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In this crisis, Mr Sanders's feeling was obviously one of startled anguish He turned to Julia

"Why, this is terrible!" he said "You told me----"

"Sh!" she warned him; and whispered hastily, all in a breath: "Couldn't-be-helped-explain-next-tiracious step to meet the newcomer

But the superciliousness of Florence visibly increased with this advent: Mr Ridgely was easily old enough to be her grandfather, yet she seemed to wish it evident that she would not have cared for him even in that capacity He was, in truth, one of those ho feel younger than ever, and behave as they feel Since his loss he had shown the greatest willingness to forego whatever advantages age and experience had given hiues, and his cheerfulness as well as his susceptibility to all that was charun to make him so famous in the town that some of his contemporaries seemed to know scarce another topic And Julia had a kinder heart, as her father bitterly co out to her a votive cluster of violets, a pink rose a them, their stems wrapped in purple; and upon the lapel of his jovial flannel coat were other violets about a pink rosebud

"How pretty of you!" said Julia, taking the offering; and as she pinned it at her waist, she added rather nervously, "I believe you know Mr Sanders; he is going with us"

She arranted in believing the gentleo than the previous week they both had stated, in her presence and simultaneously, that any further communication between them would be oelyas Newland did, and, to help him bear it, she contrived to make him hear the hurried whisper: "Couldn't-be-helped-explain-soether assured, she took up her parasol "Shall we be starting?" she inquired

"Here's Noble Dill," said Florence, "I guess he's goin' to try to go walkin' with you, too, Aunt Julia"

Julia turned, for in fact the gate at thatform of Noble Dill He came with, a bravado that was arette aith thuer in a careless fashion, only to see it publicly disappear through an open cellarof the house

"I hope there's no excelsior down there," said Newland Sanders "A good round just that way"