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But the sirl was surprised to see the subtle change in his face--the white worn look, then the old listless apathy which, all at once to her, hinted of soraver than preoccupation

"Are we near the sea?" he asked

"Very near Only a moment to the top of this hill … Now look!"

There lay the sea--the sa void that had ever fascinated and repelled him--alrinkled, always in flataway, away to the sad world's ends

"Full of menace--always," he said, unconscious that he had spoken aloud

"The sea!"

He spoke without turning: "The sea is a relentless thing for a ht … There are other tides more persistent than the sea, but like it--like it in its menace"

His face seemed thinner, older; she noticed his cheek bones for the first tih and a touch of colour; and, without understanding exactly how, she are, presently, that they had insensibly slipped back to their light badinage and gay inconsequences--back to a footing which, strangely, see, familiar, pleasant, and natural to return to

"Is that Shotover House?" he asked as they came to the crest of the last hillock between thely; "and now your troubles are nearly ended"

"And yours, Miss Landis?"

"I don't know," she ra, and she had not had half enough out of life as yet; and besides, her theories and preconceived plans for the safe and sound ordering of her life appeared to lack weight--nay, they were dwindling already into insignificance

Theory had alestion with a 'Yes' However, he was co from the Lakes in a day or two She could decide definitely when she had discussed the ," observed Siward, as the phaeton entered the macadas to Mr Quarrier"