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Eyebright
Eyebright
A Story
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by a long procession of monks and soldiers. Her faithful Margaret was by her side, drowned in tears. She was so young, so fair and so sweet that all hearts pitied her, and when she turned to the priest and said, 'Fa-ther, do not we-ep'--"
Eyebright here broke down and began to cry. As for Bessie, she had been sobbing hard, with her handkerchief over her eyes for nearly two minutes.
"'I am go-ing to hea-ven,'" faltered Eyebright, overcome with emotion. "'Thank my cousin, Bloody Mary, for sending me th-ere.'"
"Can you tell me the way to Mr. Bright's house?" said a voice just behind them.
The girls jumped and looked round. In the excitement of the execution, they had wandered, without knowing it, to the far edge of the green, which bordered on the public road. A gentleman on horseback had stopped close beside them, and was looking at them with an amused expression, which changed to one of pity, as the two tear-stained faces met his eye.
"Is any thing the matter? Are you in any
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A slow beginning establishes Isabella Bright -- "Eyebright" -- as a mostly good, imaginative, happy little girl. The narrative drags on with examples till mid-novel, when the pace picks up as trouble tests her. Of course, she meets it with cheerfulness and pluck and things come out well for her in the end.
There's some New England background, but otherwise "Eyebright" is pretty uninteresting.
There's some New England background, but otherwise "Eyebright" is pretty uninteresting.
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