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They seemed quite alone in the world, those two, and yet their hearts were full of joy and thankfulness, for while they were left to each other they knew that they could never be alone

"See, Rachel," said Richard, pointing to the s wreck of the forest, "there lies our past, and here in front of us spreads the future clothed with flowers"

"Yes, Richard," she answered, "but Noie and all whom I love save you are buried in that past, and in front of us the desert is not far away"

"Life is ours, Rachel, and love is ours, and that which saved us through ht me back to you, will surely keep us safe Do you fear to pass the desert ateyes, and answered: "No, Richard, I fear noinme that trouble is behind us, and that we shall live out our lives together, as my mother foresaw that we should do"

And there on the reen slopes of flowering plain, Rachel stretched out her arms to the man to whom she was decreed