Poor Miss Finch (Volume 2): a novel . seriously alarmedwhen I thought of the future. When she wastold—as told she must be—of the dreadfuldelusion into which she had fallen, whatwould be the result to Oscar ? what would bethe effect on herself? I own I shrank frompursuing the inquiry. When we reached the turn in the valley, Ilooked back at Browndown for the last twin-brothers were still in the place atwhich we had left them. Though the faceswere indistinguishable, I could still see thefigures plainly—Oscar sitting crouched up onthe wall ; Nugent erect at his side, with onehand laid on
Poor Miss Finch (Volume 2): a novel . seriously alarmedwhen I thought of the future. When she wastold—as told she must be—of the dreadfuldelusion into which she had fallen, whatwould be the result to Oscar ? what would bethe effect on herself? I own I shrank frompursuing the inquiry. When we reached the turn in the valley, Ilooked back at Browndown for the last twin-brothers were still in the place atwhich we had left them. Though the faceswere indistinguishable, I could still see thefigures plainly—Oscar sitting crouched up onthe wall ; Nugent erect at his side, with onehand laid on his shoulder. Even at that dis-tance, the types of the two characters wereexpressed in the attitudes of the two men. vol. 11. 3 34 Poor Miss Finch. As we entered the new winding of the valleywhich shut them out from view, I felt (soeasy is it to comfort a woman!) that the com-manding position of Nugent had produced itsencouraging impression on my mind. Hewill find a way out of it, I said to myself. Nugent will help us through !. CHAPTER THE THIRD. HE FINDS A WAV OUT OF IT.
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