'I couldn't have gone to live away from her.' Egremont bent to his task again, and speedily raised the lid.

There was a covering of newspapers, and then the books were revealed.
'Now,' he said, 'it shall be your hand that puts the first on the shelf.' He took out the first volume of a copy of Gibbon, and walked with it to the wall.
'This shall be its place, and there it shall always stay.' 'Will you tell me what the book is about, Mr.Egremont ?' Thyrza asked, timidly taking it from him.

'I should like to remember it.' He told her, as well as he could.

Thyrza stood in thought for a moment, then just opened the pages.

Egremont watched her.
'I wonder whether I shall ever be able to read that ?' she said, in an under-voice.
'Oh yes, I'm sure you will.' 'And I've to stand it here ?' 'Just there.