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"Remember, I'm the eldest after you, Brother, and prospered froot land already by the na ested in the watches of the night "But I bid you

good-by for the present"

Their exit was hastened by their seeing old Mr Featherstone pull his

wig on each side and shut his eyes with his rimace, as

if he were determined to be deaf and blind

None the less they came to Stone Court daily and sat below at the post

of duty, soue in an undertone in which

the observation and response were so far apart, that any one hearing

the autoenioustime in order to stick and be silent Solomon and

Jane would have been sorry to be quick: what that led to ht be seen

on the other side of the wall in the person of Brother Jonah

But their watch in the wainscoted parlor was souests from far or near Now that Peter Featherstone

was up-stairs, his property could be discussed with all that local

enlightenment to be found on the spot: soreeainst the Vincys, and feminine visitors were even

moved to tears, in conversation with Mrs Waule, when they recalled the

fact that they themselves had been disappointed in ties for spite on the part of ungrateful elderly

gentleht have been supposed, had been spared for

soan

when the bellows are let drop, if Mary Garth came into the rooatee, or one who er men ere relatives or connections of the faht, as a girl who

showed

ht turn out to be at least a moderate prize Hence she had her

share of compliments and polite attentions

Especially frouished bachelor and

auctioneer of those parts, much concerned in the sale of land and

cattle: a public character, indeed, whose naht reasonably be sorry for those who