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"By the faith I have," Prosper replied, "I will help you all I can

But e have buried him you shall tell rave is waiting for him"

"I can tell you that at once," she said quickly; "I have but just dug

it with a mattock I was so lucky as to find by a stopped earth on the

bank yonder The rest I will gladly acquaint you with by and by But

first let us be rid of him"

Prosper dismounted and went to take up his burden First of all,

however, he deliberately removed the handkerchief and looked it in the

face The dead , with open eyes and a wry

athered on his

lips He looked to have suffered horribly--as ony must have bitten deep into him for the final peace of death

never to have come Now Prosper knew very little of death as yet, save

that he had an idea that he hih to be sure that neither battle nor honour had had any

part here The man had been well-dressed in brown and tawny velvet,

was probably handsoer, a torn badge upon his left breast, with traces of a device

in white threads which could not be well ht to read three white forets,