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"You asked me to save your brother, and I could see no other way--"

"How so? Please explain"

"Ihi him"

"But--oh, don't you see--he would still be in debt--to you?"

"I had forgotten that!" sighed Barnabas

"Forgotten it?" she repeated

"Quite!"

Surely no man could lie, whose eyes were so truthful and steadfast

"And so you went and offered to--buy up his debts?"

"Yes"

"For three times the proper sum?"

"I would have paid whatever was asked"

"Why?"

"Because I proround again

"Youanother look at hi you had taken over the debt, who did you think would

ever repay you?"

"It never occurred to er?"

"No, but because of the proave"

"To me?"

"Yes,--but, as God sees me, I would have looked for no recompense at

your hands"

"Never?"

"Never--unless--"

"Unless, sir?"