Frank Fairlegh, or, Scenes from the life of a private pupil . with a heartfelt expression of thanksgiving to Him who hadmercifully decreed that the thread of my young life should not besnapped in so sudden and fearful a manner. Straight before me thedescent became almost suddenly precipitous, but a little to the rightI perceived a soi-t of sheep-track, winding downwards round the sideof the hill. It was a self-evident fact that this must lead somewhere,and as all places were alike to me, so that they contained any humanbeings who were able and willing to direct me towards Helmstone, Idetermine
Frank Fairlegh, or, Scenes from the life of a private pupil . with a heartfelt expression of thanksgiving to Him who hadmercifully decreed that the thread of my young life should not besnapped in so sudden and fearful a manner. Straight before me thedescent became almost suddenly precipitous, but a little to the rightI perceived a soi-t of sheep-track, winding downwards round the sideof the hill. It was a self-evident fact that this must lead somewhere,and as all places were alike to me, so that they contained any humanbeings who were able and willing to direct me towards Helmstone, Idetermined to follow it. After walking about half a mile. Mad Bess(with her ears drooping, and her nose nearly touching the ground)following me as quietly as a dog, I was rejoiced by the sight of curlingsmoke, and on turning a corner, I came suddenly upon a little villagegreen, around which some half-dozen cottages were scattered atirregular distances. I directed my steps towards one of these, beforewhich a crazy sign, rendered by age and exposure to the weather aa. ts •ifmw
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