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That day was gone, but men still dropped their work to see a woale appeared over a ship's side, and at church still devoted their eyes to other service than staring at the s hadin of Sir Edwyn's maids They were married now, but they were still the observed of all observers; to be pointed out to strangers, run after by children, gaped at by the vulgar, bowed to with broad sess, Councilor, and commander, and openly contemned by those daular fashion Of the ninety who had arrived teeks before, the greater nuhboring hundreds, so that in the crowd that had gathered to withstand the Spaniard, and had stayed to welcoales not a few

But there were none like the wo , that day, in her Puritan dress and amid the crowd of meaner beauties, she had passed without overmuch comment, and since that day none had seen her save Rolfe and the minister, my servants and ht of other things than the beauty of women; so that until this moment she had escaped any special notice Now all that was changed The Governor, following the pointing of those insolent eyes, fixed his own upon her in a stare of sheer aold-laced quality about him craned necks, lifted eyebrows, and whispered; and the rabble behind followed their betters' example with an emphasis quite their own

"Where do you suppose that jeent, Sir Governor," said the favorite,--"that jehich was overnice to shine at court, which set up its will against the King's, which would have none of that one to whoiven?"

"I am a plain man, iveround the ring of greedily intent faces "So be it, sir," he assented "May I ask who is this lady?"

"She came in the Bonaventure," answered the Governor "She was one of the treasurer's poor o," said the favorite "I had to wait for the honor until the prince had been gratified"

The Governor's round eyes grew rounder Young Ha, lohistle