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At this point in the conversation Van Heemskirk was called to the door about sorand the tea-table, and her hands were full of china; but she put the cups quickly down, and going to George's side, said-"Cornelia Moran spends this evening with her friend Arenta Van Ariens Well then, would thou like an excuse to call on Arenta?"

"Oh, grandmother! Do you indeed know Arenta? Can you send me there?"

"Since she was one , she came here to borrow for her Aunt Jacobus elica Jacobus my winders; and I said to Arenta that 'by and by I would look for theet the to Arenta"

"O you dear, dear grandmother!" and he stood up, and lifted her rosy face between his hands and kissed her

"I am so fond of thee," she continued "I love thee so much; and thy pleasure is my pleasure; and I see no harm--no harm at all--in thy love for the beautiful Cornelia I think, with thee, she is a girl worth any man's heart; and if thou canst win her, I, for one, will be joyful with thee Perhaps, though, I am a selfish old worandmother, you know not how to be selfish"

"Letof randfather talked of Aaron Burr, this thought came into my mind--if to Annie Hyde land, and I shall see him no more in this world But if to Cornelia Moran he is land, then here he will stay; he will live at Hyde Manor, and I shall go to see hiood days caood thing, somewhere there is hid a little bit of our oill and way Always, if I look with straight eyes, I can find it" "Get iven o?"

"Look at me! It will take me two hours to dress I have had no dinner--I want to think--you understand, grandmother?"