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promptly answered, as of a h tie had now become further off than ever The place was

taken, and whenever he tried to iirls he knew

in that place, he felt that it was utterly impossible Moreover,

the recollection of the rejection and the part he had played in

the affair tortured him with shame However often he told

himself that he was in no wise to bla ree and blush There had been in his past, as in every nized by hiht

to have tormented hi hi reminiscences These wounds never healed And with

these ed his rejection and the pitiful

position in which he

But time and work did their part Bitter memories were more and

more covered up by the incidents--paltry in his eyes, but really

iht less

often of Kitty He was i forward to the news

that she wasthat

such neould, like having a tooth out, completely cure him