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The cold hard worief upon her niece, could

only answer that it did not h she had wished her to s, but sheShe

would be better by and by, and forget that she ever cared for Arthur

Leighton

"At least," and she spoke entreatingly now, "you will not demean

yourself to let him know of the otten over it Present circumstances would seem to

prove as much"

Mrs Meredith felt that her secret was cohtened, she kissed her niece lovingly and told her of a

trip to Europe which she had in view, proo with her and so not be at hoe of Arthur

and Lucy took place

It was appointed for the 15th of January, that being the day when Lucy

ca Anna's intervieith

Mr Hastings the little lady ca in the city

She was brileam

of sunshine when she cas, plunged at once into the subject upper first how she and Arthur had quarreled

"Not quarreled as Uncle and Aunt Hetherton and lots of people do, but