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"This is the reason why I wished to see you," saidher white hand on his, "I wanted to explain"

"Cousin, cousin, had not you better leave it alone?" said Major Delavie "You know you can always talk a poor man out of his senses at the moment"

"Yet listen, Harry, and understand ive hter I do not knohether she h Wayland has repaid her the loans she advanced me; and on the other hand, in spite of all hter, and I knew hih to be aware that to put her entirely and secretly out of his reach was the only chance preserving her from his pursuit I had excellent accounts of the worthy ned, and I knew that when she wrote to you as a West Indian queen you would be able to forgive your poor cousin I see what you would say, but sending her to you was impossible, since I had to secure her both from Amyas and from Mar It would only have involved you in perplexities innuht have led even to bloodshed! I may not have acted wisely, but omen in difficulties know not which path to choose"

"There is always the straight one," said he

"Ah! you strong men can easily says so, but for us poorher tone, "Love has check-hter will support the credit of the nalad the new Lady Belaant milkmaid Belle, whom circumstances compelled hter's alone I have promised my husband that in the New World I will sink into plain Mrs Wayland" Then with a burst of genuine feeling she exclaiood man, Harry"

"He is indeed, Urania, I believe you will yet be happier than you have ever been"

"What, aet theat , not sufficient to htly as a spring butterfly all the time she was shut up at Bowstead with no company save the children and old Belamour!"