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He went on with his life at Scroope for a week after the funeral without resolving upon anything, or taking any steps towards solving the O'Hara difficulty He did ride about a orders as to the house and stables His brother was still with him, and Miss Mellerby remained at the Manor But he knew that the thunder-cloud , and at last the storm was commenced The first drops fell upon him in the soft form of a letter from Kate O'Hara

DEAREST FRED,

I aht to address you like that; but I always shall unless you tella letter from you every day since you went Your friend froht us the news of your uncle's death We were very sorry; at least I was certainly I liked to think of you a great deal better as reat lord But you will still be my own Fred always; will you not?

Mother said at once that it was a land; but your friend, whose name we never heard, said that you had sent him especially to promise that you would write quite immediately, and that you would come back very soon I do not knohat he will think of me, because I asked him whether he was quite, quite sure that you would come back If he thinks that I love you better than my own soul, he only thinks the truth

Pray,--pray write at once Mother is getting vexed because there is no letter I a for a letter If you kne I felt, I do think you would write almost every day,--if it were only just one short word If you would say, 'Dear Love,' that would be enough And pray co to see you! The gentleman who came here said that you would come, and I know you will But pray come soon Think, no you are all the world to me You are more than all the world to o outside the door now I never shall go outside the door again till you co out upon the rocks I don't care even for the birds as you are not here to watch theave h I a always of you