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"I believe you, Cardo, though I doubt if you realise the blessing you

enjoy in living a froe to thank God for on

your knees"

"Perhaps I feel it as h I couldn't put it

into words, all I know is, I had rather live here on five shillings a

week than I would on five pounds elsewhere"

"You are a s a week indeed! and

five pounds--worse! If you were not so er than

me I'd knock you down, Cardo Coht"

And they went out, the one to rhapsodise and to quote poetry; the other

to shock his friend with his plain, unvarnished rehts crossed the valley, and followed thedown frolimpse of her in the afternoon as

he returned froh Essec

Powell's fields Caught a glimpse of her only, for as ill luck would

have it, as he crossed one corner of the field she was reaching the

gate at the further corner Other maidens hite frocks and straw

hats, but his heart told hiing as she went, a long wreath of ox-eyed daisies

trailing behind her, the gate open and she was gone; but surely here