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'What did she say?' inquired Manston

Oas the only one to whoible, and he was far too deeply impressed, or rather alaran to recover her self-coe of the hindrance to step back to where the apparition had been seen He was enraged with Springrove for what he considered an unwarrantable intrusion

But Edas not in the chantry As he had coone, nobody could tell hohither

4 AFTERNOON It ht almost have been believed that a transmutation had taken place in Cytherea's idiosyncrasy, that her -party returned to the house As soon as he could find an opportunity, Owen took his sister aside to speak privately with her on what had happened The expression of her face was hard, wild, and unreal--an expression he had never seen there before, and it disturbed him He spoke to her severely and sadly

'Cytherea,' he said, 'I know the cause of this emotion of yours

But remember this, there was no excuse for it You should have been woh to control yourself Re rove; he had no business to co, Cytherea, and I am vexed with you more than I can say--very vexed' 'Say ashamed of me at once,' she bitterly answered

'I arily; 'the mood has not left you yet, then?' 'Owen,' she said, and paused Her lip trembled; her eye told of sensations too deep for tears 'No, Owen, it has not left uise of words, what last night I did not own to rove with all th, and heart, and soul You call one beyond caring for anything!' She looked stonily into his face and made the speech calmly

'Well, poor Cytherea, don't talk like that!' he said, alarht that I did not love him at all,' she went on hysterically 'A year and a half had passed since weof him--look at his seat in church and not care But I saw hi because he loveshim too? No, I cannot, and I will love him, and I don't care! We have been separated somehow by some contrivance--I knoe have O, if I could only die!' He held her in his arone to ruin herself,' he said, 'and brought those who love her into disgrace, by acting upon such impulses as possess you now I have a reputation to lose as well as you It see the stains which fell upon us, it is all doorew husky as he made the reply