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"Come," said I, and (almost as quickly as it takes to set it down

here) she was besideto

ed I a the vision of a slender foot and ankle, and an

excellently shaped leg

Our farther descent to the ground proved h I could feel her tre, my

companion obeyed my whispered instructions, and yielded herself

i in the

lane before the house, safe and sound except for a few rents to

our gar about in the

grass

"My staff," said I, "a faithful friend; I would not lose it"

"But they will be here in a minute--we shall be seen"

"I cannot loseher hands And, in a

little while, having found an to run up the lane, side by side As ent,

came the slam of a door behind us--a sudden clamor of voices,