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"You s to which you were used Love in a cottage isn't practicable for young woht up wrong If I were fond enough of thean ih I've never met a man ould be as little likely to bore one"

"Does his cousin bore you?"

"No Captain Kil in his way too, but----"

"Well?"

"His thoughts are all well regulated ones He keeps to the proper beaten track" She flung up a hand impatiently "Oh, I know he's perfect I've never been allowed to forget that He's too perfect He would letI wanted to do I would want a husband--if I ever have one--ould be strong enough to makehis cigar into the river "That works out better in theory than in practice, s that count in married life What we need is a love well under control and friction eliminated"

"That's not what I want Give reat moments, even if I have to pay for theer desire for the best life has to offer What he was proposing for her was a tame second best But it was safe, and the first rule of the ame safe Yet he had a boyish errant impulse to tell her to cut loose and win happiness if she could What restrained him, in addition to what he owed Lady Jito consider Kilmeny is under a cloud--a pretty serious one All the evidence connects him with this robbery Grant that you believe hiirl can't let her name be connected with that of a uilty I don't care what the evidence is"

"'Fraid that's sentiment It has a bad look for his have a bad look for them?"

"Hm! Friends!"

"I used that word," she told him stanchly

"But you've only talked with the leam of friendly malice in his eyes

"I've talked with Mr Verinder forty times and I'y

"Well, I daresay I've exaggerated the whole ive you a hint--no more"