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says to this wooeth, nor does she stand upon the

order of her going Oh, please don't look at le the Bible and Shakespeare in an eency?"

"One ravely

Elsie's quip had saved the situation He attributed her flushed cheeks

and sparkling eyes to the fever of the threatened fight

She applied herself eagerly to the task Already the fu to conquer the ecstasy which had flooded her

whole being She re to be clasped in

Courtenay's arms which she experienced when she saw his the cup of bitterness she had

forced on herself during these later days, here she was, ready as ever

to quaff the love potion Poor Elsie! She longed for the waters of

Lethe; haply they are denied to young women with live blood in their

veins

Courtenay,flotilla His brain

was conning each detail of the Alaculof array, but his heart was

whispering gladly: "In another moment you would have kissed her and told her you loved

her You know you would, so don't deny it! Ah! kissed her, and held

her to your breast!"