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He was of course arguing fro prenity, and if he had been aware of it, would have been indifferent to its sht, and a sense of almost intolerable desertion and injury aith hi in iuely apprehended as stretches of tih all their loneliness, and answers faint as the faintest echo, had co attuned in other worlds than this But sad as such experience was, the sole effort had strengthened him He was indeed in better case et into the fresh air," he said "I am faint and weak I must have " Then he went to his rim smile at its reflection "I have the face of a lover kicked out of doors," he continued scornfully He took but s for some breakfast sat down to eat it Then for the first time in his life, he was conscious of that soul sickness which turns froular obstruction in the throat which is the heart's sob, and which would not suffer him to s

"I am most wretched," he said mournfully; "and no trouble comes alone Of all the days in all the years, why should Madame Jacobus have to take herself out of town yesterday? It is almost incredible, and she could, and would have helped ht have pleaded rily--" Faith! can I yet care for a girl so cruel and so false? I ao toWhatever befalls, it keeps constant truth I will go to h the city and spoke to no one, but when he reached his Grandfather Van Hee his pipe He drew rein then, and the old gentleman came to his side: "Why art thou here?" he asked "Is thy father, or Lady Annie sick?"

"I know nothing new There was no letter yesterday"

"Yesterday! Surely thou must know that they are now at ho, they landed"

"My father at home!"