\"but can yo\" give dinners back, in yo\"r small house ? thornton\"s house isthree times as big.\"

\"well, i think we could manage to give mr. thornton a dinner back, asyou call it. perhaps not in such a large room, nor with so many people.

but i don\"t think we\"ve thought about it at all in that way.\"

\"i never thought yo\"d be dining with thorntons,\" repeated i bessy. \"why,the mayor hissel\" dines there; and the members of parliament and all.\"

\"i think i could support the honour of meeting the mayor of milton.

\"but them ladies dress so grand!\" said bessy, with an anxious look atmargaret\"s print gown, which her milton eyes appraised at sevenpence ayard.

margaret\"s face dimpled up into a merry laugh. \"thank you, bessy, forthinking so kindly about my looking nice among all the smart people.

but i\"ve plenty of grand gowns,--a week ago, i should hāve said theywere far too grand for anything i should ever want again. but as i\"m todine at mr. thornton\"s, and perhaps to meet the mayor, i shall put onmy very best gown, you may be sure.\"

\"what win yo\" wear?\" asked bessy, somewhat relieved.

\"white silk,\" said margaret. \"a gown i had for a cousin\"s wedding, a yearago.

\"that\"ll do!\" said bessy, falling back in her chair. \"i should be loth to

hāve yo\" looked down upon.

\"oh! i\"ll be fine enough, if that will sāve me from being looked downupon in milton.\"

\"i wish i could see you dressed up,\" said bessy. \"i reckon, yo\"re not whatfolk would ca\" pretty; yo\"ve not red and white enough for that. but dunyo\" know, i ha\" dreamt of yo\", long afore ever i seed yo\".\"

\"nonsense, bessy!\"

\"ay, but i did. yo\"r very face,--looking wi\" yo\"r clear steadfast eyes outo\" th\" darkness, wi\" yo\"r hair blown off from yo\"r brow, and going outlike rays round yo\"r forehead, which was just as smooth and as straightas it is now,--and yo\" always came to give me strength, which i seemedto gather out o\" yo\"r deep forting eyes,--and yo\" were drest inshining raiment--just as yo\"r going to be drest. so, yo\" see, it was yo\"!\"

\"nay, bessy,\" said margaret, gently, \"it was but a dream.\"

\"and why might na i dream a dream in my affliction as well as others?

did not many a one i\" the bible? ay, and see visions too! why, even myfather thinks a deal o\" dreams! i tell yo\" again, i saw yo\" as plainly,ing swiftly towards me, wi\" yo\"r hair blown back wi\" the veryswiftness o\" the motion, just like the way it grows, a little standing offlike; and the white shining dress on yo\"ve getten to wear. let me eand see yo\" in it. i want to see yo\" and touch yo\" as in very deed yo\" werein my dream.\"

\"my dear bessy, it is quite a fancy of yours.\"

\"fancy or no fancy,--yo\"ve e, as i knew yo\" would, when i saw yo\"rmovement in my dream,--and when yo\"re here about me, i reckon i feeleasier in my mind, and forted, just as a fire forts one on a dreeday. yo\" said it were on th\" twenty-first; please god, i\"ll e and seeyo\".\"

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