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and lavish appearances of all kinds He must be stopped somehow"

"You mean that you can't accept--"

"How can I?" I interposed, as Herbert paused "Think of him! Look at

him!"

An involuntary shudder passed over both of us

"Yet I am afraid the dreadful truth is, Herbert, that he is attached to

ly attached to me Was there ever such a fate!"

"My poor dear Handel," Herbert repeated

"Then," said I, "after all, stopping short here, never taking another

penny froain: I am heavily

in debt,--very heavily for me, who have now no expectations,--and I have

been bred to no calling, and I a"

"Well, well, well!" Herbert re"

"What a that I aht have gone,counsel with your friendship and affection"

Of course I broke down there: and of course Herbert, beyond seizing a

warrip of my hand, pretended not to know it