Chapter 17 - Lizzie Leigh

Elizabeth Gaskell
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You can find her now, she's ready to listen and help.
But we can't arrest her by getting close to her during the study.
Her business has started to take off, and she can almost turn around and go home again.
Her national pride has made her afraid of others,
And Susan Palmer seems like a natural born girl to everyone.
So she's been battling guilt at that door,
And when it opened, she gave up a chance without saying a word.
Susan has a young daughter in her arms,
into her hand, into her hand,
But she left her under the ground,
And right then, she had a chance in her room,
When she spoke to her, she was there.
Everyone says she's very good,
And that God kept her from hiding from his path.
But maybe she's never tried,
And hurt like some people.
And maybe I said it too simply,
But my heart has fallen,
And I had no choice in the words I said,
As happy as people can be.
Now I'm going to tell her the truth.
We're afraid she'll hear it,
But I'll just talk to her.
She doesn't know.
But here, the words of her guilt,
Because she can't do anything anymore.
She just sat down,
With sad eyes,
Look at Susan's face,
Like they're trying to tell a story of pain,
But her words cannot be spoken.
