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brilliant commentary on my words; - "Did he carry you away

from West Point for any such reason? Is he afraid of me?"

"He would be afraid of anybody," I said in so with mischief and pleasure; -

"I do not know - of course I do not knohat he was afraid

of; but I knoould be"

Mr Thorold's ansas to take h his own ar

seen to walk so; yet the assu of me was done in a manner

that I could not resist nor contravene I kne Christian's

eyes fell upon me; I dared not meet thehing

I did not find an answer immediately

"Does he dare?" Mr Thorold said in a different tone

"No, no Christian, how imperious you are!"

"Yes," he said; "I will be so where you are concerned What do

you uardian, you know," I said; "and he has sharp eyes;

and he is careful ofton I

wish I had a right to say that you shall have nothing more to

do with Dr Sandford But for the present I must mindNow it sees I had to say; yet my

heart beat and I was silent