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They conversed of things I had never heard of; of nations and times

past; of countries far away; of secrets of nature discovered or

guessed at: they spoke of books: how e they possessed! Then they seemed so familiar

with French names and French authors: but my amazement reached its

climax when Miss Temple asked Helen if she sometimes snatched a

ht her, and taking a

book froil; and

Helen obeyed,

line She had scarcely finished ere the bell announced bedtime! no

delay could be ad, as

she drew us to her heart "God bless you, er than o more

reluctantly; it was Helen her eye followed to the door; it was for

her she a second tih; for her she wiped a tear

fro the bedroo drawers; she had just pulled out Helen Burns's, and

e entered Helen was greeted with a sharp reprimand, and told

that to-morrow she should have half-a-dozen of untidily folded