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"Madarateful; and I don't knoe have done anything

h youof, I assure you I view it in a very

different light," she said, with a half s it, why, you would

not have us throw you alive into the plague-pit, would you?"

"It would have been rather barbarous, I confess, but there are feho

would risk infection for the sake of a ht have sent ratitude is due to Sir Nored the

whole affair, and what is more, fell--but I will leave that for himself

to disclose Meantime, may I ask the name of the lady I have been so

fortunate as to serve!"

"Undoubtedly, sir--my name is Leoline"

"Leoline is only half a name"

"Then I am so unfortunate an only to possess half a name, for I never

had any other"

Ormiston opened his eyes very wide indeed

"No other! you must have had a father soentleman, reflectively

She shook her head a little sadly

"I never had, that I know of, either father or mother, or any one but

Prudence And by the way," she said, half starting up, "the first thing