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Arthur opened the long lo, and looked out upon the old blasted and blackened forest of

chilare in the sky, which had seehtly reflection of the fiery environment that was

presented to his childish fancy in all directions, let it look where it

would He drew in his head again, sat down at the bedside, and looked on at

Affery Flintwinchthe bed 'Affery, you were not married when I went away'

She screwed her'No,' shook her head, and

proceeded to get a pillow into its case 'How did it happen?'

'Why, Jeremiah, o' course,' said Affery, with an end of the pillow-case

between her teeth 'Of course he proposed it, but how did it all coht that neither of you would haveeach other'

the pillow into its place on the bolster, that he

was still looking at her as if waiting for the rest of her reply,

she gave it a great poke in the middle, and asked, 'How could I help

o'to do, without thinking, indeed! She