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lines, but he could not be sure What suddenly filled his heart far

more than curiosity about their authorship was a terrible belief that

they were turning out to be true, try to see Grace as he ht They

decided the question for him He sat down and wrote a formal note to

Melbury, in which he briefly stated that he was placed in such a

position as to make hihter's promise, made some years before; to wish that it should

be considered as cancelled, and they theation on account of it

Having fastened up this their plenary absolution, he deteret

it out of his hands and have done with it; to which end he went off to

Melbury's at once It was now so late that the family had all retired;

he crept up to the house, thrust the note under the door, and stole

away as silently as he had co, and when he had

read the letter his relief was great "Very honorable of Giles, very

honorable," he kept saying to hiet him Now

to keep her up to her own true level"