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Since Melbury could not now very well read the younger man the lecture

he had intended, and as friendliness would be hypocrisy, his instinct

was to speak not a single word to his son-in-law He raised Fitzpiers

into a sitting posture, and found that he was a little stunned and

stupefied, but, as he had said, not otherwise hurt How this fall had

co there was

only old Darling under hihtliness

Melbury was a traveller of the old-fashioned sort; having just come

frorim's flask

of ru a dozen h he seldoeon's

throat, with such effect that he quickly revived Melbury got his; but the question hat to do with him He could not walk

one away

With great exertion Melbury contrived to get hi Fitzpiers round his waist with one

arh in the withers,

ell able to carry double, at any rate as far as Hintock, and at a

gentle pace