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Paul thought it over for a few er 'Hetta, do you know, I doubt whether he will ever speak to ain'

'I cannot believe that'

'There is a sternness about hiht himself to think that as I met you in his house, and as he then wished you to be his wife, I should not have ventured to love you How could I have known?'

'That would be unreasonable'

'He is unreasonable--about that It is not reason with hied to him--'

'Oh, then, you never could have spoken to me like this'

'But he will never look at it in that way;--and he will tell rateful'

'If you think, Paul--'

'Nay; listen to reat sorrow, but it will be as nothing to that other sorrow, had that come upon me I rite to him, and his ansill be all scorn and wrath Then you ive you, but he will never forgivepromised that she would tell herto write to Roger that evening

And he did, with infinite difficulty, andof the spirit Here is his letter:-MY DEAR ROGER,-I think it right to tell you at once what has occurred to-day I have proposed to Miss Carbury and she has accepted s were, and I have also known yours I have known, too, that Miss Carbury has more than once declined to take your offer Under these circumstances I cannot think that I have been untrue to friendship in what I have done, or that I have proved rateful for the affectionate kindness which you have always shown me I am authorised by Hetta to say that, had I never spoken to her, it must have been the same to you [This was hardly a fair representation of what had been said, but the writer, looking back upon his intervieith the lady, thought that it had been ioccur there ht that you would adhere to that threat, I should be very unhappy and Hetta would be miserable Surely, if a man loves he is bound to tell his love, and to take the chance You would hardly have thought it manly in me if I had abstained Dear friend, take a day or two before you answer this, and do not banish us from your heart if you can help it