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Her brother, who supported her all the time she stood, was infinitely

nity, and absence

of all false shame entirely covered her helplessness, and in her

earnestness, she had no rooht for onethat

Colin Keith could not wholly keep froht to love and to cherish her for who persevered

Unobserved, he filled up the half-written despatch with the saister, and sent Conrade to the door with

it to his alreadyEdward's place as

Ermine's supporter, he led her to the door, seated her in her wheeled

chair, and silently handing Rachel's note as his explanation to Alison,

he turned away, and walked alone by Ermine's side to his own house

Still silent, he took her into the bright drawing-roo

planned for her, and seated her in her own peculiar chair Then his

first words were, "Thank God for this!"