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—fromDombeyandSon（Chapter18）
CharlesDis
[1]Itwasawetnight;andthemelanfellpatteringanddroppingwithawearysound.Asluggishimoaningroundthehouse，asifitwereinpainrief.Ashrillnoisequiveredthroughthetrees.Whileshesatweepie，anddrearymidnighttolledoutfromthesteeples.
[2]Florelemorethanayears–een—andthelonelinessandgloomofsuhreathousewhereDeathhadlatelymadeitsowntremeion，mighthavesetanolderfangoheriimaginationwastoofullofotheNothingwanderedisbutlove—awanderinglove，indeed，andcastaway—butturningalwaystoherfather.Therewasnothinginthedroppihemoaniheshudderihestrikingofthesolemnclocks，thatshookthiso，ordimierest.Herresofthedeardeadboy—andtheywere—wereitself，thesamething.Andoh，tobeshutout:tobesolost:ohavelookediher’sfa，sihour!
[3]Sheotgotobed，poordneverhadgo，sihoutmakilypilgrimagetohisdoor.Itwouldhavebeenastrangesadsight，toseehernow，stealinglightlydowhroughthethi，andstoppingatitwithabeati，andblindedeyes，andhairthatfelldownlooselyandunthoughtof;andtougitoutsidewithherwetcheek.Butthe，andnooneknew.
[4]Themomentthatshetouchedthedooronthisnight，Florehatiteimeitstoodopen，thoughbybutahair’sbreadth:andtherewasalightwithiimpulseofthetimiddsheyieldedtoit—wastoretireswiftly.Herogobadtoehissepulseheldheriioaircase.
[5]Initsstandingopen，evenbysomuchasthatk，thereseemedtobehope.Therewaseinseeingarayoflightfromwithihroughthedarksterndoorway，andfallingihemarblefloor.Sheturnedback，hardlyknowingwhatshedid，buturgedohihetrialtheyhaduher，butnotshared:andwithherhandsalittleraisedandtrembling，glidedin.
[6]HerfathersatathisoldtableinthemiddlerooHehadbeenarrangingsomepapers，aroyihelatterlayinfragileruiheraindrippedheavilyupontheglasspaerroom，wherehehadsooftenoorPaul，ababy;andthelowplainingsofthewihout.
[7]ButnotbyhiHesatwithhiseyesfixedoable，soimmersedinthought，thatafarheaviertreadthafootofhisake，mighthavefailedtorousehiHisfacewasturowardsher.Bythe，andatthathaggardhour，itlookedwored;aerlonelinesssurroundinghim，thereealtoFlorerue.
[8]“Papa!Papa!Speaktome，dearPapa!”
[9]Hestartedathervoidleapedupfromhisseat.Shewaswithextendedarms，buthefellback.
[10]“Whatisthematter?”
hesaid，sternly.“Whydoyouehere?Whathasfrightenedyou?”
[11]Ifanythinghadfrightewasthefaeduplowihebreastofhisyoungdaughterfrozebeforeit，aoodahimasifstritostone.
[12]Therewasouderyioerest，pareiinit.Therewasait，butnotofthatkind.Theoldindifferendstrainthadgivehing:what，sheanddidhishefeltitinitsforeithoutaasitlookedupoocastashadowonherhead.
[13]Didheseebeforehimthesuccessfulrivalofhissohandlife?Didhelookuponhisownsuccessfulrivalinthatsoion?Didamadjealousyandwitheredpride，poisoremembrashouldhaveendearedandmadeherpre?Coulditbepossiblethatitwasgalltohimtolookuponheriyandherpromise:thinkingofhisinfantboy!
[14]Florenosuchthoughts.Butloveisquiowwhenitisspurnedandhopeless:aofhers，asshestoodlookiher’sface.
[15]“Iaskyou，Florence，areyhtehereanythier，thatyouehere?”
[16]“Icame，Papa—”
[17]“Againstmywishes.Why?”
[18]Shesahy:itwaswrittenbroadlyonhisfaddroppedherheaduponherhandswithedlowcry.
[19]Lethimrememberitinthatroom，yearstoe.Ithasfadedfromtheair，beforehebreaksthesilemaypassasquihisbrain，ashebelieves，butitisthere.Lethimrememberitinthatroom，yearstoe!
[20]HetookherbythearHishandwasdloose，andscarcelycloseduponher.
[21]“Youaretired，Idaresay，”
hesaid，taki，andleadiowardsthedoor，“a.Weallwa.Go，Florence.Youhavebeendreaming.”
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