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consciousness of wasted love is always harder to bear than what is

commonly known as bereavement If you find her refractory, be

patient and persuasive, instead of dictatorial Craft often effects

what overt violence would attempt in vain"

"Craft!" The word struck unpleasantly upon the Virginia lordling's

ear, and he echoed it with a suspicion of a frown upon his brow "I

am not an adept in chicanery!"

"But you are a born diplomatist!" seductively "And because I a, you will not

proceed to open warfare with her, even should she be both to resign

her lover? It is the glory of the strong to show charity to the weak

and erring"

For her sake, then, our flattered diplouile, instead of brutality, upon the helpless girl, the balance

of whose fate was grasped by his shapely hand For one base second,

the idea of atte

flashed through his entle bank-notes

Finally, the author of craft--the subtle, refined virtue bepraised

by his bride-elect--the devil--came to his help