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But as he thought of all this, he thought also of Kate O'Hara With what difficulties had he surrounded the commencement of this life which he purposed to lead! Hoas he to escape from the mess of trouble which he had prepared for himself by his adventures in Ireland An idea floated across his h in the world's esteem, have in their early youth formed ties such as that which now bound him to Kate O'Hara,--that they have been silly as he had been, and had then escaped froe But yet he did not see his mode of escape If money could do it for him he would make almost any sacrifice If wealth and luxury could make his Kate happy, she should be happy as a Princess But he did not believe either of her or of her mother that any money would be accepted as a sufficient atone to hiood, and had trusted hih-spirited He knew that money would not suffice

He need not return to Ireland unless he pleased He could send over soe his affairs, and allow the tomen to break their hearts in their solitude upon the cliffs Were he to do so he did not believe that they would follow hiht, probably, be quit of them in this fashion But in this there would be a cowardice and a ain respect hiain entered Scroope, the lord and owner of all that he saw around hiht bosom