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"My last point, dearest, is that I am ill, and very, very anxious to see

you soon My health has been failing ever since you left Roh have been partly the cause of this,

but I am sure that your absence is chiefly responsible, and that no

doctor and no ood for iveof you Leave it to others to do your work abroad Coone too far; come, come, come!"

She hesitated, wanting to say, "Not that I am very ill" And then,

"You ain, "I

would never forgive myself if" But she crushed down her qualms,

sealed her letter, and sent the Garibaldian to post it

Then she gathered up the entire body of David Rossi's letters, and

putting soround to burn

them It was necessary to reainst

him in the event of a domiciliary visitation One by one as the letters,

were passed into the fire she read parts of thees seemed to stand out afresh in the flames "Your friend must be

a true woman, and it was very sweet of you to be so tender with