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"The town's a golden, but a fatal, circle,

Upon whose ic skirts a thousand devils,

In crystal for Virtue froenerous letter which Joris had written to his son-in-law

arrived a few days before Hyde's departure for London With every decent

show of pleasure and gratitude, he said, "It is an unexpected piece of

good fortune, Katherine, and the interest of five thousand pounds will

keep Hyde Manor up in a fine style As for the principal, ill leave

it at Secor's until it can be invested in land What say you?"

Katherine was quite satisfied; for, though naturally careful of all put

under her own hands, she was at heart very far fro either selfish

or mercenary In fact, the silver cup was at that hour of more real

interest to her It would be a part of her old home in her new home It

was connected with her life memories, and it made a portion of her

future hopes and dreaible about it

than about the bit of paper certifying to five thousand pounds in her

name at Secor's Bank

But Hyde kneell the importance of Katherine's fortune It enabled him

to face his relatives and friends on a verythan he

had anticipated He was quite aware, too, that the simple fact was all

that society needed He expected to hear in a few days that the five