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IshookhandswithhimandtoldhimhoweasilyIhadfoundtheplace.
"Thehackdriverpoiomethehousefromtheothersideoftheriver，andIneveronyeyesfromthelight.IfIhadlostsightofthelight，I'dprobablybestumblingaroundsomewherenowinthedarkdreadytofallier."
Helaughedatmefafraidoftheriver.
"Youwouldn'thavemiheriveriswarEvehereisiowuheriverisaswarmasafortablerooAllofusherelovethewaterdow;
"No，Richard，youwouldn'thavefallenin."Gretsaid，layingherha;Isawyouthemomentyougotoutofthehadifyouhadgohewroion，Iwasreadytoruntoyou."
Iwishedtothafthat，butalreadyshewasgoiothefloorabove，andgme.Iweingmyhandbaginfrohere，lightedbutturnedlow，otheendoftheupperball，andshepickeditupaaheadihefrontrooms.
&oodforamomentlookiher，a.
"Thereisfreshwatericher，Richard.Ifthereisanythingelseyouwouldliketohave，pleasetellme.Itriednottooverlookanything."
"Don&#ret，"Itoldher，"I'twishfmore.It'senoughjusttobeherewithyou，anyway.There'snothingelseIcarefor."
Shelookedatmequidthensheloweredhereyes.Westoodsilentlyforseveralminutes，whileherofuskofanythingtosay.IwaellherhowgladIwastobewithher，evenifitwasht，butIknewIcouldsaythattretewwhyIhade.
"I'llleavethelampforyou，RidI'llwaitdownstairsforyouontheporeassoonasyouareready."
&beforeIcouldofferthttothestairheadforhertoseethewaydowimeIhadpickedupthelamp，shewasoutofsightdo>
Iwalkedbaahedoorandbathedmyfads，sgthetraindustwithbrushandsoap.Therewasarowofhand-embroideredtowelsontheradItookoneanddriedmyfads.AfterthatIyhair，andfoundafreshhahehandbag.Thehedooraairstofi.
&herwasontheporchalkedthroughthedotupandgavemeachairbetweepulledheriougmyarmwithherhand.
"Isthisthefirsttimeyouhavebeehemountains，Richard？"herfatheraskedme，turninginhise.
"I'vehinahundredmilesofherebefore，sir.It'sadifferenttryuphere，butIsupposeyouwouldthinkthesameaboutthecoast，wouldn'tyou？"
"Oh，butFatherusedtoliveinNorfolk，"Gretsaid."Didn'tyou，Father？"
"Ilivedthereforhreeyears."
Therewassomethingelsehewouldsay，andbothofuswaitedforhimtoue.
"Fatherisamastermeic，"Gretwhisperedtome，"Heworksintherailroadshops."
"Yes，"hesaidafterawhile."I'velivedinmahereiswhereIwishtostay."
Myfirstthoughtwastoaskhimwhyhepreferredthemountaiions，butsuddenlyIwasawarethatbothhearaweewaboutit.
Afterawhilehespokeagain，toGret，butasthoughhewerespeakingtosomeoheporch，afourthpersonwhomIhadfailedtoseeinthedarked，teed，forhimtoue.
&movedherchairafewiniiohoutsouhoftheriverdcovereduslikeablaonaight.
&quretdtheirlslosttheirmother，"hesaid，almostinaudibly，bendingforwardoverhiskneesandgazingoutacrree;afterwelosttheirmother，Icamebaountainstolive.I'tstayinNorfolk，andI'tstanditinBaltimore.ThiswastheohwhereIdpeace.Gretremembershermother，butherofyouderstandhowitiswithme.HermotherandIwereborhemountains，aogetherforalmosttwehenaftersheleftus，Imovedaway，foolishlybelievingthatIcet.ButIwaswrong.OfcourseIwaswrong.Aman&#etthemotherofhis，eventhoughheknowshewillneverseeheragain."
&ede，andIyeyesfromherdarklyframedprofilebesideme.Theriverbelowusmadenosound，butthewarmthofitsvaporwouldhatitwasstillthere.
&herhadbentfartherforwardinhistilhisarmswererestingonhisknees，atoseesomeohersidehoaintopaboveit.Hiseyesstraiheshaftoflightthatcamethroughtheopendooronthemahere.Tearsfellfromhisfacelikefragmentsofstars，burningintohisquiveringhandsuntiltheywereoutofsight.
&illiupahroughthedoorway.Hishugeshadowfellupodmeashestoodtheremomentarilybefiurnedaowardhimbut，eventhoughheassingfromsight，Iyeyesuponhi
&edclainstme，squeezingherfihehollowofmyhandandtougmyshoulderwithhercheeksasthoughsheweretryihingfromtheHerfather'sfootstepsgrewfailastweolongerhearhi
Somewherebelowus，alongthebankoftheriver，araihevalley，gahroughthenight.Oallyitslightsflashedthroughtheopeningsinthedarkness，danthebroadgreenriverlikephtsih，aallicechoofitssteelrumbledagainstthehighwallsofthemouclaspedherhandstightlyovermyhaertips.
"Richard，whydidyoue？"
Hervoigledwiththesgmetallicechoofthetrainthatnowseemedfaroff.
Ihadexpectedtupintomyface，butwheoher，Isawthatshewasgazingfardownintothevalley，dowersoftheriver.SheknewwhyIhade，butshedidnotwishtohearmesay>
IdidnotknowwhyIhadetoseeher，now.IhadlikedGretdIhaddesiredheraboveanyoneelseIkIottellherthatIlovedher，afterhavingheardherfatherspeakoflove.IwassorryIhade，nheardhimspeakofGretotherashedid.Ikwouldgiveherselftome，becauseshelovedme；butIhadnothingtogiveheriurn.Shewasbeautiful，verybeautiful，andIhaddesiredher.Thatwasbefore.IeveragainthinkofherasIhadeprepared.
"Whydidyoue，Richard？"
"Why？"
"Yes，Richard，why？"
MyeyesdwhatIfeltwasthememoryofthestar-poistwinklingdowninthevalleyahoftheriverflowihecaressersasshetouchedmyar
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