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"Silly child, don't cry And how, if after these fool's tricks it turns out that the other young spark is bound to that red-faced little spitfire and cannot have you?"

"Papa, don't!" she cried "You know he is my husband in my heart, and alill be, and if he cannot cohter to you," and she hid her face on his shoulder

"Poor child, it is a sha up her face; "I only wanted to knohich of theain I see You need not be afraid, you shall have the ruby one But as for the little gold one, wait for that till it is put on in church, s, or rather the rattle of his spurs Now then, young people, you shall not be hindered from a full view of each others lineaht of each other, neither of you being in a swoon, is it not? I trust you do not repent upon further acquaintance Aurelia got as far as the shoe-buckles once, I believe"

"She will get no farther this time, sir, if you annihilate her with your pleasantry," said Betty, fully convinced by this ti than ever," continued the Major, too delighted to be stopped "The fullest dress unifor honour to the occasion"

"Would that it were on for no other reason, sir," said Sir A and Queen have taken it into their heads to go off to Kew and here am I under orders to command the escort I verily believe it is all spite on the Colonel's part, for Russell would have exchanged the turn with me, but he sent down special orders for me I have but half an hour to spend here, and when I shall be able to get back again Heaven only knows"

However, he and Aurelia were permitted to improve that half hour to the ut a long and characteristic letter fro certainly for her sister's fate, but showing farthat she (Harriet Arden) had acted a wise, prudent, and sisterly part, and that it was most unreasonable and cruel to treat her as accountable for her sister's disappearance It was really reeable about it