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           Fetteswasthusleftalonewithhisregrets. Hesawthemiserableperilinwhichhestoodinvolved. Hesaw,withinexpressibledismay,thattherewasnolimittohisweakness,andthat,fromconcessiontoconcession,hehadfallenfromthearbiterofMacfarlane’sdestinytohispaidandhelplessaccomplice. Hewouldhavegiventheworldtohavebeenalittlebraveratthetime,butitdidnotoccurtohimthathemightstillbebrave. ThesecretofJaneGalbraithandthecursedentryintheday-bookclosedhismouth. 

           Hourspassed; theclassbegantoarrive; themembersoftheunhappyGrayweredealtouttooneandtoanother,andreceivedwithoutremark. Richardsonwasmadehappywiththehead; andbeforethehouroffreedomrangFettestrembledwithexultationtoperceivehowfartheyhadalreadygonetowardsafety. 

           Fortwodayshecontinuedtowatch,withincreasingjoy,thedreadfulprocessofdisguise. 

           OnthethirddayMacfarlanemadehisappearance. Hehadbeenill,hesaid;buthemadeupforlosttimebytheenergywithwhichhedirectedthestudents. ToRichardsoninparticularheextendedthemostvaluableassistanceandadvice,andthatstudent,encouragedbythepraiseofthedemonstrator,burnedhighwithambitioushopes,andsawthemedalalreadyinhisgrasp. 

           BeforetheweekwasoutMacfarlane’sprophecyhadbeenfulfilled. Fetteshadoutlivedhisterrorsandhadforgottenhisbaseness.