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"Sing that, Padre?" said Nora "Why, there are no words to it that I

know"

"Words? Peste! Who cares for words no one really ever understands? It is

the voice, htful

penance"

Nora saw that further opposition would be useless After all, it would be

better to sing She would not be compelled to look at this man she so

despised For a moment her tones were not quite clear; but Celeste

increased the voluly, and as this required more force

on Nora's part, the little cross-current was passed without mishap It was

mere pastime for her to follow these wonderful melodies She had no words

to recall so that her voice was free to do with as she elected There were

bars absolutely iot around

this difficulty by taking the key and holding it strongly and evenly In

ordinary tiuests, if she happened

to be in voice There was none of that conceited arrogance behind which

inning she had

intended to sing badly; but as thein weeks To fill this er for the sound of

her voice, to pour into his heart a fresh knowledge of what he had lost

forever and forever!