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"Oh, Robert! how do you do? I reive iana's bay pony And how is

Bessie? You are married to Bessie?"

"Yes, Miss: ht me

another little one about two months since--we have three now--and

both "

"And are the faive you better news of thereat trouble"

"I hope no one is dead," I said, glancing at his black dress He

too looked down at the crape round his hat and replied "Mr John died yesterday was a week, at his chambers in London"

"Mr John?"

"Yes"

"And how does his mother bear it?"

"Why, you see, Miss Eyre, it is not a common mishap: his life has

been very wild: these last three years he gave hi"

"I heard fro well! He could not do worse: he ruined his health and his

estate aot into debt