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George turned from the ship in a maze He felt as if his life had been cut sharply asunder; at any rate, its continuity was broken, and what other changes this changeit was ienerally soht step onward Without reasoning on the e followed this plan He had a letter to deliver to his ht that it should be delivered as soon as possible; and indeed he felt as if her voice and presence would be the best of all comfort at that hour; so late as it was, he rode out to Hyde Manor His hted candle in her hand, opened the door for hiht it was thy father, Joris," she said; "but what? Is there anything wrong? Why art thou alone?"

"There is nothing wrong, dear mother Come, I will tell you what has happened"

Then she locked the door carefully, and followed her son into the save her his father's letter, and assus She silently read, and folded it; and George said, "It was theready for sea Father could hardly have had a better boat; and they started ind and tide in their favour We shall hear in a feeeks from him Are you not pleased, mother?"

"It is too late, Joris;--twenty years too late And I wish not to go to England Very unhappy was I in that cold, grey country Very happy ae?"

"Not until your cousin died was there any thought of such a thing And long before that, we had built and begun to love dearly this home I wish, then, it had been God's will that your cousin had not died"

"My father--"

"Ah, Joris, your father has always longed in his heart for England Like a weaning babe that never could be weaned was he In many ways, he has lately shown lish earl And thou too? Wilt thou becolishet thy voice and thy footstep Woe is me! I have planted and planned, for whom I know not"

"You have planned and planted for your Joris I swear to you that I like England as little as you do I despise the tomfoolery of courts and cereentleman I desire most of all to marry the woman I love, and live here in the home that rereat stairway, and in all the rooms; so that those who ood she looks! How beautiful she is!'"