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'Yes' At mention of one of his skeletons Owen lost his blitheness at once, and fell into a reverie

'The history of her escape is very simple' 'Very' 'You know I always had wondered, whenany of the circumstances of the fire to me, how it could be that a woman could sleep so soundly as to be unaware of her horrid position till it was too late even to give shout or sound of any kind' 'Well, I think that would have been possible, considering her long wearisome journey People have often been suffocated in their beds before they awoke But it was hardly likely a body would be coh nobody seeeon was too, about those bits of bone! Why he should have been so, nobody can tell I cannot help saying that if it has ever been possible to find pure stupidity incarnate, it was in that jury of Carriford

There existed in the mass the stupidity of twelve and not the penetration of one' 'Is she quite well?' said Springrove

'Who?--O, my sister, Cytherea Thank you, nearly well, now I'll call her' 'Wait one ain

'You knoithoutit, that I love Cytherea as dearly as everI think she loves h of that worldly policy on the subject ofwhich naturally resides in the breasts of parents and guardians, to give hier as he was by five years than Edward, it had an odd effect

'Well, she may possibly love you still,' he said, as if rather in doubt as to the truth of his words

Springrove's countenance instantly saddened; he had expected a sireater depression-'Supposing she does love me, would it be fair to you and to her if I e, with these dreary conditions attached--that we lived for a few years on the narrowest systereat debt, which all honour and duty require me to pay off, shall be paid? My father, by reason of the ation to Miss Aldclyffe He is getting old, and losing his energies I a to work free of the burden This h at present