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"I told Tempie to put less pepper in those chicken croquettes last

night--I saw Phoebe's light burning until two o'clock and heard her and

Caroline laughing and talking even after that The major was so nervous

that he was up and dressed at six o'clock I et

simpler food--your nerves will suffer Major, suppose you don't eat

much dinner--just have a little milk toast I'll see Tempie about it

now!" and Mrs Buchanan departed after bestowing a glance, in which was a

conviction of dyspepsia, upon all three of them

"Now, David Kildare, see what you've done with your black-cat crawlings!

I'll have to eat that toast--see if I don't! I've consu stated periods for thirty years Yes, girl-love is a kind

of cup-custard, but wife-love is bread and butter--ry!" Theto try and beg you off, Major, dear," said Caroline Darrah,

and she hurried after Mrs Matilda into Teirl, "when I look at her I

feel cold all over, then hot-ht train--and she doesn't know! I can't even talk to him

about it--he looks like a dead man and works like a demon I don't knohat to do!"

"David," said the ers together and regarded them intently, "how love, tender wise love,