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Almost in the salanced from Barnabas to the open lattice, and covered her face with

her hands And now not knohat to do, Barnabas crossed to the

and, being there, looked out, and thus espied again the

languid gentle up the lane, with his beaver hat cocked

at the sa his betasselled stick as he

went

"You--you heard, then!" said Clemency, almost in a whisper

"Yes," answered Barnabas, without turning; "but, being a great

rascal he probably lied"

"No, it is--quite true--I did run aith hiain before--before--"

"Yes, yes," said Barnabas, a little hurriedly, aware that her face

was still hidden in her hands, though he kept his eyes studiously

averted Then all at once she was beside hi; and thus she forced hih her cheeks yet burned, her eyes met his, frank and

unashamed

"Sir," said she, "you do believe that I--that I found him out in

time--that I--escaped his vileness--you htened on his arm "Oh, telldown into the troubled depths of her