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and all will be well"

He said another prayer, and rose up ot

up Isoult cae

She ran towards him quickly, knelt down before he could prevent her,

took his hand and kissed it She was very shy of him, and when he

raised her up and kissed her forehead, suffered the caress with

lowered eyes and a face all rosy Prosper found her very different

fros for a

cotton gown of dark blue, her clouds of hair were non back over

her ears into a knot and covered with a silk hood of Indian work On

her feet, then bare, he no sandals, round her waist a leather

belt with a thin dagger attached to it in a silver sheath She looked

very timidly, even hu faithfulness of a dog shining in her big eyes: but she looked

like a girl as to be respected, and even Prosper could not but

perceive what a dark beauty she was Pale she was, no doubt, except

when she blushed; but this she did as freely as hill-side clouds in

March