Abright,sereneMayitwas;daysofbluesky,placidsunshine,andsoftwesternorsoutherngalesfilledupitsduration.Andnowvegetationmaturedwithvigour;Lowoodshooklooseitstresses;itbecameallgreen,allflowery;itsgreatelm,ash,andoakskeletonswererestoredtomajesticlife;woodlandplantssprangupprofuselyinitsrecesses;unnumberedvarietiesofmossfilleditshollows,anditmadeastrangeground-sunshineoutofthewealthofitswildprimroseplants:Ihaveseentheirpalegoldgleaminovershadowedspotslikescatteringsofthesweetestlustre.AllthisIenjoyedoftenandfully,free,unwatched,andalmostalone:forthisunwontedlibertyandpleasuretherewasacause,towhichitnowbecomesmytasktoadvert.HaveInotdescribedapleasantsiteforadwellingTheyouthremainedawholeyearwiththethirdmasteralso,andwhenhecamehomeagain,andhisfatherinquired,"Myson,whathastthoulearnt?"heanswered,,whenIspeakofitasbosomedinhillandwood,andrisingfromthevergeofastream?Assuredly,pleasantenough:butwhetherhealthyornotisanotherquestion.Thatforest-dell,whereLowoodlay,wasthecradleoffogandfog-bredpestilence;which,quickeningwiththequickeningspring,creptintotheOrphanAsylum,breathedtyphusthroughitscrowdedschoolroomanddormitory,and,ereMayarrived,transformedtheseminaryintoanhospital.
