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Quality itself

"But it will be difficult," she sighed, as they went on together

"Ronald is very headstrong and proud--it will be very difficult!"

"No erous, perhaps"

"No e that I should ask soin the world," said Barnabas

"But you are a stranger--almost!"

"But I--love you, Cleone"

After this there fell a silence between the crossed

the e beyond whose shadow

the road led ahite under the moon; close by the ways divided,

and here stood a weather-beaten finger-post Now beneath this hedge

they stopped, and it is to be noted that neither looked at the other

"Sir," said she, softly, "we part here, my home lies yonder," and

she pointed to where above the oodly house

"It would seeo," said Barnabas;

but hed

"Do you start for London--soon?"

"To-night," nodded Barnabas

"Sir," said she, after a pause, "I would thank you, if I could,

for--for all that you have done for me"