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And it seemed so wonderful, so incredible, that he should have fallen in

love with her, that he should have chosen her; as his queen, as his

wife She tried to draw a mental picture of herself, to account for his

preference for her, and failed to find any reason for it He had said

that she was--beautiful Oh, no--no! He must have met a hundred woe! hoonderful! Sleep came to her at last, but it was a sleep broken by

dreams--dreams in which Drake--she could think of him as "Drake"--held

her in his arms and murmured his love She could feel his kisses on her

lips, her hair Once the dream turned and twisted so caible

h they stood with

outstretched hands and yearning hearts; but this dream passed, and she

slept the sleep of joy and peaceful happiness

Happiness! It is given to so few to know happiness that one would like

to linger over the days which followed their betrothal For every day

was an idyl Drake had resolved to send the horses up to London for

sale; he had given Sparling notice, six ood place; but he clung to the horses, and

Nell and Dick and he had sos went to