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"I am no priest," says he, "God knows; but I cannot put ahis soul I must do

what I can, and you must pardon an indifferent advocate, as God will"

"If you are advised by me," said the lady, "you will leave that affair

where it is The man orthless"

"We cannot measure his worth, madam: we have no tools for that The

utmost we can do is to bury part of him, and pray for the other part"

"You speak as a priest whoht a soldier," said she with

some asperity "If you are what you now see which should be familiar--Let the dead bury their dead"

"As I live by bread," Prosper cried out, "I will co"

"Then I will not listen to you, sir," she answered in a pale furew extremely polite "Madam, there is surely no need," he

said "If you cannot you will not Moreover, I should in any case

address myself elsewhere"

He had folded the dead man's arms over his breast, and shut his eyes

He had wiped his lips The thing seean, In nomine patris, etc, and then recited the