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He had spoken his last words He smiled, and I understood his touch to

mean that he wished to lift my hand, and lay it on his breast I laid it

there, and he sain, and put both his hands upon it

The allotted ti round, I

found the governor of the prison standing near ratefully, and asked, "Might I

speak to hiovernor stepped aside, and beckoned the officer away The change,

though it was made without noise, drew back the fil, and he looked witch, I must tell you now, at last You understand what I

say?"

A gentle pressure on my hand

"You had a child once, whoer pressure on my hand

"She lived, and found powerful friends She is living now She is a lady

and very beautiful And I love her!"

With a last faint effort, which would have been powerless but forit, he raised ently let it sink upon his breast again, with his own hands lying on

it The placid look at the white ceiling came back, and passed away, and

his head dropped quietly on his breast

Mindful, then, of e had read together, I thought of the two men

ent up into the Temple to pray, and I knew there were no better

words that I could say beside his bed, than "O Lord, be merciful to him

a sinner!"