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"Now I think we have deforward as to why you can't ht?"

I was silent--I did not kno to say it--the principal reason of all

"Evangeline, darling," he pleaded "Oh, ill you make us both unhappy? Tell me, at least"

"Your brother, the duke," I said, very low "He will never consent to youra person like me, with no relations"

He was silent for a second, then: "My brother is an awfully good fellow," he said; "but his mind is warped by his infirmity You must not think hardly of him; he will love you directly he sees you, like every one else"

"I saw him yesterday," I said

Robert was so astonished

"Where did you see him?" he asked

Then I told hibeen in love with papa, and about the duke having looked h with an expression of dislike

"Oh, I see it all," said Robert, holding reat friends, you know; she has always been like my mother, who died when I was a baby I told her all about you when I came from Branches, and how I had fallen deeply in love with you at first sight, and that she must help ht you had grown to dislike uessed I was unhappy about so, and this is her first step to find out how she can do ood turn Oh, she is a dear!"

"Yes, indeed, she is," I said

"Of course she is extra interested in you if she was in love with your father So that is all right, darling; she must know all about your fa to fear!"

"Oh yes, we have," I said "I know all the story of what your brother is toqué about Lady Ver told me You see, the aard part is et h ht up by two old ladies at Brighton, it was a disgrace for papaher Mrs Carruthers has often taunted me with this"