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The pleased affectionate sood," he said gravely

"But now, does not it make her very happy, and suit her excellently?"

"May be so, but that is not the reason you introduced it"

"You have a shocking habit of driving one up into corners, Alick, but it

shall be purely, purely for ht," and she clasped her

hands in so droll an affectation of remorse, that the h the hair on his lip veiled what the

corners of his mouth were about; "if only," she proceeded, "you won't

let it banish you You must come over to take care of this wicked little

sister, or who knohat may be the consequences"

"I kept away partly because I was busy, and partly because I believe

you are such a little ape as always to behave worse when you have the

semblance of a keeper;" he said, with his arm fondly on her shoulder as

they walked

"And in the uished

essayist"

"I aratuitous piece of htful a person as Miss

Rachel Curtis"

"Jealousy?" exclaimed Bessie in an ecstatic tone "You see what you

lost by not trusting me, to behave myself under the provocation of your