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She stopped and glanced at her coed; the lady was not the scornful beauty she had seemed,

while Prosper's youth was dry within hie, deliberate Such a story froo; but now his words carave was dug overnight," hat he said

The lady started and paled Then she drew a deep breath, and said--"Do

you again doubt my word, sir?"

"I do not question it," he replied as before It is a fact that he had

noticed the turned earth by the pit There was gossamer upon it, but

that said little Rabbits had been there also, and that said

everything

The lady said nothing more, and in silence they went on until they

reached a fork in the path Prosper stopped here One path led north,

the other west

"Here is e is close by, ed the lady in a low voice

"I pray my lord to rest hination "Is it then in the honour of a knight to

desert a lonely lady? I ae