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do with it In the second act, when she entered as Arpasia, the entire

house would fall quiet, staring and holding its breath

Haward bent over Madareet Mr Lee, addressed hirave courtesy to Evelyn, clothed in

pale blue, and more lovely even than her wont For months they had not

ht of the day

upon which she had encountered Audrey in the Palace walk,--and he had

answered it with a broken line of passionate thanks for unht his wrist lightly with her

hand, and her touch burned hih the lace of his ruffles With her

other hand she spread her fan; Mr Lee's shoulder knot also screened theed its owner's attention, and pretty Madam Byrd

was in ani box "Is

it well?" asked Evelyn, very low

Haward's ansas as low, and bravely spoken with his eyes aze, and her touch upon his wrist "For me, Evelyn, it is very

well," he said "For her--may I live to make it well for her, forever and

a day well for her! She is to be my wife"