This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVII. MORE MISERIES. Richard happened to take the right path, and in turning the corner of a street he suddenly met Helen with Mary hastening on. The contrast between those dark, miry, smoky, and now doubly comfortless thoroughfares and the bright cliffs of L did not to his mind appear so ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVII. MORE MISERIES. Richard happened to take the right path, and in turning the corner of a street he suddenly met Helen with Mary hastening on. The contrast between those dark, miry, smoky, and now doubly comfortless thoroughfares and the bright cliffs of L did not to his mind appear so striking or so sad as that between the figures before him and the images so long enshrined in his heart. They were scantily clad, and though the air of neatness that had ever distinguished them was still discernible, particularly in Helen, poverty had set a mark on them that could not be mistaken. The paleness of their cheeks and general emaciation were more visible than on the preceding clay; perhaps still farther aggravated by the visions that had haunted Richard's pillow, where they came in the full freshness of their most prosperous days. He had time to observe their wan, dejected looks, before the discovery of his approach brightened them into animation; and with a heart too full to speak, he drew a hand of each through his arm, and turned back with them. Looking down, he was compelled to see how badly their feet were defended from the liquid mire of those filthy streets; and he felt as if the respectability of his own substantial clothing was a reproach to them. 'Well, Richard, ' said Mary, ' 'this is not quite so pleasant as the road to old Buckle's cow-house.' 'The weather would make any walk rather unpleasant just now, ' remarked Helen; ' but the path of duty has a sunshine of its own that the clouds cannot darken.' 'So you say; you always try to make out that black is white, and will think it a great virtue to cheat Richard into the notion that we are living in great plenty and comfort. Look here, ' added the perverse girl, removing: th
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