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On went Barnabas swift of foot and light of heart, walking through a

World of Romance, and with his eyes turned up to the luminous heaven

Yet it was neither of the moon, nor the stars, nor the wonder

thereof that he was thinking, but only of the witchery of a woman's

eyes, and the thrill of a woman's lips upon his cheek; and, indeed,

what ether proper? Little recked

he of the future, of the perils and dangers to be encountered, of

the sorrows and tribulations that lay in wait for him, or of the

eneiven to

brooding, and is loftily indifferent to consequences

So it was of Lady Cleone Meredith he thought as he strode along the

as he turned

into that narrow by-lane where stood "The Spotted Cow" As he

advanced, he espied soreat trees, who, as he caht;

and then Barnabas saw that it was none other than his newly engaged

valet The saiven

place to a sober, well-fitting habit, and as he took off his hat in

salutation, Barnabas noticed that his hollow cheeks were clean and

freshly shaved; he was, indeed, a new man

But now, as they faced each other, Barnabas observed so else;

John Peterby's lips were compressed, and in his eye was anxiety, the