CHAPTER X.
“Dear papa,” said Lewis, as he took leave of his father and mother, before retiring to rest, after their pleasant journey, “I have been very happy to-day. I am glad now that it rained this morning, because I learned a great many things from you about rain, which I did not know before; and we should not have enjoyed our ride so much, I am sure, if the roads had been as dusty as they were yesterday.”
“Good night to you all,” said Edward. “I am sure Helen, and Lewis, and I shall think very often of our visit to Brighton; and, particularly of our journey to-day; and we shall have pleasure in thinking about it, perhaps, when we are far away from one another. Papa, we have only one more day to spend together.”
“Well,” said his father, taking his little boy’s hand, “I need not tell you how much pleasure it gives us, to see you all so happy. But, I hope, my dear children, that your having been unusually entertained and interested, will not make your useful and necessary employments at school seem dull or irksome to you.”
“Dear uncle,” said Helen, “I do believe you are thinking of Mrs. Edgeworth’s Rosamond; for she was disposed, just as you said, to be idle and uncomfortable after her visit to Mrs. Egerton’s, and the old castle: but I will try and imitate her, and not give way to an inclination to idleness; for you know, Rosamond’s mother told her, it was natural for her and every human being to feel weary after unusual excitement; but that the fault consisted in not trying to conquer her feelings.”
“I was not thinking of Rosamond, my little girl,” said her uncle, stooping to kiss her; “but I am glad that you remember and apply so well what you have read. And now go and rest your weary head on the pillow, and sleep sweetly till morning; for we have a long journey, you know, in prospect for to-morrow; and when we arrive at home, we may there talk over the many pleasant scenes we have viewed, and reflect upon the wisdom of the Creator, whose power and beneficence are so wonderfully displayed in all his works.”
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