 'he workedfor Wakem. because he wanted to die' in, his horne,


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But that he'll never forgive him, 'Wre t re that, Tom e, and Sigll your~ - -"ame.'Oh, no, Father, dear Father, Don't make Tom write that,'M ,i, ,i, dla,f!:~.e criea.~f"'Be quiet, Maggie!' said 'Iom, 'Is h a l l ' write it.'Hewrote' down his father's words , signed his name, and c osed

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A " F " f ' - I I ' - ' n , d , . : ' ~f""I ' " M " : , " , > ," , : ' . . . - . . . . . . ,,,".: e, "'._I:or ~I, __ , a g , : . g l l !, . ' :-\.">'

Months passed, an d ye ars, Mr Tulliver continued 'to, managethe: Mill, but he moved slowly' and with a t , deep, silent sadnessthat 'was painful for his family' to watch, Tom went out each, d a y ' to a job he disliked" and spoke little' when he was at home,Father and son shared, a single goal: to pay back all the moneythat Mr Tulliver owed to other people as. a result of thebusi c : i l l " , ., . , U S l l n , e s ' s :1:; 'i . . .'n g . .

Maggie, 0'0, the other hand had nothing' to do, She was:b _ . d . nd lc _.. '1 _ . " - h - _ . 'H ._ .. ' L.. did ..' " ... '. h . . . h - I.. ' 1 -.....re~_ an,~I_ ,oney at , _ , ome~ .c' rer motner du, n ot want _~.er ie , P 'in , 'the: house and there 'were few visitors to make ' one daydifferent from the next, ,Always interested in learning, shestudied the school books that Tom no longer needed,but 0'[ much of the time she sat alone and dreamed.


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She'd r e amed of running , f a t from home; of starting , 3 , new andhappy line with exciting people who : f O U I l L d her c l eve r ' andattractive ..T' h ' " , ' 1-"-": - ; J , , , , , , - , , she made '. '.'""..,/"'""1"",.-";,',--;;;,,,,,:"1 tc h'I"""~';I~~'C 'S " h "- , : , : ".ouldlien,one uaY" s e mae anew promise .,0 ''-C ierseu.one WOUJL_be a better person 'She thought if she didl not fight aeainst what>,, ,. "- ,, ," ":"" _, '"_,,, ,, __ '0 '- ' . , " " "" ," , - ' ' _ ' '" 0........, '"had haot " cc, , "": .d to her ' S : : ' h ' ' ' ' :, ' " ' ' ,' '' '' st b --' ....m and I"t'--'-"--(I:- i n s t e ad " - ' - ' 1 [ : " - -"a", "I ap "p ene ,. I 0 I ,Ier .. '" ,e ,mns, ,'"e CaJll:Jll, an_ S"lion;'" Ins,l~ea. 0,--- - - - --. ,- ,- - - - - ,;0. , . . J I ' " " , ' , . " , ' , . ' " " = - - " ,. - ,, ' b ' , , : ' ' t " th",.,.",",,','" s ib '1 1 -"ure,anung a",QU I,' ,-, iempossn e.M 11 lli ,.,d d m d b th h hs ,-U__nver 'was surpnseo ana P easea by t~c range 'S I re

' ' ' ' - - " " , , " ' 'd ' " ' " ' h i , , - d igh , M ' : ' " , ~ had b - " ".JI!J:'C:-"'lt,soon noticed , J I 1 . ner xtauznter. ,':aggle nac :een a, UlllICUJ.,child , ick ' t " , . . show h I" feelines and uivi her '. ,.."..;'", ",' . d 'nna, q,UIlC",Q S, cv : er tee 1 ngs ani, g1.ve " er opmions, ana, ,- -t .- .' - ic k to obev h -- ... - ..~ ' N '' - " " , , , , "h', liste r ."d"be for e she110 ' so q,UIC __I~ :Oo 'luey , .er paI"en,~" ,ow : 5 , " ,e isrenec oerore S \" e',,:oke and a ":':,"", _ , t , J I , " kindness ",h'I'II- from h ,'::':_',':"ark " ..~."\ 1-- c-'I"''':''I',('S ,PO ce, an, a ge,n ae ,":nor ,eS5 S ione rom er __rx eyes" maxi .ngher more beautiful even though 'the' clothes she, chose to wear

""

] '. ,- - - , - - , - , - , 1 ' - "were piam,


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,As,the new owner ofthe Mill , Mr Waklem, ofien carne to lookaround, One d a y " , looking from the window, Maggie saw rhat hehad brought his son Philip wi th him, She' did not feel that sheCO"m l d . talk to;P - ' h i l i , ' i - p - ' m "n . c ~ ~ n : 1 tof hiII ~ t : . a ' ~ th e " ' : ' : : " f l b u , - t ' s , , ' h ' ' F i e , .m ' 1 I e ~m . - .b iere d._ I ,." _aJ. _' .... I ... ,.. ,' I." ,[l1U ..... ,.... , .. ;ill ( ,L_,J , :_.,," '. _ ._, _" ,_ ' ,'""" , ...":_ .J ,_,_",:_ ,:_:.Ic_ c: , , ", ", c _, " ," _ _ atheir meetings at M :r Stelling's horne; how clever, kind, and sadhe had been ..

Maggie went :COI[ a walk , as she did e ac h, day, enjoying the' freshair an d the fresh smells of nature, Suddenly she saw a shadow, andPhili P ' stepped out of the trees, Maggie's face ' turned pink withsurprise and delight.

'0 ' id c : 11 ', '" h k d h: : - 1 m il ' I d b k h, '1) you to low ' m e: sne asxea mm, as ne S ~ 'J ,--c back at: ner,'; 'Yes",did,' Philip an sw e re d looking embarrassed, 'Iwanted tosee 'Y 'OU, very much.J hope 'you are not an,gry 'with, me.'"'N':::'. 1 :; said M 1 . a . I ' g : \ g : ' : l ~ e ' " ' I have '.n eve r forzotte n " h l 'O : I W " " : ' " kind Y " ' - O ' " ' U ' W ,: Jf!i;'II~, :, [,;}d..J.. ,', '. ... .'_ ...." ., Ia. .' .... " . \ ;. .0 li' ' 1 I ! . . r 1 '1 I e > . . . . to. 'c' ",., '.' ..... .., " 1 I !. .. r, , '- "

to m e w , : , . . 'he nw: ' : ' e ' ID" a e t a s._-hil I d 1 r e n ,. ..,. . .. . r . l I J , ,. I, ' ... ,,' . . ', -,. , . ," ". _ . .,. , ,"


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" I ' " ' I l i . ..m',sure that I have thought m10re about ' _ ' O U I than Y " O ' : " U about" ", , , ; : ; !L , , '. , 'a,.' 1 1 1 , ' . ' : . " ' . " . , ' ' ' _ : ' , ' ' : " . , " . ' . . ' " ' , _ " , ' . , " . ' . ,j I , " , " I , " , . . " . ' ~ " . , ' . ',. . I

me,' Philip repl ied, 'Ieven painted yOIU as you looked then.' Hepulled a t small 'pic'itute of a lau;ghi'ng' c 'hilld, from his pocket and,s h o'W ' re d l";t' t o h e " " r - -, ' I " , ' , " I" " I":''''": "c, __ ,';, ": ' , ',' ',. " w , ' -, ,.

' ; A n " ~ - ' " d am 1-now w ' . 'hat Y " O " ' ' - U I e xpe c te d?' sh e askedII " all , I , , ' , ' . , , " , ' c : : ; i I . ' _ ' - ' : , I . " " ' : " . ' , " , , ' , ; ) ' , , , ' ,(:Ii1dt\,J",,."No,Maggie, , ;~ he said, and :ora moment the light left he r face. .

' ,7. h b ~ f u " 1 ~-].ou are ve:ry rnucl more beautiful,Maggie took a deep breath. 'You know; Philip,' she said, hervoic e shakin g, 'that w e cannot be fr ie :nds.~,Tom an d I must follow

our father's wishes, M'y' life' has been much easier since I decided'tol stop dreaming about a life Icannot have,'

~ .Iunderstand, but y'IO'U, must leave me some hope : 0 ' [ ' a futurethat may' be' different,' Philip answered sadly, They' walked ontogether,


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Whe'n they separated, Maggie' intended never to' see Philipagain. Over the' next ye,ar" though they did meet again in 'thewoods, always. secretly and as if 'by chance, Their love for eachother ,grew, and M ,a : , " ' , i . 'ebegan to, c h a n g e again, She dressed mbrighter clothes as her dreams ' 0 ' es,c,a,pereturned, but at the sametime' she felt worried and guilty about her thoughts andbehaviour, Tom discovered her secret when a , childhood friendtold him that' he had seen M a : - -- , , ' ie walking 'with, Philip' 'by theriver, He joined his sister one day as she 'was leaving the house' bythe' back door,

~'W',herea.re you going?' he asked, coldly, and from 'his faceMaggie' could see that he knew

] i, i h ld h-'i b h .' .' h P hilin a quiet voice, S I, e tO I ,!.", r.imatout ner meetings wttl ..... ' P I "and, their Iove. She could not lie',although he was obviously verya,ng',ry'~W:he:n she had finish,ed,~Tom spoke,


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"There are two possibilities for y o I U . now; Maggie',' he said,I~Eithie:ryou promise o,n,our father's Bible that y'IOU. will never se ePhilip \Vak,e:m again without informing me first, or I shall tellFather that 'Y();'U have made friends with the son of the man whowrecked his life, Choose!'Maggie was silent for a moment,"Tom i ll know it was w[on,g of me, but IW~lSso lonely -

an d ' I I f e l to . sorry for P ' h ~ l i l i " - ~ p " : A - - nd it is wrong ' ~ ' O " _ " " ' O ' ' ' ' ' ' to h ateI j .,,: li~ J , " , .).1 '> ' lll~ .).1 . l__" "-I I""ii' .. :_:__~:"_ !!!!! ! . _ _ ~,_. , _ ~ < .\ :. __ :_ : " :. :_ _ :_ '. _ _ : _ , : ._ _ ; , . . , I L l . . ' , : : . . . : _ ', _ : _ :_ ~ :"_Io_:Jpj. _,IV- -I",peo'p' e.'Choose!' 'Iom ordered, Maggie put her hand on . the Bible

and promised,They 'went together tal that last meeting in the woods.Maggie stood in tears ' w " , I ' , . .hile Tom in s i . .I , t e ,d- ' P = " ' h l " ' i l ~ ' - l " p " - ' and his..,_ "':-,1 ,-", ,- -... ,,_,"'" ' ,'" " . ,.I. I"", ,JJ., , ];J !W , ...., ,II" _ .. ! I ,'",.-, , ~,

crippled body, and shouted that: Philip must Ieave his sister inpe ' ~ c : : ' - e ..a. ' ... ! I J !


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,A s Tom and M,aggie walked black to the house, Maggietriedagain to explain,

'J do know 1 have' been wrong,' she said, 'But Y 'o'u should notspeak to ' 'Philip like that. 'You always do what is , right, but: I havefeelin g s " - : ' that do not come natu rally...to y '. O _ I U You show no pity +1~ . ...,'.. . I. . - '. . '., . "'. . . '. ,[ - '. ' ". rdJ.1, .'.... I,._ .' ,,. 1.~c 1 . :: ' , . , _ - ' - . ' "c: "'.' _ I _ : I" , Jyou enjoy ,P 'unishing people, punishing me.'

' :W e , n " , if 'y'o'ur feelings ar e so much better than m in e , ~ Tomanswered, angrily, 'why do you, not show them in , love for yourLa'mj]y-~": ' i 'You do not ne.ed.-t - I O ' - remind me what ' ' ' l I distance there 1 [ 1 ' ( '; ; _ _ ' ,_ _ :, ,_ : .. .. .. _ _," ~ ,l.u__._~,..:..._,:.___..:.....:..____:_:_"'._, 1 . _ , . . . ._ . , 1 _ - . . . _ . , I~~. "._ .,.} . [ . 1 , : . . . . . ~ I~, . _ I - .... ,~ I i . ' . . ' . 1 . . . . ' . I J . ~ IBack in her room, Maggie cried. She' 'felt:sad fair herself and

sad for Philip, 'but deep down inside her she 'was also glad thatthere we're no more secrets, :nOImore lies,


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ADeath 'i~Dthe ' jf ',amiJy


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'Tom too had 'been busy in the last year , 'WitL, 'moln,ey lent 'by'his 'uncle" and while making the 'blest of his job, ,he had gon,e'in to busin e ss with a, friend ..The two y'ou:ng men su c c e ed edbeyond their wildest hopes , and Tom managed to save a t lot ofmoney,

Three weeks afler his argument withMaggie, Tom w as able totell his, fa,'ther that hie had enough ,m ,oney tOI pay bac k e ve rythin gthey' owed. Mr Tulliver was almost 'too happy to speak. Thepeople ofSt Ogg's, would see now that he was an, 'honest manwith a son, that ally' father would be proud of For :I , moment,even Maggie forgot her OW,n problems, Tom w as good, althoughhis heart W " , C " ,c " 1 1 S C : haird towzard s h e r. J I, , - , , _ .: : , I!!i;.'o.i _ ... ,;Qi.~, " ,__ ' I" ,,: " ,." ,,'I ,I", :'., < : . .Mr Tulliver 'went into! town with Tom 'to p!,ay' back the

money, Mc,e : r four terrible' years ' h e : was suddenly ' strongerand! more confident,


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W,h e n . the mee t i ng ended, T C J i m , hadto , r e tu rn to work S . O I Mr Tulliver rode horne alone, just beforethe gate s 'to the Mill he met Mr 'Walke'ID, who was; also 'O ID his,horse,

"'What have you done to, that field?' Wake:m asked coldly,pointing' over the wall . 'Wh,e:n are you going to learn how tOIc : '~'!: I ! a r . m ~ ~ 'If y'IO'U, don't like it, find another farmer,' answered 'Iulliver,

m ovin g his, hor se across the road, At that moment: he ' was too,P'1 ' \ 1 0 m d . . . . d " " I in g ' ' 'y : " " . ' t o . : ' b e wise ,1..\: _.' ., laJL,.I" .. : d- r i ' " . " ' : . " ' . ' - . ' . . . ' s) ."8l'___ I

Ii : ' . T e ' . "r y ' ' , . ' w , re ' ' , 0 " ~ o : " C ' -" C l :' n l e o . . ,'!l]jt'I"r~ m ' y - , . ~ . I a n d t o r n . .. . : r o ' 1 : . , . 7 ' ' ' ' s a i d "!'l~,11~'~m:-'y~, I, ....., ... ,dii .It,:.' ... _ : J ; '_ ~ gI.''\;,;r .... " ,.I,. 1 , 1 : . 1 . , _ , . . . , ,I.', , ' w , . " ,:,~U W,i::IA~ ' ' -C'>!!''~An,dnow get out ofmy way .

'Not until .I tell Y'DU what I think of you Wake ':m,!'" c r i edTulliver, holding up' his 'w hip" and riding towards 'Wake 'm,~


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Wake rn "s, hor se m ove d bac k so fast that Wakem fell off in to the'road, Before he could get: 'up, Tulliver jumped down, ra'n ove rtiD him:" and started .. hitting' him with the whip again andagain, Wa~k:e ,m shouted fOI[ help; and Maggie ran, out of theM~ i'= J ]

'Father, Father, what are you, doing?' she screamed, trying tOIhold his ,arm s,~Wake;m got ' U , P ' , c l imbed . Ion to his horse withdifficulty and [odie ,away,~Maggie realized then that Mr Tulliver'''..:r'''~ ' U ' [ ' D ' " a ", ble to walkl~y~l .' ."' . ,..', . ,'. ',' .: .' [ _:_":,,,___~

I f e e l ill ~ ~~weak,' he whispered ...Help me tobed.'When. Tom came home that night, his mother ran out to meet

hi d n ' hi h H . ~ d'M'';;' hi~ c : h ,urn ani' 'tie .mm t.~e'news, .~_e joines .rviaggie next t .O I '_ 'S tatn e r sb e de o,"Iom,' Mr Tulliver said, 'I 'm finished. Shake hands 'with, me, -

b bef ('1 ,1 0 ' 1 J . " . ' erore reave you...


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, . "'i,';;),;Q y~'o ua'ny wish Farhe :, ' T om . . a s ' k e d q > u 'ietly w ' rh e n thevI. - ~"'C ..." .. ,-, ...._ .. '.' . : : : : : ' . 1 , I, ,"- 1 , l i - I.~ . l . ! ,_ '_ J _ : " . K ;: _ _ . . : : . :. I:!,I. _. ' __" '"" . '.. -.' .~.'.lh d shal h d., ~I :.- -; .:..,: -' . :" l.-.' -'a- snaken an...s.. . ..

< i i i " . h ill l k d 1 k f h ",es, try to get tieMi back , '1, ii, anc J 00..atter you.r mother.'Mr Tulliver paused fo:r a rnon ..ent, and tu ..ed his :he:ad

kl ds M . . 'A - d .. f all b de'a y tow an ..'-: . -: 'Iagg le . . . ,. .- "n :I rn as(' ~"~ :~'.I . ,I_,e gool' J I 'tIC I yoursiste r , ~

'Yes , Father,' Tom prom ise d, his 'face serious. ~ w ill '"he light had gone from Mr Tulliver's eyes, but he had, lone

more thing to' say, He looked again at Tom,' ' . I hit: him, That 'was right ..A man :.ke him ." I ,, he said slowly,"But Father, dear Father Y"O"U must forgive him. You must

forgive every'one Il'OW" " Maggie cried."No ; Maggie, .I don ' t forgive him, I :can't love a m an like thar,

God will 'understand! . . .'Mr Tulliver's voice broke, and his breathing became heavier,


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For an hour his family stayed there wit __him, watching si ently,and then he died.

Tom andMaggie 'went down to the sitting-room together andd] ki Li' father' hai 'B htood ,,001


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Yo'ung Lovers


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lLl':'-" th.... " ',- '-:C , ,-, ith M " , , , " 1 Y ' 7 . ' . k e . ' , , id M ' " 9 i 1 1 1 ' ' l l i ' ~ ' " . , ' - 1 d' athrut!er :, e argument wit " r , ' . r w.a, em~ an, ,.'r J.UJ, ver s~!f'a ' "the family had to leave the Mill M""Il'~ Tulliver went tIO' live- ,1{aJILW _' __ ._ '.- ,'_". '':'''_'~'_"I!!' _ [flJ l.Ll .. ',. yV-'._.:... lt -".__ '"with M ';; '" D - :: ': - : : - ,'and hisd ,,--hter 'L I " " , , ' , , " " " '" m o th ', ' - h d 'iWI:-.. ": rean'e an, .._ s, aug, :J,_,er"ucy" W , I , o s e m O _ , : ~ . _ e . r "a r i, __ 1 .. . . di ddT c. d M'iso I , : ieu, [an, .Iorn rouno a room. In tow,n,~": .aggie went to'

11.. .. h I' I L"",,"" S ' 0' ,. 'S ' L d thO'[K In a $,C"00 a on g way rrom St t _,gg S , on e stayed tn.. r eb o ' , [ r ' , ,t, '!I 'II'O"-': ' Y ' . " r e , . ' ~ r - - s , ' :' ',' _ l.'YV .... :.. 0.. . : . .1 1,;W.he'n she returned tO I S it Ogg's, she,too went to stay' 'with her. A s ' hil dr M C " " . , d L ' h d' , . 1 f r ' " 0;, ,c o u s i n . c'\- ,C~,~.-._[-i~n, ..v a g g i e an: Lucy -an s e e n C ' ose ' _ , , ~ _ ~ l l e n [ ~ , s ,

although Maggie' had! been wild and careless, while Lucy W1lSalways quiet and well-behaved. Lucy was delighted tOI see beragain, and to introduce to Maggie the man she loved, the man'W : zho 1 1 0 - ~ ' r e d 1 her Steph l i e '-n IG / ~ u e - ' , s ' : ' tAfier th e calm ra~ther b o r i n g~'life. [',:. 1I1'W " , I~ j.:1 1 1 " ~ 1 , : I . :. . . .1" .. _: _ Ir~ .. ",[auJI., II "_ .' .. I J , [ ,I~.of the' school, Maggie was excited by this new world in,whichher cousin's friends[ lived; a, world of' mus: c and , dancing, andbeautiful homes ~

M .'" nl b1 h Ph ~11~ , W ::" "1 . ..___ggie S 01-:, y proosem was tr at. -;m,liJ1p ,_'- . '_:aLe:m too was a


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C . r ~ ' l ~ : , e " , , _ - ' . n " 0 - - " f " ~ " L I ucy and W - ~ ' - : , ~ ' ; " 'i , S , " likely t - O : " " - - I v i s i t the hou se W ,, _ 'L,'!i'I,~ she ' W ' ~ ! C 'It., _,',__--'___:,- - - _ _ " _ ~ _ , , : ~ " _ " - ' _ ' _ _ a ,I\. -,_ 'I. ,"'\',-" ,- " " , _ I , , : " ",.IUI.""" ..", ',G"there, She felt that she had to explain to Lucy what hadhappened 'with Philip and th..n she went tO I look for Tom, Shec : d h i ' " . . hi,I o u : n ~ ; _ , - ' - 'm I n : - - s loo,m.."Iom,' Maggie began, "1 have come to tell Y'O;U, as lpromised,

thlf- ' I ~ h t, , , p c , h i l l , " ' . ' - , ' w : " , , - ' Ie..- '" H ' - , " . i - - - '~i ,-- - L ' - - - - - d ' I - 'L - 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 1' ,~I , a , . ., , , WlS H I~O s , e e ' ,>', J . P ' , ',":aLe.m.." -,e: ,oltie,D 'V lsrts ,_ -u C y ' " a n ' " 'S,J!l;auonly see him, when there ar e ' other people in the room.'Torn's 'voice' was, cold and hard .. 'Well ," be answered, "you.know my feelings.If'he is a friend of L U I C Y ' , I' understand that yo;umust meet hirn. But I am not confident that you are strongenough; you c an hie 'le d into anything.'Maggie's e ' y ' , e s , filled , w ith , tears,

" W " ", - ' h l l - : - y : . d ~ I O - : - " ' 1you say t h a t - Tom? s h e ~ said "1' h.a v e k ept my w o r d ,~ ,o , : - ,_ . " _ _ _ ; " , _ _ . " , ' _ " " " " . L ! ' . . ,""! ,,;J I , , . . ' . . _ I , , ~ , 1," Q.. '. ,--,__,' ", '___: 1 " " , _ _ : . . [iU, ,",:/. . . . - . ~Y'ou, and M ' have done my' best ~~..My life' is no happier thank "YO'Ul[S, Y"ClU know

Torn's face became a little 'so fte r " ,


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"'1know, he: said, 'Look, ' you. think : 1 am. not kind, but I on ly'want whar is 'best: for YO!Ul, . .You have D ,O common sense, so 1mustbe' sensible for you, I 'w ish to 'be as, good a b rothe r to you as youwill Iet me.'

Maggie stood up to go soon afier t h i s " , and TO.m kissed. her asshe lefi,

' : ' 1 ~ ' ' '' ' ' ' y becom e beuei thar 0 ~e P rt :" sh id t hiI~,,a,G !/'_"I, .. I,~ -. ...erter cr__m Y U ex...cr, sne sam '.0 ,; ! mquietly,

" I . hope 'ylou, will,' TO.m replied, He did not sound quitecertain,Philip did not in fact 'visit Lucy for many days, but Stephen Guestspent hours in. the company ofthe two youn.,8 ladies. Lucy w asvery happy, and the conversation between Stephen and . Maggiewas p , m a y f u l and amusing ..Wh.e' :n , Lucy 'was, 1], 'O't there, Stephen satat the piano while Maggie read or worked,

One evening, Stephen arrived unexpectedly and found Mag ....


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'g ' ' ~ I I l.e - ' m the sittin g-room," ' ,_' t " " ' , 1 " " , , r . ; : " " IU,.. ',.::' ,.'',",."',"',,'"t'Do 'y'lou enjoy sitting alone? 'hieasked,"",,'la', ,....1 I d - 1 " I ' t b e P -olite of me tn s - ' " 1 I ' Y " "ye~"""I,W,I ,'I 'II",' ,." o , 1).10 " : _ , < ; : _ ' ~ , ~,.,h m i l "WIt ' " ' , " a ~I 'C"i': ' 1e , ~ ' . I .. J I~ .... I I ! !

' " ' , J " " O " " , " '. O - r - ' " t ' y , e ' I Q ' ,, , : U , . , C ' " ' 0 , ' ' . . m I-il~ 1 " ' 0 , I t - O ' " , th e - : g a" , ' , . "" rde.e n I , 1 ' St e " ~ p o e , 'h ,e .n ' : I askedt ' < I I ! , . , , ' , , _ " _ ' " ,'I!;;. . " '" '" , ,:_ ,1. 1 , " ' , . " ' , " , " , ' ~"Uil'M",,,",,: , ' k ' 'h " ' " , ' " , - td t h " , . , l l j " k ' ' d , - , , - ,, - thei - N " " " ' - I " " , , orda,ggllietook ,IS a rm: , ana u ey wan edtogetner, "'"ot . 3 " WO,(I'(,-,,-,-, " k ,,---,_--,d rh ~,-iid -, " ' t ' - da----1-',,' ,,- ,'.,'h "rthe -- ' B ' " ,,'h ' ,-',--,"was .sp.-O sen ana I lk " e y < ~ ' : I :_ _ _ I~_, n,OI~~o::_re:00 ', :_at eacn otner, ~IO'",-,-c.:_ were

I I~confused and angry' 'with, themselves, and the walk was soonThe next day Philip visited the house, , A s , she ShOQ,k, his hand

Maggie felt tears running down 'her' cheeks, Philip himself wasfa r ' from calm. Lucy 'wa s, d e lighted ' b y ' 'this show of feeling, andsoon made an excuse to leave them alone together,"1 told my brother that 'we 'were going to, meet, Maggie

b e z a '0 1 ' w " h e " n " she h a-d zo n e 'an d:- Ih - - I ~ agreed ,,I D,....." .....i ' : . , ' - ' - ' - ' . ltl, , .


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I ' Y e . s ; , while l ,am here,' Maggie agreed, ~,B'ut,1 shall s o o n ,go,away to a newjob, 1want 'to earn enough ' tO I keep myself ,

'But: what: about those 'who love ' YOU;, _,ggie? Yo'u think;']jbout yo ' - U " - r 0 '" ' W - ' n ,c'A e ' l i ~n,~but should yo u no ,t th ink _.so 0 - - 'f" t : h l : - , eirs",Q,l_;, ~,__,- :" ~__:__;,- ',"" .','_:__;~I,~"_,, IDi~'_~_,, ~ , _ , l l . , _ . . . , : _ _ ' , : II~ ,I, ,'.,:)1 I_ __:,,-~ '" ...... aJa,_-,-,', _: I" , ~ . ,oj :.

A-., hia t m 0" " m - " - '~nt Stephe n and Lucy e n t e r e d t' hte r o o ' n n . Phil ipt: __~ _ I _ - , rr. ;__'_"",_"I~,,.~II:~,_~"_: I ",: ,,' "',_ "','- 1.,1,,1( . ;l(. l!~"', ',I, , ,1_' ',',~ _ II . ' ,Inoticed that Stephen and Maggie were cold and distant witheach other, while Lucy noticed only' how unhappy 'Philip'looked, The four young people played and san,g' together, butPhilip wondered to himself as he saw occasional strange,uncertain looks ,pass between Stephen and Maggie,

Lucy had thought of her own plan to help the unfortunatelovers, and spoke to her father about it, She suggested that MrD e a n e ' s company should try t " o ,- " " U I ' y " " the Mill from Mr W : : ' ) ~ k - : . e . m : " ' ' "-. . ." ~ ~~ " 't .1 i , ' . . ' I 1 . : I~ I j. . ~ " " ~ ..... : .. " _ .. ' . 'J " t - I I '. II I l_ ... ~ . '," '.and make Tom happy by placing him there as manager, Surely'then he would let his sister be happy tOI'O~

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M I a . .' r i l e , , ; Itwas :2 , difficult conversation, and Mr Wake:m 'was,v,e'ryan ,g ry at first, His feelings for 'his,only son were strong, though,

d h -1'1 d h P'-h i l i " m h Id C: '0 hi h ifncne eventualry agree~ that Pn: ' - , P SI-O 'U] ,I_ , 1,0, OW~lS heart milthat was,what hewanted, He also agreed that theMill had causedhim a t lot of trouble, an d that' he' was happy to disc u ss its salliewith,Mr Deane ..Mr Wak"em, ' s opportunity to, see Maggie 'was at a public

event, when, the rich .ladies 0' S,t Ogg's were selling' things theyhad made to earn m,o:ney for 'the: p 'Oo' , r jHe bought somethingfrom her, and she: smiled at: h im" , before hie'moved away againinto the crowd, The next voice 'that Maggie heard belonged t:oStephen,'You look very tired,' he, said, gently, "Can Ibring you,anything?'

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'So' soon?' she: replied. "And :Philip? I thought you


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were 'both, going to be SO l happy, There is nothing t1 0 stop youno':-'1 : ' :I .: :r , .. :. ! '' W 'Y '! i

" T h , e ' re 1 S ~ " Tom.' M , , ' a g g ie . . s a id - a nd s h e Pc aused. "[ m u ",,'if.. g ' : ' . . ' 0 ': , , I~.:....___." ,"._ ... I . J . . . ' . , ' ," ' ' _ _ ' : ' , .. . .. . :. . . . - - . -I"--;".~-:"i~ "~"-~1' __ .:.__._.'':__ , .. : .jJ..r: . II! II [I': ii:J1lJ.. ...._ ~ ... ." _I : .. ,'would marry Philip ifit did not mean losing ,m y brother, 'but Jmust let som e : tim e ' pass .. Ple ase : do, not spe ak 'to, m e any mor eb ii'. ,, ( 1 , sout it,"

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Dangerous RelationsOn Maggie's last evening, they we're invited to a dance. Thebright Iights and pleasant music helped Maggie to' forget hertroubles for a time, She was sitting watching 'the dancing, whenStephen appeared,

"This room is 've ry w arm , .. Shall we waJk around , 3 , Iittle?' hesuggested,Th th h th iii ,i, d i, h__ney went i t rrougr tne empty sitting-room (I'n-,I into tnesnnroom beyond, which was full of'trees and flowers,' O - - - : - ' h ' : - - 1 1 1 1 hi - ii , M ' . i d b di ......l.... 'I'~I.I- -I; , I , must. smell tms rose,' v agg:ie said, bending towards rt,Stephen , 1 i , ' I :: : f !i ' . . . . . ~ silent u - ' D " ' 1 I ' b " ' - ' 1 " e to 'p " ut a- single sentenee togethe r A " ' t o ,, = - : _ - , - - ,L , : :- :- ~ ',i~' ,',_ __.' "cc ',' __ ', ,ja,,' ':_)_-" '_' """ _, ;', ;;JI\.L~),: ',c,_ " '-,_" I, ,I ,I _'~.~ ," _, I, 1-'", ",_, '_the sight of her arm stretching to touch the flower, he couldcontrol himself ' rio longer, He: reached out and , took. he r arm,then kissed it again and again ,

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id ~ w : ""h .J 1 1 1 . . ~ . rhio "sa~ll.~..'~ >'~ .. " y ar,eyou insulting m .e .1n ' i_ : ' " - _ ' , _ o S wayrStephen stood still 1 ' n 1 c0 - I n ' fusion, H ., Ie fe ] t great llove' -for her-. _ ' _ ' . " . " , " ' . ' . I 1 .. . l I '. ~! ! I I ! ~ ' . ,1ll.,_ :"".~~re- . , . _. -, . 1 , _ ' I

and was very angry ' 'with himself He was also de e ply, de e ply sad,'Leave :me to myse lf!' M aggie ordered him, close to tears, " 'Anddo not c .om e n e ar m e ' g " ain ,_ 1 .: : . - i . _ : .. . J . """"'. ',.1 ..,' " _ < . . 1 . ,,_ . " ; . ; , . . . ~ ) : : . . "I;.;;

Stephen turned and walked, ,away ..Maggie refused all offers todance, but talked calmly with everyone who spoke tlO her, Thatnigh..," she '11 '~ '::~~e'11u C ' y " happil y '" conf' l d ' en.. .- t - 'ha't S "~he h i ,Iii,d don e '< her,"",1. ~,.IV IilriJl~_'U .1_,:. .;_ .", ~ :,_ ' ".". '" " ":"" .,' 1 ,1 .. - "n, .1 ,a.. _ c ' _ ' . , 1 _ , . _ . , : _ _ : _ _ _~ ' W ' r e e . . 't - ' C " O ' - "U " isin n o wro ' n " ' g : '' , " . _ . ' 1 . - , . . ' _ . : _ , , 1 _ ,1._.:.: ".'. c .. ,) 1 . ,, '- - =. ~Ac M - , , - - " . . " ,c .. ',.. abot ,-,;'- 1 1 , " , c . - : : , - ~ , h.....".-,':-,---'s h .,'.' ,-' t - ' h i ' - . - " . , t -s ~ ,:' aggle w , a s ,3, 1_ Oint tal leave .[0 ,[ '.'e ' I ( lun , S _ c ,o u s . e , . . . e nexl

morning, '3 , visitor arrived. Maggie 'was tii;ghte,ned that it : w asS teohe i b t' P"h-" 1 " - . . - e d th '--.. ---'.T " " h ' t ok ... h o th . "pnen.iour 1 ,1 , lp entereo tne room, ,I,ey .~'OIO,. ' eac '. 1 10 '1 . ' er s- -hand,


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" , G , > od d a v ! ' hC , said ' ~ ; I ' ha v . ' . . . . .m i e s s a ge for M i s s T u l h v e r if W " , : . e =-0'0 .'1 a y , , , , [ e ,,!Q;,l'~_,,~ ___;J_c )'~ ' "" , '" ,II, '- 'J !! - ',:_ - 1 " 'e_:: ,1 ._' " .'!3~ . IlL _ _ . ~v ' I I ! . , ; . , ' , ' , .


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. . . . , l l d 1 h '. ~ ....1 1 ,couic . ave a tew minutes atone.:N'Ol :3 , word , was spoke n , 'un til 'the y had 'walked ,3, little. Then

Maggie turned to him,"There is,no need to go on, I do not wish, for this meeting, andY O ' ' :I h a v e in s u lted me ; " ! i . g . rain b ' . i Y ' c o : ' t r u [ c ing - ' ' ' - ' h - e - ~ 1 " " Q . "..... ', L.Lav.., . j;)-. , i I ; . , ; . " . _ ;_ ,'\,;;.0' ,;Q,'.'~' 1_. " ""_ "": '~'r : '. J L " '" " '~

I"Of course yOlu are angry ," Stephen answered, 'YOIU do notC-are about mny fe e l in g ' zs - that I ' a:m m ad for love 0 ' . f : - ' y..ou r D on .:,It.~ ~ ,"_ . " " .I~l._ ' _;,.~. I ~_ .'_ , _:_ .. , , " I~_ ~ _ ~ '1 r . _ _ " , " , ' . " ~ " , [ ~ . _ . J l 1...._-,_.._' .-.:"':,', " I",~ '. . : . . . . . ', ,you know the pain Ifeel because Imade you hate me?'

'You. must not s a y ' these things,' Maggie answered, looking at:the ground, 'Iam slolr:ry about the plain you feel, but it is useless t10speak about it.".1. "I t is not useless to speak about: i t t " r epl i ed Stephen, '~Ju.sttell m eY ' o ' u , e 'e . lpity a n d kindness , I canno t think of anything or anyonebut YOll. ~;

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not think badly ofyou. I do forgive you.But now.please g O I away,Think of Lucy , ~;,and there is someone that I must think oftoo;'

~ 1 I i ' do think of Lu C ' , ' . I Y , , : ~ ] [ : ' 1 ' Ldid not, ,:;Steph en stopped . fo--aI l d V . ,.IIl... .. " I, UJl , , v, ~"'. . 1 j ; ; . . 1 . , - . . " ,Ol ~, . .!!i.,.... 1'1 r ,., '- -moment. ',Are''Y'ou, goin ,g tO n1.arry Philip?'

Shelooked at him now as she spoke, 'I . do not intend to marry'h ': n ' y o t er man.

'T''h 'U ' h d 1- h I,',nen teu me that you c '0' not rove me, that you ove someonebetter than me; Stephen said,Maggie wanted to tell him that herwhole heart was Philip's, but the words, would not come,'If y,ou do love me,' Stephen said, 'it is 'better that 'we should

maIry~'We 'will cause pain to, others, but this; has come withoutour wanting , i t : to. It is stronger than we are.'Maggie looked at him, She had the e ye s of' a . wild animal

fighting against being held and touched. Thien she turnedtowards the farm~


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'On the River


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,A week afie r S te phe n 's Gue st's visit, Maggie returned to S tOgg's b ) spend her , I D 3 1 s t free days 'with Lucy, Philip c ame 'occasionally ~ and Stephen ,0fien ,_,to the evening meal, hut theyi d l i - ' " rl. _.c h - - " h_. P " ' h -rilit hs d b I i " ' " . d M ' " ' . . ~ , rh .. h .am ttte to eacn other. .!:I',i,pl;a,e.eV!e,'., ,,_,aggle w en snesaid, that onl:y her brother's feelings made c lose r r e lation s im pos-sible, He suspected Stephen, though, of a s e c r e t love that wasunderstandable 'but which still made him ' fee l uncomfortable,Thien one evening he noticed Maggie and Stephen looking ateach other in a.w ay which nobody could mistake, and the nextday he 'was too "ill to leave his bedroom,

Philip' had promised to take Lucy and!Maggie lout ina boat'that morning, S IO he wrote to Stephen asking him. to take hisplace, A t the last minute, Lu cy decided to go shopping with. herfather" and when Stephen arrived he found Maggie alone,

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Philip w as c om in g, , . she said, in surprise,"He i s . not well, He asked me : to come mstead,' Stephen

answered, n o le ss confused than she was~'L iO here,' M ~ ~ l ~ . AI ., '''tTlLucy IS not, rere; I. Iaggie sai .. sitting uown again, 'we must:; ,not go,

'Oh, let us go," Stephen whispered, ";Weshall not be longtogether ..And they went, Stephen rowed gently down the river, while

Maggie la y back and dreamed, She did D'Ot' notice the: villages.they passed or the countryside around them.

finally' Stephen stopped rowing' and sat watching the water,hi-L. ~ d th d - . he r i .' 'h i hish 1- M : ' ~w en c ar r te ......r ,e m Io n -.ow n tt e rrver 'Wlt'I.'.OU't Ill'S .- ';e P i " , , - ' . > aggle

sat ' U , P , looked around, an d recognized nothing in, sight",

"Wh1ere ' are we?' Maggie asked 'Have 'w e passed the villag e. I " _ . . " . . ' : _ _ , ' _ - , " _ ~!It! " . . -'.:-='~"~i''~ ._ .. 1, '~ - __ i! !1 " ' I _ I" __ " _' - ~I ~""" _ ' _' _. ._. ~ _ "-_. r:.._: ..... _


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, ~ , , , - h - , . - , - _.'C. .,-.,- ,---:.- - -, :-:-, - ," al1 1 " -- . - t - , : - : - " , Iwnere we uS,U,,_, , : Y SI,,:O,P"~Steph e n w e n t on looking in . .to the water I C ' V . e " . c ,. . . . . . . .a long time. ' , , : - . _ . - _ ' , " ' , _ . . , . ' , . _ , . - - - , - . _ . f i J L , . -,1.-- '.' _,-_ ., ,a,_.,.,I,,. I ~ J < , - , 1 . _ : ' : ~ , I _ ' " , '-- , . h - . tid I'" tl ,agol; ne sal'. ,qule ' l v., I i i , 0 " ' "" " " I ' h , - - , - h t . a l l " I ' ' I i d - " " ' ' . " ~ - d M - ' - ' - . ' - " j ' . - "'lVI: .h...1 - t c .'-t h '.,.-'.'' - . ' , , ' . 1 , ' " W : a , :, s _ , :... , I l , ' , ' o: c r ie c -,.., . , a g g l l " e , ~ we s I: au no" , g - e ' n ome

, s ; , h o t '- . - ' , . - _ .. , . . " " . . . , ' : - . :, d r ' -L ',- " " , . ' ,~ oh God hel . , , _ , _ p i[ ,or o o , r s an , -. U , c y : 01, ,'; -,__0 _ ' , - e J . . p ,m e~': - .1Stephen moved down 'the boat an d rook he r hands,"M ":aggie ' I he C' . . .. . 1 I d in a se r ious V O ~ C 'e "let 'us n e ve r go'" h om e\ _ ' ': _ _ , :'-', -" 1 _:_'" _,~-' ~ ; g . _ J ( - - , I,_, ,j,: -. ..' ~/,I., ..... , ,.: - , > 'I. ' ... :'yll,r1: ,:I .'" .-ag.---....in 1 . . . . . . . ' ' U I , n r i l W , , , : e , r e m ar r ie d " " . Y , Ie did n ot p'.la:n , ...0 . be alon e'-,.1c;L& I, .' '. ,-:, _ J ". , -- . I . ~ iL l" , .1",. .. 1.1, .,""!II 'Wl O J I . -.", 1. - " lr.... . ' ~ aJ. -" ,"_ I

togzether; we' are not responsible for anything, 'This- boat will_" l . 1_ .

.----",,' -,- ".' T - b - - - - ~ - - , - , - - h - - - . , , - . - ' - , - - ' ] .JII- - d - ' - . - - , - ' , , " ' - ' . ' . . , - - . .,carry us ,nOIWto .ror ..y,WI, ere we can ianc, ano we can gol 0,11 toS 1 d 1 .V .T . b ,.,d th ~ ' 5 ' h ]' k d h ithcotland.We can oe marrie there.' Srephen Iooke at ner witha,child's hope in his eyes ,

M : , - . . ~ . - , - . - " - ' - , , -hock . . d - , , c : L - - " - - " t - - - - 1 ' , I - L.- .',,'.dere d ,"':---k '-.! ,- . .:-, aggie w as sr ocxea. Let me ' go: sne omerea. rou _


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He 1'''iI,MI~ sil.lent with guult an d 1 1 I n , h ' a:.- . p . . ' l ' n , e . ~ s , ' ~ ' know 1 1 " should.'VYalJ!! '. .,'. '. .1 . , . , , _ . . I i . . ' I, y.. .' _.~;)I,~ 1 1 . . . , . '" 1 1 . ~.c ." ." .. .,

h t 1 ., h - . ~ . J I " - I e know "'. ;~ en - i I I ' i I ! g ' h "'0 make youve eoic Y O U l " ne S,a:lULj,, ,1~jW n is enouzn '(,.~I _ '_ I_ I- _ _ ; ~ , _ !I - .hate :me..Shall I stop the boat here? I shall tell Lucy that .I wasmad ........nd that f'OU, hate me - and yo!u 'win be free :fromme' for,,~':7~r".y~.I.~Maggie was less an.gry now; and began t : IO feel siorry for him,

She understood his weakness because she too was weak. Shelooked at him more kindly, and he ' became happier, The 'boat:continued to m I I Q .V ' - ~ d o : 0 ' . : W , ' : : 0 - the r i v e r as th e y ' . " e....' t ~ wi..hout doing..or_ ' . . _ . . : _ . _ " Ji ~ : .. .. .. .. . : _ l!ll. .. .r. _". .I,'.,.,' I :_ . ~ _ ,..... .. . . _" _ ", ',_, " Go 1 . _ . ' , . , : ' ~ [ ~ , _ " ' ' . ' " . : " ' : " _ " I,_" -,_:" _1. ... :.._", > '0 ' ' Isaying anything, both lost in , thought,After a time, they saw a ship that \VaS sailing to Mudport, a.town on 'the' coast, Stephen shouted to, the captain that they

we're tired and, afraid of bad weather, and he agreed 'to takethem. tO I the port,

T ". .h ~ c. d d - - 1 L _ . ~. . , . : . e y werle g l v e , : n l : ' O O ' _ ' _ , ~ ,an,l: c' s o m e ' c C l l l n ; g to


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sleep on". Shaking with fear and tiredness, po,or Maggie' lay~ I O , , w , ~ , :n lan d . , . . . e . .pr .., ,_,,A ,,_ :sJ . , ., ~

W:h,e 'n she woke u,p the n e x t morning, she saw a man asleep at'3 , ittle' distance fro:m her and thought at first that she was withTom. Then she remembered, and the fear returned. She haddone wrong, very wrong, and she had damaged her relationswith family and friends in a way that could never be put right,What C . : . I O ( , l I l" ] d she d e 1 ' 0 - now? It ",~''-'': ' 0 - ' - 0 " : late t I O ' - ' g - - I O " ' ba C~I...". but she k n < ~ ' w , - : ',1,,_ .' lu , ;Ji ". , ,.. ,. ,"" ...""" ~ .. ' ' . . G '..' / ;_ .. . ". .. K" .. ,. , ,iJ" ".1 ,"" .she would, never be bappy with Stephen,

WJlc : n , Stephen woke he saw ' the tears on her cheeks and ,he' did not dare talk of love' and marriage, So they sat withoutspeaking until the ship reached i t s . port, Then he ' turned toher. .. . J ". ".

~ : 1 . V 1 . e " : ' " h a v e arr ive d :, h ~ said ( ! i ] ' ow ly 'an d 0 - ' " U ' r journey isL I, ,a!ll", a" ,'''''''' , 1 ' ! ! ; . , . o . ! iJ i : " ' , " ; ; ;; , 'V"',,' " a', '-, "_, :",--,,'",,1nearly over, We can move more quickly on land as we' t ravel


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'-('{:,-e do not r ' S , ' L : a U ': - d i e : ie , Stephen replied and , & . ; ' L I :e,-blood_ '_,- I: ,,--I, "" ":~' ,I, ,',IJIl __ '_ ,', ,,1,_" :__ [ll,....._,_:_,:. ~,U_:.:;; gl,


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of the moment? What do you: think Lucy is feeling now? She'believed in mle ,_ she loved me - she was S 'D good 'to :me ...,_hink-f'h - "I0[, 'I. e', .. .. . .

'1 can think [ o n l y ' of you,' Stephen answered, 'We cannot saveLucy from plain 11.OW~,And how could yOiD become Philir 's wi:fe?You are mine. YOIU know that we love each other with, all ourhe ' .a r t s , , .!" .. I l!

'N , ..ot w' ' ' ' t h ' ' all m ~ " " y ' " he ar t S te phe n , ' I M aggie sait 'or with m " " ' I Y , , '"" ,', , .. ', . ' . ".,.': . ' '4 ..,.,' i l l , - , '_ '. ~ "~ ._ ', . : _ , , . , . , ~ . ' , : . ' , ' , . . ., ' . ' . .. i I I . ,, ' I " " : , '- " .. '.-W I ole mind, If Icontinu ed with you, Iwould never know peacein this life, That ~ : S I all that Ican say.'Stephen was S , O I unhappy ' that he was almost unable to , con .rol

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'Leave me; now!'Maggie walked quickly to the nearest coach, She did 'not knowwhere it was going; and s h l e didnot care..Her thoughts were on

Stephen's pain and , 0 ' " " n - I her own love and pity and wh en she_ "", ", ",,",,, ,.]I "dJl"" d_, __,_ ' ','__, "",' '",', _',' , ,'_ ',,' _","H 1""", :',I!.': t ,_ I , " , " ' , , " , ' - " , c __ , ', "' '' ,', 'found that the journey had taken , her to York, further from homethan the port, she found aroom felt the , night and , went to bed,

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Maggie became ill in York and five days passed before she'was able to return horne. She went straight tOI the Mill,whichMr Deane's cOlmplany had, now bought and which Tom'RlI:""iiln,:' , 'a : e d "__4" ~'.~..~

W ' , ' ' . " 'h le , " " I 1 ' "Ma " I O " ' O ] " e o a r r i v re d a 't o , t h l a e g " . ' a",:, .e s she 0 " : ' " U I "nd TO : i m , ' , " 0 '" utside" "" , ,' "-~D ,,': ,a" ... ,-, :' ,'~ , , ,': : ,( ,I " ;J!", ,Ji,," .It_ 1 , . 1 "> .it. _,-,_ :,_ I _ ' Ii ,ethe house. He looked at her tired, unhappy face but made 00movement towards her, His own face was colder than she hadever seen it.'T "h b h' I ' h ,,-'L,"Iom, sne oegan , as, sne c ame c lose 'to! ,-!ilm;~I nave come

home . ,~.ro tell Y O I U , everything.'"You will, find . 1 1 , ' 0 home with me,' he shouted angrily ~"YOIU,

h " i i i . ve b rou g ": rht sh am te + " 0 " ' 1 thte W , ' ; , , " h ' I O J : l e familr y " " 0 ' , " " " U 1 C " have sh ' 0 . ek ed ' Y ' : ' : " " O ' " " I U ' r,a",'I. , .1.'1 ..... ',. I';]i, 1 . H . . . . . . " . ' . ' . ' . ,I., ,I ., ,1 .. .,. .It..., "~ ,",'I:..' 0)\", I,.... , .. '._ .... '. ," .. : I " : " .friends - There ' ; ; ( ! ' , n " 1 1 0 " t " h i ' l , ing ' 1 1 1 " ' c a " n , Q : ' 0 " " ' W ) , . ' : , ' zith Y", 'O ' ' ' I ' ' IU- ' ' n ' I O ' " ' ~ I '' i : ' " , l i " , I w ash m yr' JO WI !III IlL. I.I.! lIi.t~ t", -, -," . ... III .:,' I. '," ..:__ ", ,I .... __:., .:". I , . : . . . I _I ," I llt-VI~ '_ YY'~.I . . : _ _ : _ . . . . _ _ _ : ... . :. ~ ,..han d s - fvc \ ' t ' - - d ' bel' ,1 ' . .. n',) 0 1 ' _' y'o'u",,:OIU 1 __ ,0 D, 'O " t I ~ i , .on,g to m,e..

Their mother had come '0 0 the ' door, an d she froze at the sightO.fh.er daaugh ter and at th I~ soun.d ofher son's hard words,[..,. . . . , . , , &. J _. ....,]\r- _ _.. _ .. , . '~" _ ~ . . '_'__ ~ __ ~,lJi __",._-w !I


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I : ","Iom , M " - " - ' - ' agg.ie continued C' i Ii ' ' ' '' ' ID ' : ' '- , I not "'iIi[~, g u ' - " i l ~ ' t y ' . . . , ' a " ~ Y " ' O ' u b " ' e ' Iieve11:, I . , ; . " , ' . I .. , -, "-. ,- ',- .-, . , '. .. ~[, .. 'II II . a ' . 1 [ . . Il,. c::IJ! ,- 1 ' , ' , " : i]i '- [,,' ,II, . . \...",,1. - _ - _ ~ . - - . . : : : ; _ . ~ ' . :. . J . I. ~ .... ~ I .. I ._ . > _ _ , - ' . 'I_~ _- :.. .. - _ '_ __ ' _ _ '.me to be, Idid, not mean tO I hurt: other people and follow myown e ,dings ~Icame back as soon as Icould" and, ' I am sorry for. ' ,an y pain Ihave caused.''Ifind it difficult even to speak to you,"[ Tom replied. 'Youhave had relations with Stephen Guest that an y woman would 'beashamed o~You have used Philip Wake'm and Iied to him, Lucythe kindest friend 'you had, is 80 ill that she cannot talk, Ihavehad #I harder 1 i ' I , ' i ' ~ than__, ' y - , , " : " O ' - : = " - ' U ' I - - but I ha..ve done what I '" ' h 1 a ' l d ' to"--:. . , - 0 " ' - -__ ___ Q :__,lI"W'\.. ' IL , , a, .'-,. __ --_L, , ' , . , ! ! ! i . " . , _ " , , ' , " - ' ' ,I,." c ,: : _ _ _ ' - ' "ith 1 ," '" And I ' ' k h h b I [ I fn tout compiammg. ~_:_'~~~_I , O I O , c c ~ , what , Y O I U , 1 , - ave oecomet t youneed m:o ,ney , Ishall give' you some, But 'y'QU, will not stay under

my roof Now gol ,"Slowly Maggie t u r n ed away~Blut her mother's love w as-,-'- .. tha a n h feeli .'tronger t, Ian : '__. ott er .-e'e - In,[gs~,

'~ 'M,y 'child,' Mrs Tulliver cried, 'wait for mel 1'Il come with


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you.' She ran, to fetch 'her c oat. A s, she left the house, Tom putmoney into; her 'hands.' M ~ " . ' " h ~ ' " ' " ~ ' , , " . . M " ' . ' , , , t- h - I , - - . . . . . '1-- - : t i i ' h' ~ l ''-7-- - i l l ~ ~ - - -, , ~ " " ' y " nouse IS Y,'OU IS " '_vrotner, arways, ne sam, -:I:OU W'" come

I . fb k ,',, a c ' ' . to me,Maggie' and her mother found rooms in. a house near theriver, where they could live' until ' they decided what: 'to donext,

The news spread around St Ogg's that: Maggie had returnedwithout her lover, There was pity, for Stephen, 'but not forMaggie, who was seen as the cause ofthe trouble, H e' 'was afoolish young man, but there was no excuse for the 'way she hadbe have d ..Philip had n ot le ft 'the ' house sin ce 'the ' dayhe had goneto bed feeling ill.

E ve n tu ally' a le tte r ar r ive d fro:m Stephen to his fathe r, an d itscontents; were soon, known to' all. He told the facts, blamed only


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himself and said, that ,h"ehad, go,ne : to Holland and intended tostay' abroad. .Maggie, though 'wag, not forgiven by the people of'the town,

M aggie ' slaw nobody during this, tim e " e xc e pt her mother andthe Ioc al pr ie st, The pr ie st l is tened tO I H"e I 'an d felt pity, He gaveMaggie: ,3 job teaching his motherless children, but when 'herealized that people were wondering about their relations he hadto end the' arrangement, Maggie' s days and , nights continued tobe ' lonely and unhappy, but she did,not want to l eave St Ogg's ,asher m othe r sugge ste d she should. S he 'had, de c ide d not to takethe job 0:0 the south coast,One day a letter arr ived from Philip, and Mla.ggie took it

to her room with shaking hands. She sat on the be,d and read

;M~~i 'e~I b elieu e in f l ' o u " i I , k : n o ' w that : Y ' O I U , d:id no t : H I : e I Q ' f t , 6 : n 1 ' harm. J , e ' a l : i z e i d


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r J , : L , D ' ' " ; ~ ' - ' h ' ",j. , r t . . , o ! j n r D ' y""n':ilj' l . D i f t , , ~ - ~ :- h " A " t ~ ' y " - n u " " ;jjlii:~D H , . . , . ' t - : f r e ~ : _ _ - e A M d ~ I ' " wasjealous . Lu,t-, Ir'~'"I~.~.," I ; . ~[JL'-Vlr:'~' . .!~ll4 .~. [' i'I HI' I l ' [ V : : ':W!L.':L' ~fJV .' .),~-'_:~,*.,,~.-. . 'rII'l~ ~NI-Vj'K~- IU .'J I ..,,, , - ~'-:".', ",,. - : - . ' - _ .. ;' " ",.":",,, ,,. ".- - -- ',,',,- '_,,- "'',, ', - ' . . ' ',,. " .,' . -" .. "._." . '. ,, k ' n e u ; a l s o t h a t 'w h a t e v e " , h - a p p e : n e d ' , l ' , o u , ' p a , i ' n , ' w o u l ' d ' b e , g r ; e a t e r , ' l i t t , n , d : n y. ther ...' ... '. r: l ' t r " . ' , d i f f i l j ! , " ~ . ' t ' f i ' : " ' " , , . ' , to ,.,." .,. , s -,', t h a t 1 " h ' , d ' ' r ' " " : ~ "O ', , : n . e ' , p e ; rs o rn ' , s ~ " W d 5 _ ' : ~ : ' , , , C U , ' ,0' m e _ 0 t e c o g m a e mai . _ a _ ~ ", O S l \ ~ a : n ychance l a f hlapp ines s, bu: , ) " o l u r d isap peam nce w as no surp rise. , 1 canno t te'l,'roll. Wh iQ t Ih a t " e ' l i ' I 1 e ' d t h r" l u g h s i n c e t h e n , but Ido n o t ' w~n t , ) I ' o u tofiel, g u : i l t y a , b a u , ' m e. '~,u h a v e gi '~n meso m u c h " a : " d , l o ' v i ' : n g J ! ' O U , c . h a H g e ' d m e 'in a w ay t , h - d t Itan.not desaibe.

Maooie 1Q;fH, d' beuerp. . .t s o n b e c a u s e Ik n ~ w l " ~ ' - u , Iknow tha t w e ! w i ' l l l '- " - ~ , ' " - " - " " - , , ' " " - - - - , - - - - . f _ _ . S _ e " , 1 0 _ t _ ,,_ _ _" " ,,__ . _ " _ _no t see e a c h , ot:he,.for , a l O l n g t ime, bu: rem em ba t h a t l' l o v e ' )"O'N evenwh;ile I'w iJh and hope fVlr " i o t h : i n g ~ ,

v~" " i I l " t 0 '" t , J . . ill? l' - a ,. [{",f',J;v . ,,,,~, I n,t,.,.J' ' - , 1 ', P h , i' l , i p i W a k e [ f H ~

Maggie sat on her bed, belding 'the letter, and cried ..

One evening after dark Maggie was sitting' alone 'by thewindow.looking out over the river an d listening 'to' the unusually


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h ' ~ ' ' ' ' ' v y ' ' " : . ' rain - S", 'h-~ h i e ' , " 3 ' rd the fron It - doo r' " an d a: few n o -. . . i n ' U, tes 1 - , " ' I I t - - - ~ ; r - :'"""A ' .' ,jL, d.,I".. _.' ...... , . , .1..'.. '.'" , ll!...I.. .._.. ". .'. . G.!I,1. .'. I. : I~,..,.,-......;J!i "a, I . ~,I ,C.e , ' 1 ' ' ' ' ~I ligh ' to h~'nid " o ' - " ' n - ' her sho ulder She.. kne : - w : : : - : ~ that l~t '1i.'l:7\!1i~L,lr a. "',,~,' -,. . ,a~,_,:.,c _ "'.' ~',_.'., __ ... '. '---.. _ .... :_, ,'__:_CC' .':-< Ij"., a,l. ._.~Lucy. _ - . _".': ~

'Maggie!' a,.softvoice said,..Maggie stood up and threw herselfinto her cousin's arms.

'Nobody 'SIW me Ieave,' Lucy said.. 'But .I cannot stary' long,They 'will, not let me 'visit YO IU,. .: "The two cousins : S : 3 l I t : down and Iooked at each other, Neither'

0 ' ' them m : c ' w ' what to, say' next, Maggie suddenly broke theS-l ~ ' - ie n - - ce..'".'.. ..1._, __. - " ' "" ' [!"Oh thank you for coming, Lucy, Thank youl I did, not mean

t O ' '~Il ..._"you U n h a p p y 1 - th o o 1 1 . . ght we I c . o : ' ; W I , ' d . : 1ontrol what ' ' I : ' ~ ' ' ' ' ~:. 1~1'1~ 1 ~ . 1 : _ 1 1 1 : - : , 'II Iu,. _.. ' " "..(, ..L!..." _'_I"J ' "..aa1.: I., ." . 1_happe n in g , an d 'that 'Y(l'U, w ould, n e ve r n e ed to kn ow ; ~S he pause d ..

"L '. u l , - r ' y " he want e ,dJto b..e tru le:_to ' y " ' , o : ' u ' '._!!l;.;.(, , [ 'J!._:., Y'V4_, ,I~.~ ..... _., _:_/,_: '-- ~'_' ':.:. ,~. ,- .. "!!

He will come 'back to you, Forgive him . . .'Lucy looked at .her, 'Iknow that you did not mean any harm,


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she said, 'and Iknow 'that . i t 'was hard :0[' you, 'to Ieave him. ButMaggie, you are : better than I am.' Her voice became softer and,sadder 'I ' can ' t - - I can ',~ ' 0 ' : rgive -him ,K J ' " _ . .: _: ..1:, "__1 . .. . _ I I J I I ' _ '


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rand n o . w ' ., the r ive r '1:~~"'S,,:e n 'ter in g " ' , t he . h 0 : : : U 1 se A / : fl " '0 ' : od ,aJI,&-" ['[' ..... , .,".". "I'Y L'1"'I'[A . []'..1,1 ... , '1." J.:. ' .. I!lI:..:''',.-I.f_ .._..:..::..:...," "


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A , new calmness, carne 'Qve ' rMaggie as she hur r ie d tO I thebedrooms to wake the other people living in, 'the h;OIU'Sle,~ Mrs'in,...111~ ; 'II " ~ r - L 'i, ,& - L h.ruurver w as aw ay vismng ODie 0 ', Iller sisters, .Hli, tne at' j' ,eIScame downstairs there '''I;J,Mr a loud noise and the waters crashedl.& ..... ,', ',': ... d~ Jdl;, '.- I I ... :' If''''f~ ," .... '~.. _. '< '_', :_ ~." ,_J~ _ t ._." : __ ' _ .. f l. - , . .. . ; ._. - _ ! . . : . '.'I-'~ ~\L'~ I"J~ ",.th " - ,gh th , .Jl - - a, - ~ -- - .. d , - , " ' 'T - - 'h - " , " ' " c. " t h ' b " ' . " - d,:1~:rOIU:-,~, ' : , , ' e downstairs wmc ows, " , e y < ran '[0',[ tre - ' 0 3 1 ' 1 1 1 . ' 5 , an I:~ . - .. - --- -- - - - -..-.. ... . [~ - - -, - _M" ' 1 i a a ' l ~ e , = 'OIU'Dd herself in o n e ofrhem a I ' j 1 o n e ' on the river,-eD.,.I ._1 1 I _ , .. _ ~. ~ -_ '_ ._~ Ll" .~~.. ,~

'0-:' : " ' , h - IG",:Iod wh ,------',':~';,' 1 " 1 ' she :' ,-," , ,~, ,.i-'L"" d : - - I - : : II, .. ,' "" 1' . . . .. " . .. . ' W ' ~h,. . . . _ , ~ , : . ' 1 1 0 1 " , w ,ere am ~ 5 , I e ! c . r l . e _ _ ,I,n U-le , ,:_ _ar :L [ le S S , ~ ....-, , - , , - - a l ~" , ' - ' I ' " h a " " , : - " " - , , - - , ' , . , - , - " at t - ' h - : - " M i I l: - " '- " ~ . " - ' " S he , ', ' "I : , , - , - - ' , - , '" : - ' h ' - ' " . " , an d h " ) - - 1was,lapplemng at v t n e . , " 1 . . , ~ , one must, go tnere an neip,She started 'to' row, pulling hard as her hair blew in the windand her wet: c l o t h e s s t u c k ' t ' - 'O : . J her bo: . d , , . .. y , : ' . , .. She co...ld J ~ I " U : ~ " t ' : , ' : e , ~ ' e , - : :he_. '.'~' . ~..... ~,._ ..... . .. ! '. I .... .. ' J ' _ ._ _ ~ _ "_ ' ~

.~ " .'ban11 '1_~ of the river but she could ~1'I~O'"see black..shapes in the... ~;., ., ,."., . "'~ , _ ~___ _ '.' _- :tI!l~. ~.. ,la ;;),11 .... ,. , , , .river, doors and furniture that had been carried out by thet 1 l o o , d , , ~Maggie w a s very frightened Q,OW" but s h e ' continued tO Ir ow :

Eventually she arrived at the Mill, She could hear nothing and


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see no movement,"Ibm, where are you?' she cried, and 'Tom appeared at a top

flc -'" id ---'-H '"e look e d , o r r i e d - I ' , - , - " learthat he h d00'[ winnow , ae ,10'0 ce v e : f 1 7 worr t ed . ItWas,c e ar tnat n e J _ , 3 , 1 : _ ,found nO I w ay of escaping from the house,

'You" alone, Maggie!' Tom said with great surprise as h ieclim,'bed out of't he wiindlow 3 'md d 0 " rwn int '0 ' the b ' O ' 3 " " t '. .i " :_ '_ _ ",I '_ ,ol~: ': '~', ~ _.~ _~,,', " "':" .;~ "Y V ~ _, I" ,~ ': , _"I_ :::< '.-, , . : . . c c _ ,- , , ' i _ ,: _ ~ : . ! : _ : - , ,_ ' , I, I_-~,Tom rowed now :an.,d as thiev sat 0 , . ' pposite each oth er 1""nltheJ.'~, ., , " I!!;.,." " "'" " , " ', i:Lli _"" J '_, ".:_',, " , '" ilo" 1 I ! . . . r " . , " ' " , " , , ' , " , "b oat M " ': ' ' , , ' , " " " " " ~ " '" " " " " " 1 ld ',"". that he ,: ,,"" '1.; f . , c , ' h ' ' b ' i - " " " " :~.'b'"l ' ; - c : ' , 1 1 1 " 1 : , ' : : 'oat ' ""a .g g l ; , . e c o u io s e e ".,3", ,. e was, I 19,I", " n , g " , W1l~ , 1 1 1 1 5 , 1 I e e ! l J l n , g s , . , , : _ " " ~- ," " " : '." ," " .Then she saw tears in his ey e s . .

'Magsie! ' he ' s : C : i ' " J I 1 d ~ . sofily, us i ng the n amae he h iad called ' h i~r-'" y,_ ill ",,'GA, , ' ':" , ! ! l I i ' , _ , , , , , ' " , . , "",aB_ ..__ " ~'" '.~'.;when s h e ' W3"- ----,-',,--,' small,-, at ti-,-'e'- " W - 'he "-,h- - - - a s - ' P - 'leas ed" ' W l - ' ith h '-,--, , " ' , " I " 1 ' ' \ ' , ' - ' ,i t '" v ', ' e ; r y " . . ' S'" , .=. , '''li 1m'" 'S ",'" 'I 11 .e "'I;'li1",~ ", ,, :_:_C:, " " ," , " -, " '~Ir-._",:__::__ ,",:__,_ :_,., "} '_:_I_.~ .~. I~., ',-: "_\. _. ~_ .. Q- -..:__._-, _" t i , ' , _ "Y'I!"'_.'_'; I. -', ::' ~ _' '_'_I, :_,_- "', . , : ........: .~, :___:: .rj, IMaggie could not answer, but a, new' happiness warmed her

bod y ""~ . . " , . . . > . [ ' I I ! ! I '

As soon a s , 'she' could speak, she said" 'We 'will go toLucy, Tom" and see if she is safe, Then we C : S 1 n , :help the


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0:-to heFe '" , . _ , _ '- ' ' - . ~ . . . " " ' i l l 'Torn rowed harder:" but there was a new danger, Coming

toward S them were large.:pieces of~wood that had ' b - ' I 'i I ! " I o Q . - - : : ken from,G.JI..,_c", '._"" '.' ,_","-'I_ ,_cDJI!.':_.J-' ,c~" " _ '\ . . 0 _ .~ '._:_. '-C' ._". . '. __ ,_-,--,_",: .. _. ,-,-,,~,, __ , - ..... ', .... '-.. '_.,-,,-,- [J.'-'C"house s an d heavy " W O ' . . od ' e" 'n 'm ....c., h i ' n e - ' s th '.... t - L a " ' d " - fallen froim ' C ' - ' ' C h ' ' 1 ! ! ! i


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Afte"",r" th..Flood. . . . ~ . . . _ _ . ~ I ~ . ' . _ '_c' ... . . ' . . ' . . . . . , : . ' .Five years later, St Ogg's was almost as it had been before the


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flood, a busy river 'town 'with few reminders 0 that awful day,There were new' houses, and new; young trees,A . fre sh gr av,e had been dug, though, next to the church, I t : heldtwo bodies that we're found in the river with. 'their arms aroundeach other, and. this grave was visited 'at different t ime's , by' twomen whose happiness was, also in that place.One ofthe men visited again.with a.sweet young woman, butthat. 'w a s years later,The other always. carne alone.The grave was marked with the names of' Tom and , Maggie

Tulliver, and below' their names were written the words:,.. d ,L, h d ,'In ceatn they were not separated,

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