"Let Christ be your Master," I said.
"How then with this other service?"
"Why it is very plain," I said. "Command in the love of God and obey in the fear of God; that covers all."
I did not see the natural sequence of what followed; for it was a succession of kisses that left no chance for a word to get out of my mouth. Then Thorold rose up, and I saw Miss Cardigan enter.
"I will not forget, Daisy," he said, in a tone as if we had been talking of business. I thought, neither should I. And then came Miss Cardigan, and the servant behind her bringing coffee and bread and eggs and marmalade—I don't know what beside—and we sat down again to the table, knowing that the next move would be a move apart. But the wave of happiness was at the flood with me, and it bore me over all the underlying roughness of the shore—for the time. I do not think anybody wanted to eat much; we played with cups of coffee and with each other, and dallied with the minutes till the last one was spent.
And then came the parting. That was short.
THE END.
Transcriber's Notes
The following items were considered to be typographical errors and
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Other typographic, spelling, punctuation errors and
parochial speech has been left as they appear in the book.
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- Changed period into comma after the word "too" in the sentence
- "But I think it is nice to know things too," said I.
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- Corrected "awkward" from "awkard" in the sentence
- They were giggling and grinning, hopping on one foot, and going into other awkward antics; not the less that most of them had their arms filled with little black babies.
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- Changed question mark to period and deleted quotation mark in the sentence
- I asked what they all were."
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- Changed single quote to double quote after "light" in the sentence
- "They must be very dark if they could not understand light," said my governess.
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- Then I remembered that my governess probably did care for some fruit
- Page 87
- Corrected "string" to read "sting" in the sentence
- It has a sting of its own, for which there is neither salve nor remedy; and it had the aggravation, in my case, of the sense of personal dishonour.
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- Added apostrophe to "girls" in the sentence
- I have a recollection of the girl's terrified face, but I heard nothing more.
- Page 93
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- They had been gone half an hour, when Preston stole in and came to the side of my bed, between me and the firelight.
- Page 97
- Added " after Melbourne in the sentence
- "We shall have to let her do just as they did at Melbourne," said my aunt.
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- Added " after the word "by" in the sentence
- "Mass' Preston come last night," she went on; "so I reckon Miss Daisy'll want to wear it by and by."
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- Changed period to ? in the sentence
- "Will that distress you very much?"
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- "But, Dr. Sandford," I said, "nobody can belong to anybody—in that way."
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- I believe I half wished be would make some objection;
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- "You wouldn't say so, if you knew the work it is to set those leaves round," said the mantua-maker.
- Page 240
- Changed "for" into "far" in
- but I am afraid the rule of the Good Samaritan would put us far apart.
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- Changed exclamation mark to question mark in
- "Is there so much trouble everywhere in the world?"
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- It was a good photograph, and had beauty enough besides to hold my eyes.
- Page 257
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- Is it Daisy Randolph? What have you done to yourself?
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- changed beside to bedside in
- I heard no sound while I was undressing, nor while I knelt, as usual now, by my bedside.
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- I watched him rapidly walking into the library;
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- "Are you tired?"
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- and placed himself immediately beside his summoner,
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- "I cannot help that. He is neither gentlemanly in his habits nor true in his speech."
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- "You must not wear the same thing twice running," she said, "not if you can help it."
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- Changed period to question mark after "next" in
- Who is next? Major Banks? Take care, Daisy, or you'll do some mischief."
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- Nevertheless, it was pleasant to see the firm, still attitude, the fine proportions, the military nicety of all his dress, which I had before noticed on the parade ground.
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- men of business, men of character and some substance,
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- "You may as well sit down and tell us."