Then she told me all . I think she had thought father was to blame for the trouble ; but before she died she told me she believed that she had been unjust to him and that he had not known . She said that when people were dying they saw things more clearly and she saw she had made a mistake about father . She said she had many more things she wanted to tell me , but she did not have time to tell them because she died that night . It was a long while before I had the heart to read her books . But when I did I thought them so beautiful . They were poetry and it was like music put into words . '' `` I will bring you some books to read , if you would like them , '' said Eric . Her great blue eyes gleamed with interest and delight . `` Oh , thank you , I would like it very much . I have read mine over so often that I know them nearly all by heart . One can not get tired of really beautiful things , but sometimes I feel that I would like some new books . '' `` Are you never lonely , Kilmeny ? '' `` Oh , no , how could I be ? There is always plenty for me to do , helping Aunt Janet about the house . I can do a great many things '' -- she glanced up at him with a pretty pride as her flying pencil traced the words . `` I can cook and sew . Aunt Janet says I am a very good housekeeper , and she does not praise people very often or very much . And then , when I am not helping her , I have my dear , dear violin . That is all the company I want .
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