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"Are you not reaching conclusions rather fast, Egbert? You forget that I and ness to help If wide and varied experience can settle any fact, this one has been settled But we should ever remember that we are not to dictate the terms on which he is to help us"

"I do not erly, "but I have a conviction that I ought to remain in Hillaton To tell you the truth, Mrs Arnot, I ao elsewhere," he added in a low tone, while tears suffused his eyes "You are the only friend in the universe that I as To me God is yet but little otten or feared You have led ht be otherwise soo away alone where no one cares for ive way to utter despondency, and recklessness would follow as a hed Mrs Arnot, "hoeak you are, and how foolish, in trusting so greatly in a mere fellow-creature"

"Yes, Mrs Arnot, 'weak and foolish' Those tords now seem to sum up my whole life and all there is of me"

"And yet," she added earnestly, "if you will, you can still achieve a strong, and noble character O that you had the courage and heroic faith in God to fight out this battle to the end! Should you do so, as I told you before, you would be ideal knight Heaven would ring with your praise, however unfriendly the world rander victory than that of a debased nature over itself If you should win such a victory, Egbert--if, in addition, you were able, by the blessing of God on your efforts, to build up a strong, true character--I would honor you above other h you remained a wood-sawyer all your days," and her dark eyes beca as she spoke

Haldane looked at her fixedly for a rew very pale He then spoke slowly and in a low tone: "To fail after what you have said and after all your kindness would be terrible To continue my old vile self, and also remember the prospect you now hold out--what could be worse? And yet what I shall do, what I shall be, God only knows But in sending you to iven me one more chance"