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www.xsz.twhdrapletelydelishedtheofthepigeons.
ratherthanexposetheothetenderrciesofhisbullyingjailer,hedroveaesseoheohehappinessofhavingseenrosaagain.
thisvisitofthejailer,hisbrutalthreats,andtheglooprospectoftheharshnesshchedhisprisoners,allthisoextinguishineliusthesthoughts,andespeciallytheshope,hepresenceofrosahadrea.
heedeagerlytoheartheclockofthetoeinstrikenine.
thelastchiaid,andsoonafteralightappearedatthelittlegratedhedoor,onheprisonerfixedhiseaestgaze.
theshutteropeheoutside.
”hereia”saidrosa,outofbreathfrounningupthestairs,”hereia”
”oh,goodrosa.”
”youarethengladtosee”
”youaskbuthoe.”
”herfallsasleepeveryeveningalstiediatelyafterhissupper;ithenkehiiedoeeveryeveningandchatforanhourhyou.”
”oh,ithankyou,rosa,dearrosa.”
sayingthesehisfaearthelittlehatrosahdrewhers.
”ihavebroughtbacktoyouyourbulbs.”
eliussheartleapedhjoy.hehaddaredtoaskrosashehaddoheprecioustreasurerustedtoher.
”oh,youhavepreservedthethen”
”didyounotgivetheoasathingoyou”
”yes,butasihavegiventheoyou,itseetothattheybelongtoyou.”
”theyeafteryourdeath,but,fortunately,youarealiveifgodgrantstohillthehappihatihave,forfathertheappointntofjailerofloeeyourletter.oh,hoedthereinresolution.itheforleyden,ayouknow.”
”ydearrosa,youthought,evenbeforereeetagain”
”ifithoughtofit,”saidrosa,alloogetthebetterofherbashfulness,”ithoughtofnothingelse.”
and,sayingtheseeeliusplaehthelaudabledesiretothanktheyounglady.
rosa,hokasbefore.
”intruth,”shesaid,ehonotabletoread,butneversoyhands,btopoorstupid.”
”soyouhaveoftetednotbeingabletoread,”saidelius.”ishouldjustliketoknooccasions.”
”troth,”shesaid,laughing,”toreadalltheletterse.”
”oh,youreceivedletters,rosa”
”byhundreds.”
”butetoyou”
”ylittlewindow.”
”andydearrosa”
”forrly,”sheansefriendtoreadtheo,eeihavebutthe”
”sinceacertainti”exclaidelius,inghloveandjoy.
rosaunicatedtothelipsoftheyounggirlthegloosttenderkiss.
atthissuddenoutburstoftendeess,rosagrehanshehadbeenonthedayoftheexecutioeredaplaintivesob,closedherfineeyes,aryinginvaintostillthebeatingofherheart.
andthuseliuswasagainalone.
rosahadfledsoprecipitately,thatshepletelyfottoretutoeliusthethreebulbsoftheblacktulip.
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theayhaveseen,sharingthekindlyfeelingofhisdaughterfodsonofeliusdet.
therebeingonlyfiveprisoloeeioftukeyaveryonerousoratherasortofsinecure,givenafteralongperiodofservice.
buttheagnifiedaginatioaneliushadsinalofthefirstorder.helookeduponhitherefore,asthestdangerousofallhisprisoners.heforentprihestadtholder.
threetisadayheenteredvanbaerlestrespassing;buteliushadceasedtorrespond,sincehisrrespoissiontogopreferabletoanyotherhabitationirosaandhisbulbs.
rosa,infaeveryevening,andfrohefirsteveningshehadkeptherword.
onthefolloesteriousnessandthesapreeresolvedtheveryfirstthroughthegratihreebulbs,epaper.
buttothegreatastonishntofrosa,vanbaerlepushedbackherehandhthetipsofhisfingers.
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