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She neither blushed nor looked shy Indeed, she was too frightened, too

absorbed by her desire for his recovery to reeon her knee

"I must have been unconscious," he said, alot to his feet and stood looking at her; and his face was, if

anything, whiter than it had been

"I'htened you

awfully And"--he looked at her dress, upon which was a large wet patch

where his head had rested--"and I've spoiled your dress In short, I've

y by

"Are you hurt?" she asked anxiously

"No; I think not," he replied "I can't think how I ed to come off;

I don't usually make such an ass of myself"

He went for his hat, but as he stooped to pick it up he staggered, and

Nell ran to hiht his ariddy, that's all, I think," he said; but his lips closed tightly

after his speech, and they twitched at the corners "I expect ed than I am," he added, and he walked, very slowly, to