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'You don't knohat happiness lies before you yet,' said I: 'you are now only in the commencement of your journey'

'The best of happiness,' replied he, 'is mine already--the power and the will to be useful'

We now approached a stile co with a footpath that conducted to a farm-house, where, I suppose, Mr Weston purposed to make himself 'useful;' for he presently took leave of me, crossed the stile, and traversed the path with his usual fir me to ponder his words as I continued my course alone I had heard before that he had lost his mother not many months before he came She then was the last and dearest of his early friends; and he had NO HOME I pitied hiht, accounted for the shade of prehtfulness that so frequently clouded his brow, and obtained for him the reputation of a morose and sullen disposition with the charitable Miss Murray and all her kin 'But,' thought I, 'he is not so miserable as I should be under such a deprivation: he leads an active life; and a wide field for useful exertion lies before him He can MAKE friends; and he can make a home too, if he pleases; and, doubtless, he will please sorant the partner of that home may be worthy of his choice, and make it a happy one--such a hohtful it would be to--' But no an this book with the intention of concealing nothing; that those who likeda fellow- creature's heart: but we have soels in heaven are welcome to behold, but not our brother-st them

By this time the Greens had taken themselves to their own abode, and the Murrays had turned down the private road, whither I hastened to follow theirls warm in an ani officers; but on seeing me Rosalie broke off in the lee 'Oh-ho, Miss Grey! you're co behind; and no WONDER you always stand up so vigorously for Mr Weston when I abuse him Ah-ha! I see it all now!'

'Now, coood-natured laugh; 'you know such nonsense can make no impression on me'