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more terrible than Katy herself. She was in splen- 

 did spirits, full of fun, rendered more touching and 

 gentle on account of the recent estrangement, and 

 charmed Harry with the renewal of her former 

 witchery. He gave himself up to the mere enjoy- 

 ment of her presence, following her every motion 

 with unwearying admiration, and never removing 

 his eyes from her loved form. He seemed as though 

 drinking through his eyes her graceful beauty, and 

 experienced all those charming sensations that love 

 alone bestows. 



He had almost forgotten, basking in present joy 

 and dreaming hazily of future happiness, there was 

 an angry father in existence, when the latter gentle- 

 man appeared at the door. A gleam of surprise 

 crossed his features, but Harry at once stepped for- 

 ward and was in the act of boldly justifying his 

 presence, when he saw another figure in the door- 

 way that of his own parent. 



Mr, Goodlow slowly advanced, and extending his 

 hand frankly to Harry, said : 



" I am glad to see you, and hope you will forget 

 the errors and weaknesses of humanity, and forgive 

 me the annoyance my foolish and unworthy quarrel 

 has caused." 



"And you, Katy," said Mr. Hartley, "must do 

 the like by me ; we have been guilty of wrong, and 

 should only do worse by being ashamed to own it 

 before our children, whom our example is most 

 likely to affect." 



Harry felt as though he had escaped from a build- 



