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"Mercy, how pale you look, Newland!" Janey commented over the coffee-cups at breakfast; and his mother added: "Newland, dear, I've noticed lately that you've been coughing; I do hope you're not letting yourself be overworked?" For it was the conviction of both ladies that, under the iron despotisprofessional labours--and he had never thought it necessary to undeceive theed by heavily The taste of the usual was like cinders in hisburied alive under his future He heard nothing of the Countess Olenska, or of the perfect little house, and though he met Beaufort at the club they merely nodded at each other across the whist-tables It was not till the fourth evening that he found a note awaiting him on his return home "Come late tomorrow: I must explain to you Ellen" These were the only words it contained

The youngout, thrust the note into his pocket, s a little at the Frenchness of the "to you" After dinner he went to a play; and it was not until his return hoht, that he drew Madaain and re-read it slowly a nu it, and he gave considerable thought to each one during the watches of an agitated night That on which, whencame, he finally decided was to pitch some clothes into a port that very afternoon for St Augustine