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"For as his hand the weather steers,

So thrive I best 'twixt joys and tears,

And all the year have so in her presenti than the first The exceeding brightness and

anied

complexion, and lively manner--above all, the restoration of her real

substantial self--had so sufficed and engrossed Colin Keith in the

gladness of their firstthat he had failed to co her to be an invalid, not entirely

recovered froreeably surprised to see

the beauty of face he had loved so long, retaining all its vivacity

of expression

And when he reeting and inquiry for her sister, her "Very well," and "not

at all the worse for the exciteuessed that "well" with Er rather

relative than positive Alison brought hi to Belfast, she should ive her ti enough with Messrs Conrade and Co to

acknowledge the wisdo been at

leisure to look out for hiht, as one at ho down in his yesterday's place,

took the little an to talk to her about the