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The silence and sadness of the house, and the dreary grandeur of the big shut-up state-rooms, oppressed Mary more at this time than it had ever done before within her remembrance. She used to long, as she had never longed before, for a simpler and more busy life. She wanted to do something for other people ; she wanted to be of use in the world, of use like — like her lover. The parish, with its small charities and little goody clubs, no longer satisfied her. She yearned for a larger field. She... said something of this to the Eector one day when he called to see Lady Bredwardine — he often called now — and he looked grave, and reminded her of her duty to her mother. ' Her ladyship wants all your care,' he said gravely ; ' she is more shaken than I have ever seen her — more shaken and weaker. This dis- appointment ' — he called Tristram's defection ' a disappointment' — 'has tried her more than any- thing I can remember, except, indeed, her great 148 IN THE FACE OF THE WORLD loss; it is the last straw.
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