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Within the gates of the Homestead, there was a steep, sharp bit of road,

cut out in the red sandstone rock, and after a few paces she paused to

rest with a sigh that brought Conrade to her side, when she put her arm

round his neck, and leant on his shoulder; but even her two supporters

could not prevent her fro pale and exhausted

"Never htful How like old

ti across the little steep lawn at

the grey sea, the line of houses following the curve of the bay,

and straggling up the valley in the rear, and the purple headlands

projecting point beyond point, showing thely and cold," said Francis, with an ungracious shiver "I

shall go home to Melbourne when I'm a man"

"And you will come, mamma?" added Conrade

He had no answer, for Fanny was in her aunt's ar to each other--ether, than the youngcould be with either of the girls

As soon as Fanny had rested and enjoyed the hoed to visit the dear old roonitions through the scarcely altered aparted, namely, the schoolroom, which had been stripped

of the kindly old shabby furniture that Fanny tenderly recollected, and

was decidedly bare; but a reat accession of books, and writing implements occupied