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trust in her, for, having given that word of promise, no one who knew

her (they were very few) could doubt that she would keep it both in the

letter and in the spirit

The ht and clear, but as Cardo

threw up hisand looked over the shining waters of the bay he

saw that on the horizon gray streaky clouds were rising, and spreading

fan-like upwards fro-accusto

"Well! it is Septeales"

He dressed hurriedly though carefully, and was soon walking with

springy step across the beach, and up the valley to the old church He

cast a nervous glance towards Dinas, wondering whether Valht have overslept

herself--that Essec Powell or Shoni ht have discovered her

intentions and prevented their fulfilht be

shut up in one of the roo was too

unreasonable or unlikely for his fears, and as he approached the church

he was fir had happened to frustrate his

hopes; nobody was in sight, the Berwen brawled on its way, the birds

sang the ivy on the old church tower glistened in the sunshine, and the

sea-gulls sailed overhead as usual