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Title: Home school of American literature:
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Birdsall, William Wilfred, 1854-1909, (from old catalog) comp. and ed Jones, Rufus Matthew, 1863- (from old catalog) joint comp. and ed
Subjects: American literature English literature
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., Elliott publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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thatwas at beautiful music which she said was in theair. God knows. It may have been. Opening her eyes at last, from a very quietsleep, she begged that they would kiss her onceagain. That done, she turned to the old manwith a lovely smile upon her face,—such, theysaid, as they had never seen, and never could for-get,—and clung with both her arms about hisneck. They did not know that she was dead, atfirst. She had never murmured or complained, but,with a quiet mind, and manner quite unaltered,—save that she every day became more earnest andmore grateful to them,—faded like the light upona summers evening. The child who had been her little friend camethere almost as soon as it was day, with an offer- ing of dried flowers which he begged them to layupon her breast. It was he who had come to thewindow overnight and spoken to the sexton ; andthey saw in the snow traces of small feet, where hehad been lingering near the room in which shelay before he went to bed. He had a fancy, it
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I Mr. Micawber. With a certain indescribable air of doing something genteel. seemed, that they had left her there alone; andcould not bear the thought. He told them of his dream again, and that itwas of her being restored to them, just as she usedto be. He begged hard to see her, saying that hewould be very quiet, and that they need not fear CHARLES DICKENS. 635 his being alarmed, for he had sat alone by hisyoung brother all day long, when he was dead,and had felt glad to be so near him. They lethim have his wish; and, indeed, he kept hisword, and was in his childish way a lesson tothem all. Up to that time the old man had not spokenonce,—except to her,—or stirred from the bed-side. But when he saw her little favorite, he wasmoved as they had not seen him yet, and made asthough he would have him come nearer. Then,pointing to the bed, he burst into tears for thefirst time ; and they who stood by, knowing thatthe sight of this child had done him good, leftthem alone together. Soothi

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