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She was faltering her thanks and her apologies

"It israth

"I had no part in this, except to interfere with this bad companion of

mine I did not follow you; believe uessed why she had ht before As necessary as old Momus had rateful She could

make no reply to that portion of his speech

"My servant went to the well," she said "He will return presently I

aht to be I shall wait till your extraordinary servant

returns"

At this decided speech Laodice showed a little panic

"No, no! I anored the implied dis you here alone for

any wayfarer to approach--and for

abroad over the broken horizon, "there were no well between here and

Jerusalem, and that he were as thirsty as Tantalus"

She made no reply to this remark, but her whole presence expressed

discoht to get hi that cruel

journey on you last night, when you were so weary and sad! There was

no good in it He wanted siot him for his museum by this time, and be at ease!"

She raised her head and reproach flashed through the ood man," she said