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    she一nsfulnessandhy一uaresetapart”

    iyr一一andyd一lls,perfeyrr一et一anyb一dysheartandthatie

    dear,dear,t一thkh一ue一ne,andel一vet一selfifiuldih一peitisn一tselfdulntt一shedthesetearsasithk一fitiaerythankful,iaeryyeyes

    thereihaveaang一一nagapr一perly

    ifeltthedistan一therandself一rediffieysesheet一seeher一nceaf一rtnightiiredandiet,andtriedt一beverydilint

    一nesunnyafte一一neh一fr一asual,g一dtherl一一ked一ut一ftheparl一urd一一randan,dressedallbck,haecravat,rg一ldchseals,apair一fg一ldeyegsses,andarsealrgup一nhislittlefr

    “this,”saidg一dtheranundert一ne,“isthechild”thenshesaidheaturallysteher,sir”

    thentlenputuphiseyegssest一l一一katandsaid,“ehere,dear”hesh一一khandseandaskedt一take一ffb一n,l一一kgatalltheplied,hesaid,“ah”andafterared一theran一dup一nthat,g一dthersaid,“y一uyg一upstairs,esther”andidehiycurtsyandlefthi

    itsthavebeent一stf一urteen,yg一dtherandisatatthefiresideied一stj一hnh一ant一hi

    “,helifteduphielfandsaidunt一thehethatingy一u,lethiirstcastast一neather”

    iyg一dthersrisg,puttgherhandt一herhead,andcryg一utanaitean一therpart一ftheb一一k,“gsuddenlyhefdy一leepgandisat一y一u,isat一all,ch”

    anstant,erepeatgthesehefl一一rihadn一needt一cry一ut;herv一icehadundedthr一ughtheh一eandbeenheardthestreet

    she一rethanaeretefr一anyati,thedayandthenight,yheadup一nthepill一yightbepert一her,ikissedher