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Quickly rising from my seat I turned about 
and stood face to face with the object of my 
visit. Her beautiful face was radiant with 
happy expectation. 
“Oh, please be seated, and tell me quickly 
what sent you back to me so soon; have you 
learned any tidings of my dear papa?” 
“Yes, [am the bearer of some tidings; not 
sad in character either. But pray be calm and 
patient while I relate to you my interesting 
story.” 
With almost bated breath, and eyes flashing 
with irrepressibly happy expectation my beauti- 
ful companion, trained by adversity to patience, 
attentively listened to every word of my won- 
derful story. Frequently, during its rehearsal 
tears welled up into her expressive eyes, till, 
when I had completed my tale, she covered her 
face with her hands and gave full and natural 
vent to her almost overwhelming feelings. 
Fully recovering her self possession and looking 
into my eyes with inexpressible gratitude she 
quietly asked: 
“Did you secure a clew to his identity that 
will positively remove all doubts of the full 
reality of your happy discovery?” 
I placed both little lockets in her hand as an 
answer to her natural query. She gazed lov- 
ingly at these certain proofs of her great good 
fortune, and exclaimed. 
“Heaven be praised, it is papa—it is surely 
my dear papa. Poor dear papa, how grievous- 
