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She turned her eyes upon him, and he met their appeal steadily

"I hope so," he said

She stole into the room, and, with her hands clasped, looked down at

Falconer in silence

"I hope so," repeated Drake emphatically "There are not so many brave

men that the world can afford to lose one"

She raised her eyes to his face quickly

"Yes," he said, "he was unarle for

life, that theIt was the

pluckiest thing I have ever seen" Then he relar's arm, and he added, under his breath,

"almost the pluckiest"

The crimson dyed her face for a ard; but she said nothing, and presently she stole out again

It seeh the

tie while he aze with the grave evasion

which comes so naturally to the smallest of country practitioners

"A nasty wound, my lord!" he said "But I've known men recover froof privation" He touched the thin arm, and pointed to

the wasted face "They tell their own story! Now, if it were you, nificantly