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have dozed, for I was startled by a voice close above nized the little Preacher As our eyes met

he ih to

crah, indeed, it is eh I had

spoken "Old habits cling to one, young sir, and my pipe, here,

has been the friend of my solitude these many years, and I cannot

bear to turn my back upon it yet, so I carry it with htful, I find it between h the flesh, as you see, is very weak, I hope, in ti his head in gentle

deprecation of hiard," he went

on; "you are ill, young sir!"

"No, no," said I, springing to my feet; "look at this arh, but what of him

we found in the ditch, you and I--the rass?"

"He has been very near death, sir--indeed his days are nu, and last night

declared his intention of leaving the shelter offorth upon his mission"