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Is it from papa? asked Amy;
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It is from your uncle Harrington, my dear, said Mrs Herbert:
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Why, why, mamma! exclaimed Amy, eagerly;
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Yes, said Mrs Herbert;
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I must always be sad when I know that your uncle is in affliction. You have lost your cousin Edward, Amy; he has died quite suddenly, and, but here Mrs Herbert paused, for her voice failed her. Amy endeavoured to comfort her; but it was not in her power to stop the course of her mother's grief, and for a few minutes she gave way to it without restraint; and then rousing herself, she said,
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I ought to be thankful that I have been spared a still greater trial; for, though I can feel bitterly for my poor brother, it would have been far worse if I had known Edward well; and one thing, Amy, which will give you pleasure in the midst of all this sorrow is, that your uncle tells me he intends coming to Emmerton immediately; and he begs me to go there, and give orders for everything being prepared for them.
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To Emmerton, mamma! exclaimed Amy, with delight, forgetting what had given rise to this sudden plan.
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Will they really come to Emmerton--my uncle, and aunt, and all my cousins? Oh! you will look happy again, then.
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I will try to do so, at least, said Mrs Herbert;
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Ah! but, said Amy,
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she added, looking suddenly grave,
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Should not you be very sorry to part from me, Amy, if I were to die? and yet I trust that when it shall please God that I should do so. He will take me to heaven.
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Oh mamma! don't talk so, said Amy, her eyes filling with tears;
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No, my love, replied Mrs Herbert,
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I hope you would not die; for you may always be happy whether I am with you or not, when you have God to watch over you; but I wished to show you that you must not expect other people to be less sorrowful than you would be yourself in such a situation. Your cousins will, of course, be unhappy when they first come to Emmerton.
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But when will it be?
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Not till the week after next, answered Mrs Herbert;
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Oh! such a long, long time! sighed Amy.
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There are five days to the end of this week; and then will they come on the Monday week after?
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They have not fixed the day, my dear, so you will try and wait patiently, I know, said Mrs Herbert;