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"There is no naly spoken, whose echo does not at last grow faint"

"Cornelia will echo inas my heart beats"

Then they were silent, and Hyde drew his dog closer and watched the blaze aht in At his entrance he had also given Annie a letter, which she was eagerly reading Hyde had no speculation about it; and even when he found Annie regarding him with her whole soul in her face, he failed to understand, as he always had done, the noble love which had been so long and so faithfully his--a love holding itself above endear, kept down in the innified prisoner behind very real bars Yet he was conscious that the letter was of more than usual interest, and when the servant had closed the door behind him, he asked, "Whom is your letter from, Annie? It seems to please you very much"

She leaned forward to hi hand, and said, "It is from Cornelia"

"My God!" he ejaculated; and the words were fraught with such feeling, as could have found no other vehicle of expression

"She has sent you, dear George, a copy of the letter you ought to have received o Read it"

His eyes ran rapidly over the sords, his face flamed, his hands trembled, he cried out impetuously-"But what does it mean? Am I quite in et only a copy ?"

"Because Mr Van Ariens has the original"

"It is all incredible What do yoususpense"

"It means that Mr Van Ariens asked Cornelia to marry hie She answered both letters in the same hour, and misdirected them"

"GOD'S DEATH! How can I punish so mean a scoundrel? I will have my letter from him, if I follow him round the world for it"

"You have your letter now I asked Cornelia to write it again for you; and you see she has done it gladly"

"Angel of goodness! But I will havefor entleman, and make of hiy in his own blood I will make him do it, at the point of my sword"