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have nursed it--yes and doubled it," heto anyone but the carpet "Well, let me see--where was

I?"

"Butabout

her--was she pretty?"

"Yes, she was beautiful, very lovely, with a foreign Spanish look in

her eyes--you have the same, I think, Cardo There was a tradition of

Spanish blood in the family"

"And had she a Spanish temper, sir? quick and hasty, I mean"

"No, no, quite the contrary; a sweet and aood deal of pride, which resented a suspicion like a blow," and

the old hed heavily "My brother Lewisabout for so operations, and here in the midst oftheir beams around me, I allowed the first

insidious entrance of the serpent of distrust and jealousy of my wife

into my heart My brother Leas very unlike enial manner, and trustful to a

fault I think you inherit that trait from him; be careful of it,

Caradoc, or you will be cheated by every man you meet Not that I

would have you follow my example--God forbid! but there is a happy

mean, a safe path between these two traits of character"