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There are still possibilities of complications here!

But I feel quite serene, Alathea will be et away from

me I can insidiously, froher the fight is, the more it will be worth while

afterwards!

November 6th

To-day was really wonderful! Mr Nelson has presumably seen Alathea and

her fa about it, and

he arrived with her alone at the Hotel de Courville I had understood

that herwith her, but she was ill and did not turn

up

The Duchesse and I were talking when the tere announced Alathea was

in a nice little grey frock and had her glasses on I think she knew the

Duchesse would not approve of that cae, because there was an air

of defiance about her, her rebellious Cupid's bow of a mouth was shut

sternly, she was even quite repellant,--she has never attracted me more!

The Duchesse eet to her and lasses, but

was called back to the ward alone Mr Nelson read over the settlereat deal too much," Alathea said