ThenextimportanteventinmylifewasmyvisittoBoston, inMay, , thedeparturewithmyteacherandmymother, thejourney, ! Iwasnolongerarestless, excitablelittlecreature, , takinginwitheagerinterestallthatshetoldmeaboutwhatshesawoutofthecarwindow: thebeautifulTennesseeRiver, thegreatcotton-fields, thehillsandwoods, andthecrowdsoflaughingnegroesatthestations, , Nancy, inanewginghamdressandaberuffledsunbonnet, , whenIwasnotabsorbedinMissSullivan'sdescriptions, IrememberedNancy'sexistenceandtookherupinmyarms, butIgenerallycalmedmyconsciencebymakingmyselfbelievethatshewasasleep.
AsIshallnothaveoccasiontorefertoNancyagain, —theremainsofmudpiesIhadcompelledhertoeat, , whichIshouldnothaverecognizedatallexceptforthetwobeadeyeswhichlookedoutatmereproachfully.
"onceuponatime" wasnow; the "far-awaycountry" washere.
! ; butitdidnotseempossiblethatalltheeager, , andalthoughIunderstoodmyowndeprivations, yetIhadthoughtvaguelythatsincetheycouldhear, theymusthaveasortof "secondsight," .
Onedayspentwiththeblindchildrenmademefeelthoroughlyathomeinmynewenvironment, , forIregardedBostonasthebeginningandtheendofcreation.
WhilewewereinBostonwevisitedBunkerHill, , countingthesteps, andwonderingasIwenthigherandyethigherifthesoldiershadclimbedthisgreatstairwayandshotattheenemyonthegroundbelow.
! Buttherumbleofthemachinerymademethinkitwasthundering, andIbegantocry, , Ithink, , , andIhavefingereditscurves, thesplitinthecentreandtheembossedfigures "1620," andturnedoverinmymindallthatIknewaboutthewonderfulstoryofthePilgrims.
Howmychildishimaginationglowedwiththesplendouroftheirenterprise! , evenwhilewegloryinthecourageandenergythatgaveusour "CountryBeautiful."
-garden, howtheirdogs, bigLeoandlittlecurly-hairedFritzwithlongears, cametomeetme, andhowNimrod, theswiftestofthehorses, , , smoothsand, verydifferentfromtheloose, sharpsand, mingledwithkelpandshells, , , andhewasalwaysagoodfriendtome; indeed, IwasthinkingofhimwhenIcalledBoston "theCityofKindHearts."
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