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She still wrote her note of refusal, and asked ht the taper; I

dashed down the match in a frenzy of temper and--"

She paused for breath, and Grace squeezed her hand

"We did not see it at first, and then she threw herself down and ordered

me not to come near Every one was there directly, I believe, but it

burst out again and again, and was not put out till they all thought

she had not an hour to live There was no pain, and there she lay,

all cal papa and Edward proive me--me, who only wished they would killto sail, and they thought nothing would hurt her

then I saw hi, and never did I see such a fixed

deathly face But they said she found words to cheer and soothe hi as Lady Alison lived (his aunt) she let us hear

about hi from his wound Then came her

death, and then ht of the

Beauchamps We saw the naht Christian naih she has

never spoken of him to me, I am sure Ermine believes he is dead, and

thinks of him as part of the sunshine of the old Beauchamp days--the

sunshine whose reflection lasts one's life"