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Frank kneell the prayer of that melody, and, as he listened, he

painted to hie in aceased, and one for hi hiarden and went down to the further end, hiding himself behind the

shrubs Presently the inquiry for hi an instrue came self-torture for his

unfaithfulness He scourged himself into what he considered to be

his duty He recalled with an effort all Madge's charms, mental and

bodily, and he tried to break his heart for her He was in anguish

because he found that in order to feel as he ought to feel some

effort was necessary; that treason to her was possible, and because

he had looked with such eyes upon his cousin that evening He saw

hih he knehat

he saw to be fli to deepen it,

absolutely nothing! It was not the betrayal of that thunderstorm

which now tormented him He could have represented that as a failure

to be surmounted; he could have repented it It was his own inner

being from which he revolted, from li thought, can add one cubit to his stature?