THE LEGACY OF CAIN.
CY WILKIE COLLINS,
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1 found Selina waiting to speak with me, on the subject of poor Pap
She had bosa Ktorbled by hearing his volco load, in auger. In the four that something serious Avena or "THY WOMAN IN WHITE," had happened, sig left her room to make on- quirica, and a Helena ou the landing of the flight of stairs both, leaving the study. Af ter waiting til my sister was out of the way, Selina ventred to present barself at the study door, and we ask if she could be of any nee. My Through the day, and through the night. I feat father, waiking excitadly up and down the room, that hath his daughters had bohaved sery of fear.
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yon tall this young gustan li Miss Enoice's surely I was not that much-injured man! disappointed when you found nobody but me to place between two daplacabin effernatives. If Lold gentleman whom she was not willing to frust Borching the hall just as he lay end hog Test Here was an opportunity of paying her a com- mother was a criminal hunt for wurddor, mess you or station pliment, if I had been a younger man, or if she family-ever if he time it doesn't racoil from it was, I enght a glimpse of her Fien, and dis had produced a favourable impression on me. As will unquestionably forbid the marriage; and covered the middle-aged stranger who tend called it was hit-if I may praise myself-on sa inyour adopted daughter's hoppins will be the enMiss Jillgall" and had provisor fo raport
sacrifien.'
or visit A sorond lady wasnt the door, with There was a sudden ory. Tbungany of it placced my brain-drovo away genious compromiso.
What exoso could I have used, for "True" he sait. Frightfully true! Goliat bar to me, taking leare of his friend. Haring and gacd-bye, the led round-and. the ghastly ght-sleuced the fampting whis-
[, on the other hand, you sanction the may-wo contrante ench other. Well Thear you are an officiul parsonage Holona had started up in her bed. That ory
I funt her to be a little goeson, wiry and pors. I came to myself. I sarut not in a dream. feeling disappointed P
We might have regelved you more borgto act of deceit; and you leave the lives of active; past the prime of life, and ugly coneli of torrer, at the sight of me in her we at I ought to say, perhaps, a retired offoiu) per rings, and conceal the truth, you commit a deli of Philly hang round hor acok a visible reality, respectfully, It both my father's daughters had the jang oraple at the ueroy of a possible disto ancourage projnine, in anexos he taken as oast a star on their children-and brook up thoing impartially at the Hitler saken eyes which zreted on me with a comical expression of embar Though my head was dizzy, though my heart beau proud at the station. It's not my fault very which might part hastand and wife-anperficial vier of their fellow-creaturen. Look
The tons in which she said this strengthened household."
Ho shuddered while be listened to me. "Come rassment, I say signs that said: There is 50 was sinking, I had not lost my senses yet. All that my alater was not with me." and I hear the soul, fairily, when the door of my prejudise against her. It tell me that the
good here, ondor a disagrasable aurface, if you that the night lamp sonic show me, I still saw, the bed-quanibar was openol Alarmed by that two girls wore living together ou ne very friendly to the end of it," he cried.
I had no more to say, end I answered him to ese only ulit. could not thon decide that Mies. Helona way that offect.. pierning ory, my father cums hurrying into the terms; and it suggested-justly or justly I
No more to say he replied. "You have to blame, room.
yet what I most want to know." not lill
I did a rash thing: I asked what it was that he most wanted to know.
and getting nearer and wearer to the end that Ipy batter self One Inst mercy, dear, to dora had been dreading for so many days past. Having art ms under the loss of gen. Let the love that been an will edmonto as most girls, uy, inganna puce my lite, be my good angel still. Save in history had made manquainted with see from myself " tion and marter. Horrors which I had reviled from reading in past happy days, now returned to my memory and, his time, they inter ed instead of revolting gin. Isented the to first ways of killing as I happoned to rentenbar on, in my book of instruction-away sy stabbing a way by poison; a way in a bod. by suffocation with a pillow. On that dreadful night, had burit from bor lips. The ministre sonage never leaves - the minusly, and that he would not suffer them mig leter vace veled to mind what I find yaalf remembering row-the harmlese past thue, when our friends sad to say: "Eunice is good girl; we are all fond of Eunies." Shall ver oo the same lavable creature again f
While I lay thinking, astrange thing happened. Philip, who had hansted ane for dags and nights
Not a word passed between us three. The together vanished out of my thoughts. My
"Perhaps your sister is it?" I zuik, momery of the love which Ind begu so brightly,
"My sister is away fram hous." and and end so miserably, became a blauit. whispers that I had bearl' were wicked; the
Hudley left sobre poisor in the air of the room, Surely, Miss Helens, that in a good reason Nothing was left but my own horrid sisions of thoughts that had been in my mind were vile. vengance and death.
for her not coming to set mei" For awhile, the strokes of the elock still rea-which killed the words on our lips?
"I beg your pardon-it is a bal reason. She My father looked at Islom With a trembling
Ho put his arm roand has been sent away for the recovery of her bith had roy cars. But it was an effort to wat them; I ended in letting them pass uuhooded. band she pointed to me. Soon afterwards, the round of my thoughts bo me, and hald me up. I remember his landing-and the loss of her health is entirely her dan
fault." gou to circle slowly and worn slowly. The strokes me away-and I reuouber xothing mors,
journal af misery-erer, I hope and pray, tu of the clock died out. The round of my thenghts My last words are written. I lock up this stopped.
All this tima, my gas wore still covered by open it again: the handkerchief which I had haul over them.
I am trying to find out some harmloss mons to rk to him again until they had come to of employing myself, which will keep azil ro- their senses, on the subject of Mr. Dunboyne, membrances from me. If I don't succes, my He would enter into no further explanation; and fear talle me what will happen. I shall be the bad orderad, rather than requested, Solina to leave him. Enving obeyed, she tried next to find danger of going mad.
I dare not confide in any living creature. Ime, ul had just looked into the dining-room to don't know what other persons might think of see if I was there, when she was frighioned by mo, er how so I might find myself perhaps in the sound of a fall in the room shore--that is to un asplora. this belpless crudition, denbi say in thestudy. Running up stairs again, she and fright som in be driving we book to my had found in insensible on the door, and had journal. I wooder whether I shall find her seat for the doctor
And xaid this." Selina continued, "the por less employment here.
1 hara board of old people losing their memo.son who bas denn the mischief, is the person I saw leaving the study. What your un- ring. What would I sat give to be old! I res warm
natural sister said to provoke her father". member? ah, how I remember! One day after that your meatuml sister will tell you her- another I ne Philip, I see Halons, as I firet saw then when I was among the trees in the park. self." Ilelena's voice added. She had opened My svetlost's arms, that enes held me, bold mythe dons, while we were' tes eineb absorbed in -sister now. Shokiazas Elm, kiss him kiss but our talk to bear ber.
Is there no way of making myself see somın thingel I want to get back to romobrances that don't bura in my head, and lear at my
beart. How hit to bo dous!
I have tried books-an! I have tried going out to look at the shop-no! I hate tried say ing my prayers-no! And now I am making my last effort; trying my pen. My black Int. for full from it, and take their places on the "white paper." Will my black letters help me? Where can I find sonsibing consoling to write down? Where? Where?
Solinur Selina, so fond of me, so sorry for me. When I was happy, she was harpy too. It was always, amoning to hear be: falk. Ob, my memory, be good to me! Sare, we from Philip and Helena. I want to remember the pleasant dye when my little friend and I ussd to gossip in the garden,
o: The days in the garden won't come back. What else can I think of?
The recollections that I try to encourage koop away from me. The ether recollections that dreat; come crowding back. Still Philip! Sull
Helens!
But Selina mixes herself up with them. It me try if I can think of Selina.
first suspected that my own sister and my worst Suomy were our and the same!
"I know I was wrong, my dose, to let my love and pity close my lipa But remember how happy you were at the time. The taught of making you miserable was more than I could
Solins attempted to leave the room. I caught her by the Land, held her book, I was afraid of what I might do if she left me by myself. Never have I felt anything like the rage that tortures? me, whom I saw Helens looking at as with the same wicked smile on her lips that bad insulted me when we met on the stairs, Have we any thing to be astumed of?" I said to Belina, "Stay where you are
The darkass began to weigh on my spirits, and to fill me with distrust. I found myself suapooting that there was some change--por- bays ar nearthly change-assig over the room. To remain blindfolded any longer was more than I would endure. I lifted my hand without being conscious of the heavy psation which some tims before, bad laid tuy limbs help bandkerchief away from my eyes.
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SECOND PERION, CONTINUED, EVENTY IN THE FAMILY, RELATED BY THE GOVERNOR.
CHAPTER XXXIL
"Can't you see it for yourself he demandad indignantly. Suppose on word put between these two alternativas which you mentioned just
"Well Fu
now,"
"What would you do, sir, in my place. Would you own the disgraceful truth-before the mar riage or run the riskond keep the horrid story to yourself
Either way, my reply might lead to serious
You may be of some use, Mian Jillga; ifloss on the bed-I lifted my hand. and drow the Gorary or of the Prison of his dut? 'to his Moosaking of my sister at all? Will yon kindly spoken kindly."
you stay," my sister suggested. "Eunico sema to be truding. Is she angry, or is she ill ?”.
The sting of this was in the tone of ber roton. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life-but I did sureeed in controlling myself.a "Go on with what you hare to say," I aus- word, "uml don't notice mo."
Tha faint glow of the Light-light was er tinguished.
But the room was not quite dark. There was ghastly light trembling over it; like nothing that I have aver sann by day; like nothing that I have ever seer. by night. I dimly discerned Selina's but, and the frame of the window, and the cartains on either side of but not the sterlight, and not the shadowy tops of the tree
the gordo.
You are not very polite, my dear, but I can make allowance. Oh, come! conie! putting up your heads to stop your cars is too childish. Yoa weeld do botter to express regret for hav.in ing wished your father. Yes you did mislead bin. Only a few days since, you left him to uppose that you were engaged to Philip. It: brosme my daty, after that, to open his eyes to the truth and if I unhappily provoked him, it was your fault. I was strictly careful in the Dear father, yon language 1 set: I said:
boype,
Etop!" I Baid.
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hy Eic stop P" "Beans I hare something to say. You and are looking at each other. Does my face tell you what is passing in my mind "
"Your face seems to be paler than real,' she
endare--I am so foul of your Tou; 1 beg toured "that's all." suspect them, on the day when they first mot at
No," I said; that is not all. The devil that the station. And, I am afrail, I thought it just- likely that you might be as ennning as I was, and passen, when I discovered you with Philip, is ont erst out of me yet.. Silence the sneering have noticed them too."
dril that is in Yon, or wo may both live to re- gret it."
door, and went out.
Ob, bow is ferunt she must have Been of my true-longate and feelings! How strangely peo
Whether I did or did not frighten her, I can The 30pm to mi»nnderstand their dearest friends! Easing, as dil, that I could never love any pot say no outward sign betrayed her. This mon but Philip con T be wicked enough to saps I knew she bazued sway silently to the posa that Philip would love my woman but me ? I dropped on the sofa. That horrid hungering I explained to Selina how he had spoken to me, for raronge, which I felt for the first time when when we were walking together on the bank I know how Helena had wronged to, began to of the river. Shall I ever forget thoas Megrule me and tempt me again. In the effort to quisite words? "I wish I was a better man, get away from fais now evil self of mine, I tried Ennice; I wish I was good enough to be worthy to find sympathy in Solina, and called to her to of you" asked Selina if she thought he was coma na sit. by me. She memed to be started degiving me when he said that She comforted in I looked at her, bat she recovered herself, me by awning that he must have been in earnest, and came to ine, and took my hand. at the time and then she distressed me by giv- ing the reason why,
I wish I could comfort you" she said, in her kiud, simple w#F.
"Keep my hand in your hand," I told her; I am drowning in dark water and. I have
in
It was the sound of a whiper on my pillow, close to my ear. My strange insensibility to fear ramsained undisturbed. The whisper was welcome, it kept me company in the dark room.
It aid tu moi" Do you know who I wa I answered "No."
The whisper said: "I am your mother."
Ob, mother, command the light to come back Show yourself to me?":
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"Why not p
life
"My fare was bildan when I pressed from to death. My face u mortal creature may see"
"Oh, adhur, touch me! Kiss me("
Why not?"
"My touch is poison. My kles is death." The sense of fear began to come to me ow. I moved my head away on the pillow. The whisper followed my vingement.
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hurried mo back to Eugland in droad, every step of the was, of finding that I had arrived too late. The journey (thauk God) prored to hara ben taken without need. My son WÁN NÓ longer in danger, when I reached Tondon in the year-1815.
At that dato, I was near enough to the *Leave," I said. "You are an Evil Spirit." customary limit of human life to feel the necta The whisper suswered: "I am your mother."sity of rest and quit. In other words, my days
of travel had come to their ovd.,
*You onraa ta heipt ma'
My lorn, you must havo inuocently said some- thing to him, when you and he were alone, which tonched his nougcience (when he had counothing to hold by hat you science), and made tim agkamad of himself. Ab,
"Oh, my darling, don't talk in that way!" --you more too fand of him to see how he changed.
for the worse when your vils sister joined you, to Ma. Say something harmless-tell me a "Good Selina dear Selina! You shall talk and took possession et him again! It made my melancholy story-try to make me ery." benrtagho to son you so uspicious of them. You asked me my poor daar, if they had quarrelled.............
My poor little friend lonked say bewildered. "I'm more likely to try myself, ebe said, you believed they were tired of walking by the This is so heart breaking-I almost wish_I river, when it was yon they were tired of-und you wodorod wey Flelens took him to see the as back in the time, before yen same bone, the trae P school y ehild? she was the bading spire at
tims when your detestable sister trat showed how she hata ms. I was happy, only happy. the school, and you was nobody. Her vanity in the suitafal vajagruent of provoking her. Oh,
"I opus to harden your heart, Daughter of mine, whose blood is ecol: daughter of mine, who tamely submits-you havo loved. Is it true?".
"It is true."
msa.yon Invad has deserted you. Is it
"It is true."
A "A woman has need him away to bonulf. woon has had no more at you, or on hia,
sax the chatice of making it coumaro you Enerce, I shall never recover-my-spirits again! it true- leadrantago with your clover sister. I de-All the pity in the world won not be pity claro, Bandese, I lose my houd if. I only think of it! All the strong points in my characterem cough for you. So hardly trested! Bu young!
to slip away from me. Would you beliere it forlora! Your good baller too ill to help:
I have anglerted that sweat infaut at the cotinger pour mother."
I haw even let Mes. Molly have hor baby back again. If I had the making of the laws. Philip Duntone and Hele-Gracedien should be hang. ed together on the same gallows. I son I shock you. Don't let us talk of it; Oh, don't let us talk of of it?”
1 interrupted beri eho had interested me in mething better than my own wretched golf. I asked directly if she had known my mother. "My dear child, I nevor even saw her!" "Has ay father cover spoken to you about ber?"
" is true."
"Porbars you fail to see any noel lists, if I try to explain myself!"
“With pleasure.
The middle-aged lady said: "Do you export. her back soon
"Yes, ma'am."
"I will call again, later in the day." "What name, if you please P
The larly stole azetar look at me, before she replied.
Never mind the name," she said-and walked way.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
RELATED BY THE GOVERNOR. "Do you know that lady?" Miss Tolens asked. as we entered the house.
IRA. it."
Sto saluted me with a carefully performed curtsey, and threw cron the door of a room of the ground floor.
Tray, walk in, sir, and perrait man to introduce I'myself. I am Mr. Gracadieu's cosin-Mi
Jillgall. Frul indeed to make the acquain tones of a gentleman distinguished in the survien of his country or perhaps I ought to vay, in the sorrios of the Law, The Goreiner offers. hospitality to prisons. And who introduces prisoners to board and lodging with the Gover nor the Law. That, at least, is how I un derstand it. Buaaliful weather for the time af the gear, is it hot May I ask-have you ster your room
"Quits right."
Did she say anything partion, whon ahe saw the indy asking for me at the door?"
"Miss Telem thonght," I said, "that the lady recognised me as a person whom she had com before."
"His daughter's neurriaga ? she ripested.
von frilton ma
Why should frighten yon?"
She seed to find some difficulty in expressing
"What did the matter to me? I decided on. dropping the subject. My menicegresarta, how brer, te prat cansione cn which the low of my health had bean entirely my own fault. Thero
Ths barrassment which I had already no we thing in these personal recollections, whina encamured my pervorse fondeney to consequences. I britated. sympathise with a young lady to whom I had not
He threatened me with blspoor feeble hand. tised bad extended by this time ta her soio and yet been introdnood. The young lady's sister It was only the auger ofa moment; bis humane her manner. She was evidently trying to talk appeared to be discouraged by my ellonco. Bhe changed to supplication. He reminded herself into a stais of confidence. If camel'hut In the year 1870. I found myself compelled to said, "I hope you don't think the worse of me piteously of byegons dare: "You med to he a too probable that I was indeed the person mon.
kind-hearted an. Hage hardened yeu ? tioned by her pradent friend at the door.
Horing neknowledged that I had not seen my "Certainly not."
Have you no pity left for your old friend My enbait to the duanads of two hard taskmasters. for what I have just mentioned ?" Advancing age and failing health reminded the
for my poor heart is sadly in want of a word of wisdom, room yof my politeness attempted to add that there ans no kurcy. Tho wiry little lady was essor, in one unanswerable word-Resign.
Who could bare resisted this? I took his of the contrary opinion; ala jamped out of her When they have employed us and interested
hand: "Be at caso, deur Ministar. In your hair as if she had bann shot atf. of it. "Pray ta, for the greater part of our lives, we bid fare
She alyist the best construction on my per-place I should run the risk, snil keep that horrid let me make myself msful. The dream of my Life is to make golf weful le others; and to well to our cutles-even to the gloomy duties of
sary to myself." Thank you, he said. "The fact is, my father
Ho sank bath gently in the chair. Oh, the tha manasyon I consider myself honoured. a prison with a sense of regret. My view of footly commonplace reply.
This way, der eir; this way to your room* the future presented a vacant prospect Indeed, when I look at my idle life to come, and I can't imagine why) wishes you to see my sister relief of it he said. How can I thank you as Besides, I do enjoy running up and downstairs.
as well na ma Ho has written to the farmhouse I onght for quieting my mind P*
I anizot the opportunity of quieting his wind She skipped up the s'airs, and stopped on tho wondered what I should do with it, Loose o the world at my age-T drifted into domestic at which she is uow staying, to tell her to conio
Lot as have dous with serians talk for son, though I may not look like it. When Lari fuge, under the care of my two dear and good home to-morrow. It is possible if your kind to good purpose by suggesting a change of sab-first landing. "D. you know, I am a bimid por sons. After a while (aser mind how long a nesa offers as an opportunity that I may ask ject The light grew fainter and faluter; the objects while) I began to grow restless under the heavy to be guided by your experience, lu a little mat the present," I proposed. I have been an idlo afrakt my bands furo cold. They are cold now; my burden of idleness. Having nothing else to comter which interests me. My sister i rash, and wan for the last five years, and I want to tell yuriosity get the better of me and I am going to be icquisitive. Did yon natine lady who was the room faded slowly. Darknow quee. It may be a paying hard to believe-but, when plaia of, I complaised of my health, and consult reckless, and bare terrible temper. I should be yes about my travele
His attentios began to wander, lu evidently taking love af me just now at the homes door "
I replied that I had on the lady for a mo declare that I was not frightened, I am teling ela cector. Thus sagacione man hit on the very sorry indeed if you were induced to forma
Whether the room was it by awful right way of getting rid of me-le recommend an unfavourable opinion of me from anything felt no interest in my travels. Are you surement, but not for the first time. Just as I the truth.
you might notios, if you see us together. You he asked auxiously, that we have mid all we This was puexpected advice. After some heri- understand we, I hope p
ought to say? No!" ho eriod, answering bie arrived here from the station," I said, "I found- light, or sunk is awful dark. I was equally ubel trenlling. sorbed in the expectation of what might happen
"I quita understand you."
own question. "I believe I have forgotten her paying a visit when you were not at house." Yes and du tall me one thing more." My The instincts of age recail from making now To set against her sister, in Ler own pel something-I am curtain I have forgotten some How delightfully good to me and patient with no boer misinformed on a very serious subject. st. I listened calmly for what I might hear:tation. I acceptes i reluctantly.
Miss Jillgall with couidance. I heard no further me she was, en dar dismal way home from the ho only marriage engagement for which your I waited calmly for what I might foot.
A touch cume irst I felt it creeping on my acquaintances, contemplating new places, and vate interest there, as I felt sure, was the mo- thing. Forhaps I mentioned it in the letter Ireliness in worlds wool to have inspired park! And how affectionatos she aroused ber-kind savation is regnested, is ny engagement.
Laboral it to him. Ife road the lotter, and allusion to old hands, as more confession of sell for not having warned mis of it, what she have consented to become. Mrs. Philip Dau-face-liko litt fluttering breeze. The sense lopting new bubits. Besides, I hate railway tire nudier which she was acting. As hard as wrote to you. Have you yet my letter
tian pleased me for awhile. Soon it grow colder, travelling. However, I contrived to get, as far her mother, as selfish as her mother, and, julg-
as Italy, and stopped trust ut Florence. Here, ing from those two had qualities, probably as gave it back to me with a heavy sigh. Not overpowering ouriosity. "Am I right," she pro- and colder, suŭ colder, till it froze me.
ceeded, in sapposing that Miss Helana accom Oh, no more I oried out. You are hil- I found pictures by the old austere that I could oral as her mother. That was hos I under-thare" he said despairingly. Not there f"
really enjoy, a public park that I could honestly stocd Miss Helena Gracadie, wou our carriage "In the last camerabase connected withanny.paniel you. on von way bura from the station ?" ling me with an icy death ?"
body in the houan," I asked, trying to help him. The dead-enld touches lingered a momcut airs, and an excellent friend and colleague of draw up at her father's lonsa,
fariner days; pues chaplain to the prison, now A middle-aged Indy was on the doorstep,nes it relate, by suy chaave, to one of the long-and left ma
alargyman in charge of the English Church. We when we arrived, just ringing the bell. She can fadies P The first sound came,
You wonderful man Nothing escapes you. mot in the gallery of the Piti Talace; and he looked rannd at us both being evidently as com recognised me immediately. I was pleased to pleto a stranger to my fair companice as she was Yes; the thing I have forgotten concerns one of
"And what did on think yourself?" Ie Misa Jillgall at home P".
Surely it relates to Helaus " He hesitated;} differenca in my personal appexesano. find tout the lapse of years had made so little lo me. When the servast opened the door, she said: the girls. Stap! Let me cat at it by myself
"I thought Miss Ilona Pas wrong." The traveller who novances as far as Florencë At the sound of that old rams, Miss Helenu his face clouded ever with an expression of an
Very extraordinary!" With that remark and does not go ote Eome, must be regardles toesed her head disdainfully. She took me sort of as thought. Tas, it relates to Helous," he It said: Who bave you been thinking of this indel of the opinions of bis friends Lot me notice of the stranger-lady who was at the door of repeated "tut bow" Ha eyes filled with Miss Jill call oppod the subject. Thyming not attempt to caneal it-I am that insensible her father's house. This young person's contempt tora. I am hated of my woatcrass," he said of her reiterated inquiries was now, as it seemad orening P
I answered." My mother."
traveler. Over and over again, I said to my for Miss Jillgall appeared to extend to Miss faintly. "You don't know how drudial it is to to me, clear enough. She was sagar to dienver how I could have inspired the distrust of mo, forget things le this way." self: "Rome must be love and, over and Jillgall's frienda.
In the menfine, the sorrant's auswer was: The injury that his mind had sustained now expressed in the caution addressed to her by again, I put off doing it. To owa the truth, the
assumed an aupoot that was serious indeed, her friend. fusci cations of Florence, aided by the saaiety of "Not at home"
When wo ranched this upper flour, she paused my friend, Jaid so strong a hold on me that 1:
The sable taschinery whioli stimulates the ma- mory, by mesas of the association of ideas, ap. before the Minister's ecom believe I should have ended my days in the
**Thaliave many years have passed,” who said, peared to have lost its working power in the in- delightful Italian city, but for the dangerous
tellect of this unhappy mad,
I made the Brat "ainee you last saw Mr. Oreonlion. I am afraid illuers of one of my anos. This misfortung
won't be angry with me, I hope, for asking more. to his distress by romaining silent. suggestion that occurred to me, rather than add you have found him a sadly changed man? You "If we talk of your daughter," I said, "the question I owe Mr. Granadian a-debt of grati merost accidenta word spoken at random by tude which no devotion, on my part, can ever you or me-nay he all your memory wants to repay. You don't know what a fa cour I shall consider it, if you will tell me what ponthinkaf He agreed eagerly to this: "Ton! Yee: Lost Didit rum to you that he was not quite me begin. Helenu niet you, I think, at the station. himself? I don't mean in his looks, por dear Of course, I remember that; it only happened & I mana in his mind."
There was true sorrow and sympathy in her for hours since. Well?" he went on, with a Having setablished myself in my own coun "Ste is a perfect stanngaï to me,” I answered. change in his manner to parental pade, which it fack 1 biore I should hardly have thought. try. I did not forget to let all friends kunw
"Are you sure you have not forgotten lur
was pleasant to wes, aid you think my daughter her uly, if wa hil est et af fat moment. bora they might find 'mn. Among those to "Why do you think I have forgotten her F" a foe girl? I hope Heloan didn't disappoint Thas far, she had only amused me. I bogau
really take Miss Jillgall now, who I wrote was another colleague of past
Fou pi "Bere he evidently remembered you."
"Imunt at conceal from you? I replied, "that Having made that The lady had no doubt looked at res trios, If Quite the contrary years, who still held his medical appointment in the prison. When I receive the doctor's reply this rusant that my face was familiar to her, Iciary reply, I wax my way to keeping his the state of Ir. Gracedion's raind surprisni and it enclosed a letter directed to me at my old could only repeat what I had already said. Never mind aaenpled by a harmless subject. It st, distressel me. Dat I oughtales to tell you that I saw him perhons at his worst. The subject on however, be owned," I wat on. "that your whink he wishot to speak with me would hare quarters in the rernor's rooms, Who could to my knowledge, had I sen her before. Is possibly have sent a letter to an addros which I LeaEng. the way fairs, Miss Helens avolo-danghter surprind mo"
In what way.
agitated my mau. in his state of health. He thod lat ve vessa-since-correspondit gied for taking me into her father's drain.
proved to be no less a person than ths WesleyanHe is able to sit up in an arm-choi," she said: "When she mentioned her was. Who could consulted me about his daughter's marriage."
Miss Jill suddenly turned pile. If she lives, what crime towards you will she Ministor-the friend when had estranged and he might do more, as I think, if he would have enpposed that you an inveterate enemy te from me by the tous in which I had written to exert himself. He won't exert aimselt. Vary the Roman Catholic Church-would have chris- ocmmit nort
If she lives she will marry him."
him, en the long past accasion of his wife's death. sad. Would you like to look at your roots, before tened your Anughter by the bruce of a Fan "Will you let her live **.
It was a distrusing Esttor to rend. I bog pur-you see my father? It is quite ready for you. Catholic Eaint
He listened to this with a stelle. Had I Neser."
mission to give only the substance of it in this We hope she favoared mo with a fascinat- Have I hardened your heart against her?" place
ing smile, devated to wisning my heart when her bappily blundered on some assoolation which his herself. "I bardly, know bow Lo put it, sir. You will excusa me (won't yan R) it I say what I "YAS."
Entreling me with touching expressions of interests required it" we hope you will pay neamini was still able to pursue?
"You happen to be wrong this time," be said feel. You havo infuence-not the sort of in "Will you kill ber?"
Lumility and sorrow, to forgivo his long silence, long visit: we look on you as one of ourselves." "Show me how.”
the writer appealed to my friendly remeinbracce I thanked her, snel and I would shake lauds pleasantly, I never gave my girl the name of ones that Gnds places for people who don't Helenn; and, what is more, I never baptised ber.deserve there, and gota mvutioned in the newspa- Thero was a sudden silence. I was still left in of him. He was in sore need of counsel, andor with my old friend before I went by any room. the darkness: feeling thing, heating ustbing.sericus dilleulties; and I was the only person to
It is out of my power to describe the shook that You ought to know that. Years and years age, pors-I noly mean influence over Mr. Grucedien. Even the consciousness that I was lying on my whom le could apply for help. In the disor- overpowered me when I first saw the Minister I wrote to tell you that way por wife had made That's what frightane me. How do I know? arain, after the long interval of time that had me a proud and happy father. And surely I Oh, dear, I'm asking another question! Allow. bed deertad me. I bud no idee that I was in the dered state of is health, at that time, he ven
I had no knowledge of where. I was. tured to hope that I would visit his at his pro- separated te. Nothing that his daughter said, mil that the child was born while she was DL me, for ones, to be plain and positive. I'm bedroom
The ghastly light that I hul seen already sent place of abode, and would let him have the nothing that I myself anticipate, had prepared visit to bar brother's rectory. On you remember afraid, sir, you have encouraged the Minister to "Pasion mo, "I answered, "you mean I had arrived at the same conclusion, years dawned on the ones more. I was no longer in my happiness of seeing me as speedily as possible. He me for that lamentable change. For the cement, the name of the place? I told you it was a consent to Helena's marrage.
Easice's marriage." sice. Butahrank from soufessing it.
bed, no longer in ray room, no longer in the house, concluded with this extraordinary postscript I was not sufficiently master of myelf to be able remote little village, called-can you remember
"No, sir! Holena.“ "At any rate," Selina.ocatinued, "you are not Without wonder, without even a feeling of sur "When you see my daughter, say nothing to to speak to him. He added to may embarrass. the nama? lo asked, with momentary ep-
"No. Malas. Eunics." like a 7. Nously would ever guess that you priss, I locked round. The place was familiar to either of the which relates, in nug way, to the meat by the humility of his manner, and the pearance of trieniph showing, itself, poor follow,
in his face.
"What does he meansid Miss Jillgal to were the child of that lady, with the long slant me, I was alone in the Musein of our town. subject of tit ages. You shall bear why formal, elaboration of tis apologies. ing forehead and the restless look in her eys."
fool painfully that I have taken a liberty After the time that had staped, the same bad The light flowed along in front of me. I fct when we meet."
The reading of this letter saturally remiad. with you." he said, "of the long estrangement slipped my memery. When I confessed this. beraalf.
I heard her. This is what I mean, What Solius had said of me and my mother's lowed, from room to room in the Museum, where
want of Christan for he cruited over mo, with an alloyed pleasureurtul, in my must positive manner. "The portrait, other friends had said. There was the lighted.
ed me of the claims which my friend's noble between us-for which
rgive it, alt, and forget which it was chering to 5:1 nothing that I know of to int rest me in hearts First, through the picture gallery, hung with conduct had established on my admiration and bourance is to blame,
"Your memory is failing you now," he said, only subject on which the Minister has conaniter it repeated-nd yet it get me pondering on, the the works of modern mastera Then through the respect, at the must us when we met in the it. I hope to show that uncensity justifica my
My to left ter no alternative but to believe I took no notice of her hand; I took no notice want of resemblance between my mother's facs room filled with spocitoms of stuffed animal prison. I could not hesitate to grant his request proxemption, în zubjecting you to a wearisome The name is Long lanes and what do yon me is Miss Ennico's marringe."
think my wife didthis is so characteristic of of her shameless proposal. She tried again and mise, and wondering (inct for the first time) The live nad the tiger, the vulture of the Alpsstrangely as it was expressed, and doubtful as journey for my sake,"
After all, it isn't my fault if Philip likes me what sort of woman my mother was. When my and the grout albatross, looked like living cres. the prospect appeared to be of my answering tho Beginning to recover myself, I begged that be her when I pentad myself at her bedside.ms. She looked not only bowildered bat alarmed. After what had passed betoon, only one con speaking of our own baby, she re- hotter than he likes you. Don't you see that father speaks of her, no words of praise that be turee threatening mo, in the supernatural light expectations which he had founded on the renewal would make so more excuses. My interruption Instead of 5. the same that I had given to car clusion was possible, G. poor run the po I still refused to speak to her. She still per cas utter soeui to to good enough for her. Oh, I entered the third room, devoted to the exhibition of our intercomuse. Answering his letter by seemed to confuse him. sisted at black von look, Eanice! Aree, I wish I was a little more like my mother of ansient armour, and the weapons of all nationa, telegraph. I promised te be with him on the next "I wished to say," he went on, "that you are adopted daughter when I baptised the child. lost himself in such a dreadial way as that pts therous Tan who cao-andorstand There is Yn chose the uglist note that a girl can have, he said to herself. "I darea't believe it." Sho you scrry yn dilo't kill we when you had_your_1b Degan to rob dark; Maria brought in the Hero tits light rosa Mgbar, end, leaving on it day. Striving at the station, 1 found that I was my only reason for asking to see you, and look she said.1 begged her to remember that turned to me, "You have been talking with hands only Throat?"
On Tamp Themidlen brightness of the Hama struck darkness whors I stood, stowed a collection of I.said, "Yes."
ny sching eyes as if it had loan a blow from a words, deggers, and knives arranged on the wall the only traveller, by a first-alus carriage, who ing forward as I do to your advice. You remem Enrico was a name In Scripture. The pr. hire for some time. Plus try to remember. She laughed, and left me. I was obliged to knife. I was obliged to hide my face in my in imitation of the form of a star.
left the train. A young lady, remarkable by ber the sight or was it the day?-before that siste in spits of me." (What firmness of ohs- While Mr. Graoudien was speaking of Eausen, I detest the name of Eunice, she did he say nothing of Helena's infamous chalast sit down on the stairs-I levmbled en. My own mudkorchief: Compassionate Selina entreated The whisper sounded again, eloso at my ar. It her good looks and her good dresdug, woomed to miserable woman was hinged? You were the rector!) roply frightened me. I tried to find out why me to go to bed.
Not the slightest hint of any such thing, I Rest your poor egos, my echoed my own thought, when I had called to have noticed this talling arcumstance. She only person present when I agreed to adopt the said and now that I have a girl of my own, it's to her sister". had said. Yes. I don't remember being con- child, and your weary has and try at least, to mind the ways of killing which history Earl taught approached as with a really smile. I believe I poor little creature, stained siready one may say my turs to choose the names I clanu it as my
Then, the crit. I can tell us what scious of meaning anything. It was as if some get some sleep." She found me Tory decile; I me. It said: Kill her with the knife." bedly also had said Yes--not L Perhaps I was kissed her, and said good night. I had a blood. I bid the dreadful weapons from my
am speaking to my father's friend, she said by its mother's fufstay." I think your wisdom right. She was beginning to get excited, I assured her, had reached No. My heart failed me when I thought of the "say name is Hcleus Graention."
foresaw what a terrible responsibility I was un-allowed her to have her own way, of course. Only provoked, and the word soaped me before I idea.
Here was one of the Minister's two daugh, dertaking you tried to prevent it. Well well! let me know, I said, 'what the name is to be, he has forgotter! We kept as much of tha "Could atop it. "Conld I bare stopped itP ̈Y'don't When all was quiet in the house, I stole 'out view. I cried out: "Fet me go! let me go?" ters: " and that one of the two-as I discovered you have been in my confidence you only. Mind! when you lay thought of it. By dear sir, she misurable rtory to ourselves as we could, in mary know.
Eminence; she would live in his momory when he into the passage, and listened at the door of my Again, I was lost in darkasse. Again, I had the moment I shook hands with her who was nobody in this hange keons that one of the two find the name ready, without thinking about it: hira Besides, I was sways fondest of. father's room.
no knowledge in me of where I was. Again, after my friend's own child. Miss Helena recalled to giris is not really my daughter. Pray stop me, y baby shall be called by the use that is Author sleepless night. Did I pass the miserable hours. In writing door and went in. The composing medisine, of in which I stood.
I heard his regular teathing, and opened the au interval, the light showsl me the new place me her mother's fasa, intitiitely improved by you find we wandering from the point. My swostert in my ears, the name of my dear lust had forgotten the other be wretch, the traitrese yonth and health, and by a natural beauty which wish is to show that you are the only man I can mother. Wo hukat, shall I call it - the plotter, the fend Miss Jillgall's good letters to Philip, and then tearing them up? which I was in search, was not on the table by I was alone in the burial ground of our parish that cruel and densitful woman could never have open my hart to. She He pause, as if in slight difference of opinion when I heard that manners slipped, as it were, from under, hor; Or did I only drown that I wrote to him I have bis badrids. I found it in the cupboard church. The light þed me ou, among the graves, pvasessed. The slanting forehend and the shift-searah of a lost ides, end left the sentence - the neme was to be Helena I really could not she clenched her fists as a final moans of expre- jast looked at the fireplace. The torn paper in perkapa pisceil parpossly out of his reach. They to the lonely corner in which the great yew tree ing flashing eyes, that I recollected in the parent, completed. "Yos," he went on, "I was think-zoonile-it to my consejar.ce to haptise a child sing her sentiments. The graiobed zglish it als ze that I did strong enough for me," she an letters? I might have sent one of them to much of 1 The labs on the brille tuld we foliage, Erightened by the fatal rod fruit which to way) ju the child, as for the other fenisys, that, I kuplived her myself? and by a good Berig wife's brother set thigs right between na Adored with a look of fury Philip. After what Lay happened? Oh, no! no! what the dose was. I dropped it into the medi-kides in itsolf the seeds of death.
I had never gets a more beautiful Dose and tire are too-Eanics, Ah, far, that little worthy good non; he did not very long ago took a liberty May I ask what Mies The whisper tempted me again. It followed mouth, or a arore delicately-shaped andlies the helpless baby is a grown-up girl now; of an sge forget the date. Not to dotain you any longer, Helena, has done I said. Having been wany daya sway from the Girls' cine clus, and swallowed is, and went back to
"May you ask? Oh, Heavens! you must ask. Scripture Clase, it seemed to be possible that my father
sgais the train of my own thought. It said: was presented by the lower part of the face. But to inspire love, and to fool love. I blush, to the roster of Long Lanes baptised car dangter you shall ask Mr. Governor, if your eyes are going back to the sabool and the teaching might Very gently, so as not to wake him, I tanched Kil her by paison."
Miss Helene somebow failed to charm we. I acknowledge it; I have beloved with a want of That is how she comes by her an-English nam help me to escape from myself.
poor Papa's forehead with my lips. "I mal
No1 and so it lurppens that ber birth is registered is not.upened to Holena's true character; I can tell No. Reroago by poison steals its way to its doubt if I should have fallen in love with her, solfeontrol, with a cowardly weakness Nothlag aucciods with we. I found it impos-ve some of your medicino," I whispered to him; end. The base deositfnlness of Haleza's crime even in the days whet. I was a foolish young an, indeed, wandering this time I ought to have a village which her father kan nevor inhabited you what she will do; she will deceire you into station out of regard for the grout mad? Pooh! | against mo appmed to call for a day of rackoning
The first question that I put, as we drove told you first that I have been brought fans to Ibope, sir, yra think a little better of my ma. taking her part. Do you think she went to the that hid itself under no disguise. I rated my from the station to the house, related naturally face with the possibilty of Eunica's inarriage.mory How
And, to maks it wors efill. Lan't help liking the. I won afrid ball him what I really did think she want with an ore to her own interests, aud cry to be delivered from the sight of the day to her futbor." troa. The changes which I have tried to describe, "He is very ill," she began: "I am afraid young man. He cares of a good family exca! He was not fifty years old you; and he had just she means to make the great man useful. Thank She checked herself there, and looked suspi followed once more the confaselun of what I felt, you must prepare yourself in see a gall absuge lent amors, highly sincstod, plenty of money, arhibited one of the sul symptoms which mark God. I can stop that only ory, I might perhaps bear my hard fate
the darkrose was dispalled for the third time. Nerves. The mischief first showed itself, the a gentleman in every sense of the word. And the broken metary of old age, Lead him back with aubrasion.
I walked towarta kowe by a renndabout way;
Iwas standing in Helena's room, looking at doctor tells us, in derangement of bis nervous poor little Eunics. is so fond of him! Isa't. it to the erouts of many years agn, and (as he bed ciensly at the door of Mr. Graostien's room.. Her bed remains near the window. My bed her sa she lay asleep in her bed.
aystem. He has been I regret to tell you, dreadful to be obliged to stop her dearly-loved just proved to me) Le could remenaber well and feeling as it want of sleep was killing me by has been placed opposito, near the door. Our She was quite still now; but she must have betinate in refusing to give up his preseling Philip the young gentioman's name is Philip. Photo coherently. But let him attempt to recall pered, we have not given a thought to the place inches.
In the High Street, I saw Helous, she was Minister he is adop
night-light is hidden in a corner, so that the boon resttone at some earlier tine. The bed and pastoral work. He ought to have tried rest Do you like the name? I say I am obliged to sirėmmatenges which had only taken place a short we have been talking in. Do you think the posting a latter, and was not aware that I was there are to write about! But they mix them-low, that the pillow res high and vacant above to worse. Last Sunday, at the beinting of his all he wants to do is to ask me mudestly for sweet asnted the lamenonble result, just as I have naar hier. Leaving the post offine, she crossed sives up with what I am determined to set dowo her. There, oploured by a tender tush of sleep, ermon, he broke down. Very, very sad-is it Eanior's hand. Oh, what have 1 uotsuffered, related it.
The effort that he had made, the agitation the streek, and narrowly escaped being ren over. in my journal, and then to clows the book fer was the face whose beauty pas my poor face to not? The doctor says that proofo os time has without a word of sympathy to comfort ma, be Suppose the threatened accident bad really taken | good and all
There was the deter who had commit bean lost, and he must make up his mind to fore I had courage enough to write to you! Shall that he bad undergone in talking to me, kad plou-bow should I have felt, if it had ended I had not disturbed my little friend's enviablo ed the worst of murders--the wretch who bad resign the ministry. He won't hear of it. You I make a dreadfal confession? If my religions confirmed my fears that he would overtask, bis Latally? What a fool I am to to putting quesrep030, other when I left anr badehamber, or killed m mo all that made life worth having aro bind fried. Please try to persunde bin." csuvictions had not stood is my way, I believe I wasted strength. He lay back In his obhair, tions to myself about things that have not bap when I returned to it. The night was quiet, and While that thonght was in tay mind. I heard the Fluently spoken, the words well chosen: the should have committed suicide. Put yourself in Let us go on with our conversation." to mar; WO
the stars were out. Nothing mored but the whisper zain. Kill er oponty," the tempting inclodious voice reminding me of the late. Me place. Try to see yourself shrinking from a mured. We haven't recovered what I had The walking thred me; I went straight lume. throbbug at my temples. The lights and shadows mother said. "Kill her daringly, faint heart, Grosdien, advantages in that respects the sowers explanation whor the happiness of a forgotten, yet. His eyes closed, and opened SHIPS COMERADORES, STEVEDORES, Before I coukt ring the ball, the house door in our half-darkened room, which at other timon do you still want courage? Rouss your spiritwighs judiciously thrown in here and there, just harmless girls datifel, so affectionate de-again languidly. There was something I oposed, and the doctor same out. He stepped suggest strange resemblagees to my farey, failed look! ses yeurself in the uel
at the right places; everything, let my own, that peaded on a word of kindness from your lips, wanted to recall," Is resumed, and you were to speak to me. While I tad been awar (be to disturb me now. I was in a darkers of ty The temptation took a form which now tried could present a dutiful daughter us a pattorn of And that word you are afraid to speak! Don't helping me." His weak volo died away; his Farsa said), something had happened them (be on making; having bound a handkerchief, me for the first time
propriety-and nothing, ist me add, that could take offence, sir: I mean myself, not you. Why weary eyes closed again. After waiting until neither knew nor wished to know what) which cooled with water, over my het eye. There wa8 As if a sirror and flected the scene, I saw produce an impression of any insensible tempera don't you say something he burst out fiercely, there could be no doubt that he was resting had thrown my father bale a slate of violent ustbing to interfere with the soothing influence myself steading by the bedside with the pillow front. If I had not been tou dreet to rush at & inaspable of perceiving that he had allowed ms peacefully in sloop, I left the room. aritation. The doctor had administered, com of the dose that I had taken, if my father's that was to another the clasper in my hands hasty conclusion. I might have been inclined to re opportunity of speaking to him, "Good God!
CUAPTER XXXIV.
NOTICE. ly patient is asleep how." madeins would only kelp ma. posing medicine.
I heard the whispering voice telling me how way: hor mother's child every inch of her! don't you understand tou, after all p
A perfect stranger to the inferior of the house he told me, "but remember what I said to you Iban badly. The clock in the ball strato speak the words that warned and conderaned The interest which I was still able to feel, in The signs of mental confusion in his talle hul
CERTIFICATED LADY NURSE will the last time we meet; & langer rest than any the quarter part the hour, the half-past, the thresher: Wake! you who have taket his from y friend's domestic affairs centred, it is hardly no distressed me, that I had not been composad (reeing that my axperience began, and ended with ducker's prescription can give blm is what he quarfare part, the new hour. Tims was awakemo Wako and meet your doom."
COMPANION to YOUNG CHIDREN OF to not as I saw her start up in the bed. The sudden to say, in the daughter whom he had enough to fat sure of what he really mut, the nunister's bedchamber). I decended the ants. You are not looking well yourself, wy and I was awake with Time.
until be described himself es "shrinking from a stairs, in the character of a gaset in search of baglad to obtain a Post as GovERNESS, dear. What is the matter?”””
It was such a trial to my patienos that I movement disordered the nightires over her Tu lier infancy I had seen the abild, and Bked care explanation." Hearing those words, domestic information.
On my way down, I heard the door of a room COMPANION, to a LADY. I told him of my wretched restless nights; and thought of going back to my father's room, and busou, and showed the winstare portrait of a ber; I was the cae pecuon living (since the death my knowledge of the circumstances helped me;
on the ground floor opened, and a woman's voice nyked if I might take some of the composing (aking a second dow of the medicine, no matter man, bung round her neck,
if Mrs. Gracodien) who know for the Minister I realized what is situation, really was. medicine which he had given to my father what the risk might be. On attempting to get Tho man was Philip: The likeness won look and concealed the and secret of her parentage Compose yoursole" I said, "I naderstand below, speaking in a harry: "My dear, I have application to
not a roset to sparo, my patients are waiting Ee forbade me to touch a drop of it. "What! up, I breamy aware of a charge in me. There ing at me,
and I wanted to discover if the fereditary toint you at last is physic for your father, you foolish child, is not was a dull senation in my limbs which seemed to e dear, so lorely, so true, those eyes that had begun to show itself in the innocent offspring He had suddenly become distrustful.Prove for me." This was followed by a confidential
"I commauicetion, judging by the tone. Mind 9] physe for you," ko suid. Coat a thongaud, if bind them down on the bed. It was the strang had once been the light of my hart, poured of the murdres. Just as I was considering how I it!" bo muttered, will a furtivelock at mo.. you can't sleep tonight, or turn your pillow. I est feeling. My will said, Get up-and any heavy for ras and judged me now. They saw the guil might harmlessly speak of Miss Helena's "Slater, want U be satiated that you understand any not a word but me to that old gentleman !'"
Her patients were waiting for lar-bad I dis-Printed and Fablished by B. CHATTENTO WILGOK position."
Wynham Street, Hongkong, wish you pleant dreams.” He went away, liwks mid, No.
ty thoughts tust polluted me: they brought me Mins Helena herself introduced the subject. Baused at his own humour.
This is your position," J: tell him. “You are covered a female doctor? And there was OSAD I lay quite still thinking desperats thoughts, to my knees, imploring him to help me back to "May I mk," she resumed, "if you were
termined not to do, is what I have done. Am I
(nly once, when I asked him how long she And here am I writing of it I What I had de- had been dead. He told me you lost her while losing my senses already? The very names that gaa were au infant, and he told me no moro. I I was must anxious to keep out of my memory was looking at her portrait in the study, only stere as in the face in the lines that I have just yesterday. I think it must be a bad portrait; written. Philip again! Helena again!
yoor mother's face disappoints mo,"
Another day; and something new that must and will be remera bered, skrinit from it as I may,
This afternoon, I mat. Helenk on the stain.
She stopped, and eyed ms with a wicked smile; she held out her bund. We are likely to meet offen, while we are in the same house," she said "hadn't we better consult appearances, and pro- tend to be as fond of each other as ever?"
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sible to instruct the girla as usual; their stupidity: "I wertit, dear, as badly as you do. almost suffocated are with raro. One of them, Then I returned to my or room-and Iny
a great fat focble creature, began to cry when down in bed, waiting to be composed.
I suhted ber. I looked with envy at the taars rolling over her big round cheeks. If I could
-peand!
CHAPTER XXXI,
EUNICE'S DIant Continued.
My restless nights are passed in Boling's room.
shame.
adopted.
ears.
"In the intercet of our converation," she wbie-
"Not if he is alyopa 1 latt him.".
Miss Jillgall shook her head ominously. "The safe way is this way," she said. "Corus with me.' (To be continued.
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