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202 Lieutenant; and, while they disputed and commented upon them, my indignation rapidly cooled; the cause of it was quickly forgotten, and I turned my thoughts into a pleasanter channel.

Thus we proceeded up the park, and entered the hall; and as I ascended the stairs to my own chamber, I had but one thought within me, my heart was filled to overflowing with one single earnest wish. Having entered the room, and shut the door, I fell upon my knees and offered up a fervent, but not impetuous prayer: "Thy will be done," I strove to say throughout, but, "Father, all things are possible with Thee, and may it be thy will," was sure to follow. That wishthat prayer both men and women would have scorned me for"But Father, Thou wilt not despise!" I said—and felt that it was true. It seemed to me, that another's welfare was at least as ardently implored for as my own—nay, even that that was the principal object of my heart's desire. I might have been deceiving myself; but that idea gave me confidence to ask, and power to hope I did not ask in vain.

As for the primroses, I kept two of them in