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talk about him in those first days of his "repentance!" "Have you

heard anything?" "Yes; running down-hill every day" "Is there any

news?" "Yes, he'll drink hirave in six rave, in sixherself back in her chair, her hands dropping listlessly into

her lap "Oh--ht; the fire had burned quite out; the rooht, she was happy

Her face fell into lines of dull indifference

She got up, wearily, rubbing her eyes with her knuckles, as a child

does; then suddenly remembered that she had reached no conclusion

about this little boy Dr Lavendar was interested in Suppose she

should get fond of him and want to keep him--hoould Lloyd feel

about it? Would he think the child hts from him?

But at that she smiled; he could not be so foolish! "I'll write and

ask him, anyhow Of course, if he objects, I wouldn't dream of it I

wonder what he will think?"