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"I said nothing against that,"ether, Daisy"

That word sent me to bed with a whole heartful of

thankfulness I could bear anything now, if his words meant

what I hoped they did And I should have security, too,

against any too great trial of my affection and duty to hied for the next day; in which my

brother and his friends were to take o It was a day, in one sort, of such

pleasure as I had never known till then The beautiful water,

the hts on

the mountains, almost took me out of this world; to which they

see in the

ht with

it The life I was living noas so very far from his life,

and so unlike; my part of the world was now so very distant

from his, - there was such an abyss between; - and yet the

Swiss hills were so glorious, and I was enjoying the towards home in the end of the

day, ork I had to do in this new and strange place; why

was I here? Perhaps, to learn patience, and have faith grow

strong by trial, while all my life hopes waited upon a will

that I did not know and must trust Perhaps, to stand up for