n:AKS AND I'ASSES 



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the conveiitioiKil ;ii t it udi' it \v;is solely liceaiise to I urn ioiiimI 

 was im[iussiliK'. At this |m_(1iiI 1 was ;iliii(i>t iiidiiird lo 

 iiitervL'iic ami iiiiplorr Iht to refuse llic Inule, hul it was 

 uiuiccessaiy. Al'trr an anxious niinut(> of suspense, she 

 curt 1\' dismissed liim. il' that lie a correct expression when 

 her lover I'emaiiied iiecessarilv uUkmI to hei' >idc i\)v 

 another two houis. Ilaj)})ily his diseoiisohitc position 

 redueed him to silenee foi' a time, so that I slept, and was 

 oid\' roused li\' a JVesh discussion ahout ccs hon/ycois 

 (l\i/i(jl'iis, and especially 



. .UtA«s£&i^i^4Kw, 1 



THE AUTHOR. 



