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"No; his very reserve said, I around too

transcendent for her to walk on, but if I say one word, I shall never

get her there at all It was a deep refinement, you see, and he really

meant it, but I was deeper," and she shook her head at hio deepest?" said Rachel

"It is a sweet fraternal sport," returned Alick

"Have you no brother?" asked Bessie

"No"

"Then you don't knohat detestable creatures they are," but she

looked so lovingly and saucily at her big brother, that Rachel, spite of

herself, was absolutely fascinated by this novel form of endearment

An ansas spared her by Miss Keith's rapture at the sight of soiment

"Have a care, Bessie; Miss Curtis will despise you," said her brother

"Why should you think so?" exclai aspect to this bright creature

"Have I not been withered by your scorn!"

"I--I--" Rachel was going to say soard to military society, but a sudden consciousness set her cheeks

in a flaue; while Bessie Keith, with ease and

readiness, filled up the blank

"What, Alick, you have brought the service into disrepute! I am ashamed

of you!"