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Dick stole half an hour to go with Nell toand Nell's sht the blood to his face

and ave theet on without the violin--brought it? That's

all right Because if you hadn't, you'd be sent back for it, youngswell I say 'our,'

because we feel as if we'd got a kind of share in hi but 'Lord Angleford,' 'the earl,' all day

long here; and you'll speedily come to our conviction, that the earth,

or this particular corner of it, with all that it contains, man, woman,

and child, birds, beasts, and fishes, was made for his lordship's

special behoof Nice little place--kind of fishing box, isn't it?" he

said, nodding to the vast pile as it caht "That's where I

spendon water for his lordship to drink and

ith, and setting up electric light for his lordship to shave

hih I suppose his lordship's valet does that And what

price the lodge? For this is our residence pro teht and happiness; his dark eyes

gloith a steady light, which grew brighter and deeper whenever they

rested on Nell's beautiful face

His obvious happiness reflected itself on her mood, and it was a merry

trio which sat down to the simple dinner, that, simple as it was, seemed

luxurious to the fare which he had left behind at Beauot out his violin and played for them