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The Elizabeth Gaskell Library · October 2 · 24 min

A Dark Night's Work Chapter 15

In which Ellinor, burdened by a heavy conscience and tender compassion, seeks admission to the prison where old Dixon awaits his fate, finding courage to comfort him in his desolation despite the rigid formalities that surround such condemned souls. She then resolutely prepares to appeal directly to the judge, carrying with her the fragile relics of a past sorrow and the faint hope of justice tempered by mercy.

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In which Ellinor, burdened by a heavy conscience and tender compassion, seeks admission to the prison where old Dixon awaits his fate, finding courage to comfort him in his desolation despite the rigid formalities that surround such condemned souls. She then resolutely prepares to appeal directly to the judge, carrying with her the fragile relics of a past sorrow and the faint hope of justice tempered by mercy.

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