and her father

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Mr. Kleiman

e words would not
have parted from his lips for the first time--
"God bless her for her sweet compassion!"
XXI
Echoing Footsteps
A wonderful corner for echoes, it has been r[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]rked, that corner where
the Doctor lived. Ever busily winding the golden thread which bound
her husband, and her father [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and herself, and her old directress and
companion, in a life of quiet bliss, Lucie sat in the still house in the
tranquilly resounding corner, listening to the echoing footsteps of years.
At first, there were times, though she was a perfectly happy young
wife, when her work would slowly fall from her hands, and her eyes
would be dimmed. For, there was something coming in the echoes,
something light, afar off, and scarcely audible yet, that stirred
her heart too much. Fluttering hopes and doubts--hopes, of a love as
yet unknown to her: doubts, of her r[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]ining upon earth, to enjoy that
new delight--divided her breast. Among the echoes then, there would
arise the sound of footsteps at her own early grave; and thoughts of
the husband who would be left so desolate, and who would mourn for
her so much, swelled to her eyes, and broke like waves.
That time passed [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and her little Lucie lay on her bosom. Then,
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