. Keeper's travels in search of his master . itedby the brightness of the landscape, deter- 58 KEEPERS TRAVELS. mined to proceed on his pilgrimage to thehouse of his masters friend. He left thegate before the family had risen ; and ranwith a light heart, while the ground, covered with hoar frost, reflected in ten thousand spangles, the brilliance of the risingsun. He had not advanced many paces beforehe fancied himself called by Caroline. Helooked back; he stopped ; and his spiritsforsook him. The hope of seeing his mas-ter could scarcely support him under theaffliction of leaving Caroline : s
. Keeper's travels in search of his master . itedby the brightness of the landscape, deter- 58 KEEPERS TRAVELS. mined to proceed on his pilgrimage to thehouse of his masters friend. He left thegate before the family had risen ; and ranwith a light heart, while the ground, covered with hoar frost, reflected in ten thousand spangles, the brilliance of the risingsun. He had not advanced many paces beforehe fancied himself called by Caroline. Helooked back; he stopped ; and his spiritsforsook him. The hope of seeing his mas-ter could scarcely support him under theaffliction of leaving Caroline : she who hadrescued him from misery, who had warmedand fed him ; who had nursed and cherish-ed him: he was not called ; yet he deter-mined to return once more to the doors thathad been opened to his sufferings; that hadshut out persecution, at the moment whenit seemed to follow him with hasty and un-relenting step. He returned, and loiteredin the yard till Caroline appeared. Hehastened to meet her with ecstasy. He «®S. .<S=S* W-^-^^^TJ^^. 60 KEEPERS TRAVELS. prostrated himself. He wished to be for-given the intention of leaving her; he lick-ed her hand ; and he paid homage withoutflattery ; for it was the homage of affectionand of gratitude. His behavior was so extravagant thatCaroline imagined something extraordinaryhad happened; but she did not guess thatthe little fugitive had attempted to leaveher. He ran to the farthest extremity ofthe yard: he returned, and tearing roundher, bounded again to a considerable dis-tance ; lessening, however, the extent ofhis sallies at every repetition; and againrushed upon her to express his joy at be-holding her again. He remained the whole of that day, un-able to conquer his reluctance to leaveCaroline, and the apothecary: the nighthowever was passed in making resolutionsfor the morning ; and agreeably with theseno sooner were the doors open, than Keep-er set forward on his journey. KEEPERS TRAVELS. 61 The morning was fine, like that of
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