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had withered or ever I had coupled one so pure and noble with a

creature so base and cohed and went out into the dawn; as I closed the

door behind me its hollow slam struck me sharply, and I called to

door And

indeed so it was

With dejected step and hanging head I ht as ork, and

there was much to be done), and, as I went, I heard a distant

clock chiinning to rise,

and thus, lifting upbefore "The

Bull," a very tall ure in the daith matted hair and beard, and clad in

tattered clothes; yet hair and beard gleaht touched thehty as this Wherefore I hurried towards him, all

unnoticed, for his eyes were raised to a certain latticed

case come up, I reached out and touched this e!" said I, and held outain "Oh, George!" But George only backed

still farther, passing his hand once or twice across his eyes