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"Admit, Councillor, that then it had not taken place at all; or, at

least, Richard would have had to wait until Katherine was of age"

"So; and that would have been right Until then, if love had lasted, I

would have said, 'Their love is stronger than my dislike;' and I would

have been content"

"Ah, sir, there was more to the question than that! My nephew's chances

for life were very indifferent, and he desired to shield Katherine's

name with his own"-"Christus! What say you, madam? Had Katherine no father?"

"Oh, be not so warer shield

than a father's I assure you that the world forgives a el And I must tell you, also, that

Dick's very life depended on the contentment which he felt in his

success It is the part of humanity to consider that"

"Twice over deceived I have been then"-"In short, sir, there was no help for it Dick received a o It was io at once to a war for the West Indies To have

bestowed our confidence on you, would have delayed or detained our

patient, or sent him aithout his wife It was iven her Oh, sir, I know my own sex!