andI\'veadealofmoneybyme————\'\'Nay，mylass，\'saidKester，\'thoumunnotgooffsofast;itwerejustwhatIwerefearedoni\'tellin\'thee。I\'veleftherabito\'money，andI\'llmak\'shifttosendhermore;it\'sjustakindword，t\'keepupherheartwhenI\'mgone，asIwant。Ifthou\'dstepinandseeherfra\'timetotime，andcheerherupabitwi\'talkin\'toheronme，I\'dtak\'itverykind，andI\'dgooffwi\'alighterheart。\'\'ThenI\'msureI\'lldoitforyo\'，Kester。Iniverjustlyfeellikemysel\'
whenyo\'reaway;forI\'mlonesomeenoughattimes。SheandIwilltalka\'t\'betteraboutyo\'forbothonusgrievingafteryo\'。\'SoKestertookhisleave，hismindsetateasebySylvia\'spromisetogoandseehissisterprettyoftenduringhisabsenceintheNorth。ButSylvia\'shabitswerechangedsinceshe，asagirlatHaytersbank，likedtospendhalfhertimeintheopenair，runningoutperpetuallywithoutanythingontoscattercrumbstothepoultry，ortotakeapieceofbreadtotheoldcart—horse，togouptothegardenforahandfulofherbs，ortoclambertothehighestpointaroundtoblowthehornwhichsummonedherfatherandKesterhometodinner。Livinginatownwhereitwasnecessarytoputonhatandcloakbeforegoingoutintothestreet，andthentowalkinasteadyanddecorousfashion，shehadonlycaredtoescapedowntothefreedomofthesea—shoreuntilPhilipwentaway;andafterthattimeshehadlearntsotofearobservationasadesertedwife，thatnothingbutBella\'shealthwouldhavebeenasufficientmotivetotakeheroutofdoors。And，asshehadtoldKester，thenecessityofgivingthelittlegirladailywalkwasverymuchlightenedbythegreatloveandaffectionwhichJeremiahFosternowboretothechild。Eversincethedaywhenthebabyhadcometohisknee，alluredbythetemptationofhiswatch，hehadapparentlyconsideredherasinsomesortbelongingtohim;andnowhehadalmostcometothinkthathehadarighttoclaimherashiscompanioninhiswalkbackfromtheBanktohisearlydinner，whereahighchairwasalwaysplacedreadyforthechanceofhercomingtosharehismeal。
Ontheseoccasionshegenerallybroughtherbacktotheshop—doorwhenhereturnedtohisafternoon\'sworkattheBank。Sometimes，however，hewouldleavewordthatshewastobesentforfromhishouseintheNewTown，ashisbusinessattheBankforthatdaywasended。ThenSylviawascompelledtoputonherthings，andfetchbackherdarling;andexceptingforthiserrandsheseldomwentoutatallonweek—days。AboutafortnightafterKester\'sfarewellcall，thisneedforhervisittoJeremiahFoster\'sarose;anditseemedtoSylviathattherecouldnotbeabetteropportunityoffulfillingherpromiseandgoingtoseethewidowDobson，whosecottagewasontheothersideoftheriver，lowdownonthecliffside，justatthebendandrushofthefullstreamintotheopensea。Shesetoffprettyearlyinordertogotherefirst。Shefoundthewidowwithherhouse—placetidiedupafterthemiddaymeal，andbusyknittingattheopendoor——notlookingatherrapid—clickingneedles，butgazingattherushandrecessionofthewavesbeforeher;yetnotseeingthemeither，——ratherseeingdayslongpast。ShestartedintoactivecivilityassoonassherecognizedSylvia，whowastoherasagreatlady，neverhavingknownSylviaRobsoninherwildchildishdays。WidowDobsonwasalwaysalittlescandalizedatherbrotherChristopher\'sfamiliaritywithMrsHepburn。Shedustedachairwhichneedednodusting，andplaceditforSylvia，sittingdownherselfonathree—leggedstooltomarkhersenseofthedifferenceintheirconditions，fortherewasanotherchairortwointhehumbledwelling;
andthenthetwofellintotalk——firstaboutKester，whomhissisterwouldpersistincallingChristopher，asifhisdignityasherelderbrotherwascompromisedbyanyfamiliarabbreviation;andby—and—bysheopenedherheartalittlemore。\'Acouldwishasa\'dlearnedwrite—of—hand，\'saidshe;\'fora\'vethatfortotellChristopherasmightsethismindatease。Butyo\'see，ifawrotehimaletterhecouldn\'treadit;soajustcomfortmysel\'wi\'thinkin\'
nobodyneedlearnwritin\'unlessthey\'ngotfriendsascanread。Butareckonhe\'dha\'beengladtohearasa\'vegettenalodger。\'Hereshenoddedherheadinthedirectionofthedooropeningoutofthehouse—placeintothe\'lean—to，\'whichSylviahadobservedondrawingnearthecottage，andtherecollectionofthementionofwhichbyKesterhadenabledhertoidentifywidowDobson\'sdwelling。\'He\'sa—bedyonder，\'thelattercontinued，droppinghervoice。\'He\'saqueer—lookin\'tyke，butadon\'tthinkashe\'sabadun。\'\'Whendidhecome？\'saidSylvia，rememberingKester\'saccountofhissister\'scharacter，andfeelingasthoughitbehovedher，asKester\'sconfidanteonthishead，togivecautiousandprudentadvice。\'Eh！amatterofas\'ennightago。A\'mnoanegoodatmindin\'time;he\'spaidmehisrenttwice，butthenhewerekeentopayaforehand。He\'dcomedinonenight，an\'satehimdownaforehecouldspeak，heweresodoneup;