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high estate, one as above him, and far beyond his reach--who

was not likely even to look his way Doubtless she was

beautiful, and therefore haughty and disdainful, for disdainful

pride is an attribute of beauty, and ever was and ever will be

--and hence it caht-errant,

was scorned for his pains, poor fool! Which yet was his own

fault, after all, and, indeed, his just reward, for what has any

squire-at-arlory yet unachieved--to do with love? Love is a bauble--a toy,

a pretty pastiht above such

--aith it!--Bah!" And, in my mind--that is to say, ers, and wagged

them--even as the Postilion had done And yet, despite this, the

words of the old song recurred again and again, pathetically

insistent, voicing themselves in my footsteps so that, to banish

theantic figure cale bound--and Black George

confronted ard of face, with hair and beard matted and unkempt, his

clothes all dusty and torn, he presented a very wild and terrible

appearance; and beneath one areons The

Pedler had spoken truly, then, and, as Ieye, I felt my mouth becorew moist and clammy