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till" Her father understood the half-uttered de- 

 sire of James Gertson's widow, and the old miser was 

 borne next day from the ruined Ha straight to the 

 churchyard. 



Breeta went home with her mother, and wore her 

 weeds for the orthodox twelvemonth. At the end of 

 that time " the best man her eyes ever beheld," 

 namely, Yaspard, persuaded her that it would be much 

 wiser to spend all coming Yules with him in a home 

 which he had got ready for her. And Breeta never 

 repented agreeing to her bonnie sailor's proposal. 



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