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I stood withthe shadow of the vines upon the floor All that she said was perfectly true, and yet--I had a vision of a scarlet and black figure and a dark and beautiful face I too hated my Lord Carnal

"I do not despise you, o in the meadow yonder is past recall Let it rest What is mine is yours: it's little beside my sword and my name The one is naturally at my wife's service; for the other, I have had so as well as my own I do not fear to leave it there, arden outside the , but now I looked at her, to see that she was treht she would fall I hastened to her "The roses," she said,--"the roses are too heavy Oh, I aht her as she fell, and laid her gently upon the floor There ater on the table, and I dashed some in her face and et wo of bones here at last, sir," he began "If ever I"--His eyes traveled past ," I ordered "Go bring the first woman you meet"

"Is she dead?" he asked under his breath "Have you killed her?"

"Killed her, fool!" I cried "Have you never seen a woman swoon?"

"She looks like death," he ht!" I exclaione, and call for help!"

"Here is Angela," he said sullenly and without offering to ht of foot, soft of voice, ox-eyed and docile, the black woman entered the rooure, the head pillowed on her ars about throat and bosolish ; and when I saife, with a littlearms, I was satisfied

"Come away!" I said, and, followed by Diccon, went out and shut the door

My Lord Carnal was never one to let the grass grow beneath his feet An hour later cae than the Secretary of the colony