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From that day forth, Alan and Her, and he sketched a great deal in his idle ties from real estate into

poetry On such occasions, Herminia's walks often led her in the

samade her free, she knew no reason why she

should avoid or pretend to avoid his cooddess who rules Philistia; it mattered not

to her what "people said," or whether or not they said anything

about her "Aiunt: quid aiunt? aiant," was her s on the co the old ladies of

Holmwood, the point would have seemed to her unworthy of an

emancipated soul's consideration She could estimate at its true

worth the value of all human criticism upon human action

So, day after day, she n, on the slopes of the Holether,

for Alan liked her and understood her His heart went out to her

Co of her hopes and

aspirations Often as he sketched he would look up and wait,

expecting to catch the faint sound of her light step, or see her