Page 80 - The Little sister of Wilifred
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his cruel forefinger indicated.,—'but
at least Will had not even seen her,
Peggy's eyes had that dumb; patient
look that is seen in the eyes of ill-used
animals, — touching, because it seems
as if they realized their own helpless
ness ; and she turned them to him as
she walked away, making him feel still
more uncomfortable. It is a sad thing
to be forbidden even so much as to look
at one’s own sister, — the only relation
she had in the world, as the matron had
told him.
It seemed like a cruel breaking ot
one of the sweetest ties of nature, and
although he could form for Wilifred
other ties to take the place of this, yet
who had considered the wrong to this
lonely little girl, that, as he had been
told, was merely the servant of a lodg
ing-house keeper ?
