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Prosper forgot everything but to blurt out his wonder

"Galors, ood Lord! Ah!" (and he

pulled up his visor) "Look upon asped, then blushed: all the household grew dues went out suddenly into the air The first to recover breath was

the lady paramount

"Ah, e I see your

father's son Should I not have known? I am at your mercy, my lord

You have struck me hard at last, harder than before, but may be not

harder than I deserve"

"Madam," said Prosper, "it seems I have struck you harder and nearer

than I knew For your present joy has given me the most wondrous news

that ever I had in the world"

"But the letter of Galors, was it not fro of letters from Galors, Countess When I write it is

in hter, that he would

bring her--ah, and take her again She has coh the head of his enemy "Here he is," said he

A tiirl, by