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But when she had a son, and when Hyde agreed that the boy should be

nae, she wrote a letter to hi on his desk, and it happened to coarden, and every plant and flower had brought his

Katherine pleasantly back to his e The fresh breeze of the river was full of her voice and her

clear laughter The returning birds, chattering in the trees above hione?"

Her letter, full of love, starred all through with pet words, and wisely

re on her

present joy, made his heart melt He could do no business that day He

felt that he o home and tell Lysbet: only the mother could fully

understand and share his joy He found her cleaning the "Guilderland

cup"--the very cup Mrs Gordon had found Katherine cleaning when she

brought the first love e ribbon At that hts were entirely

with Katherine She ondering whether Joris and herself ht not

some day cross the ocean to see their child When she heard her