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"He knows better," quoth Conrade in the same breath, both with infinite

contempt for Hubert

"And I know better," returned Colonel Keith; "never mind, boys, I'll

come back in--in reasonable tiay

farewell

"Surely you wish to go too," said Bessie to Alison, "if only to relieve

theo"

"Thank you," said Alison, surprised at her knowledge of the state of

things, "but they are quite hardened to Rose's presence, and I think

would rather miss her"

And in fact Alison did not feel at all sure that, when stimulated by

Bessie's appreciation of theirthat ht put their htiness irretrievable; so Leoline and Hubert

were summoned, the one from speculations whether Lord Keith would have

punched his brother, the other fro our

military secretary could not do, and Conrade and Francis were arrested

in the

of the mouth, which would have exploded in an "eehaw" but for Bessie's

valiant undertaking to be herself and Lady Temple both at once