I went
away along the river until I came to the grove of great trees on the
bank, and there I sat until the moon rose, with my heart full of
unspeakable pain and bitterness."
"What made you have those feelings?"
"When I heard of you, and saw you, my heart was drawn to you, and I
wished above all things in the world to be allowed to love and serve
you, and to have a share in your affection; but your looks and words
expressed only contempt and dislike towards me. Would it not have been
strange if I had not felt extremely unhappy?"
"Oh," she replied, "now I can understand the reason of the surprise your
words have often caused in the house! Your very feelings seem unlike
ours. No other person would have experienced the feelings you speak of
for such a cause. It is right to repent your faults, and to bear the
burden of them quietly; but it is a sign of an undisciplined spirit to
feel bitterness, and to wish to cast the blame of your suffering on
another. You forget that I had reason to be deeply offended with you.
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