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'I never could have believed it possible,' she thought, surveying the bowed-down branches, 'that trees would bend so far out of their true positions without breaking' By watching a twig she could see a drop collect upon it fro, sink to the lowest point, and there becoulated as the others had done

'Or that I could so exactly have i I areat Mother to hinder a union of which she does not approve Is it possible forto take place in the face of such weather as this?' 2 MORNING Her brother Oas staying with Manston at the Old House

Contrary to the opinion of the doctors, the wound had healed after the first surgical operation, and his leg was gradually acquiring strength, though he could only as yet get about on crutches, or ride, or be dragged in a chair

Miss Aldclyffe had arranged that Cytherea should be ings at Budmouth, which was Cytherea's first idea Owen, too, seemed to prefer the plan The capricious oldwith even greater warmth than had at first inspired her, and appeared deternity, to render the adjuncts of the cere and complete

But the weather seeht o'clock the coachman crept up to the House almost upon his hands and knees, entered the kitchen, and stood with his back to the fire, panting from his exertions in pedestrianism

The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apart as this The vast fire was the centre of the whole systeures of the do about it in true planetary style A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually atte in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight froreeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump for as edible as the food shesupported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the sht touches of the women's slippers upon the stone floor