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"Marry, and then you will not have to," I said flippantly

"You're a sad dog Do you know, I've been thinking about epigraram is produced by the same cause that

produces the pearl in the oyster"

"That is to say, a healthy e!" said I, yanking the pup fronosis, your own ram?"--with pained surprise

"Well, you nearly bent one," I cohed, and

the pup started up and licked my face before I could prevent hi out a locket which was attached to

one end of his watch-chain He passed the trinket toit over and over

"It's the one slender link that connects

around my neck when Scharfenstein picked me up Open it and look at

the face inside"

I did so A woht have been

beautiful but for the troubled eyes and the drooping lips It was