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was anyone in the rooan to cover her face, her hands, her neck with kisses

Anna had been preparing herself for this ht

what she would say to hi of it; his passion mastered her She tried to cal infected her

Her lips tre

"Yes, you have conqueredhis hands to her boso as we live, it etting whiter and whiter, and e terrible in it after all

that has happened"

"It will all pass, it will all pass; we shall be so happy Our

love, if it could be stronger, will be strengthened by there

being so his head and

parting his strong teeth in a smile

And she could not but respond with a smile--not to his words, but

to the love in his eyes She took his hand and stroked her

chilled cheeks and cropped head with it

"I don't know you with this short hair You've grown so pretty

A boy But how pale you are!"