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If I can only keep this up, and not soften should I see her distressed,

and not weaken or give the shoay, I alad she had not been there, so that I could pull ether, and put my armour on, so to speak, before we o to her roo-rooood as Coralie's, probably her new clothes come from

the same place, she appeared adorable, and now that I can observe her at

leisure, she see,--the childish outline, and the

perfect curve of the little cheek! She does not look over eighteen years

old, in spite of the firm mouth and serene manner

I had the poe these," I re

The pupils of her eyes contracted for a second, she was annoyed with

herself that she had left the paper cutter in the book

"Yes"

"After lunch will you read to me?"

"Of course"

"You like poetry?"

"Yes, some"

"This kind?"

Her cheeks became softly pink

"Yes, I do I daresay I should have more classical tastes, but these

seem real, these poe about I ae of poetry in the abstract, I only like it