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Chapter XVII

           “Imustn’tbelayingittotheAlmighty,ortomebird,mustI?”

           “No,dearlad,”saidMcLean,strokingthebrillianthair.“Thechoicelaywithyou.Youcouldhavestoodarooteddoltlikealltheremainderofus.Itwasthroughyourgreatloveandyourhighcouragethatyoumadethesacrifice.”

           “Don’tyoubesonamingit,sir!”criedFreckles.“It’sjustthereverse.IfIcouldbegivingmebodythehundredtimesovertosavehersfromthis,I’dbedoingitandtakejoywitheverypain.”

           HeturnedwithasmileofadoringtendernesstotheAngel.Shewasghastlywhite,andhereyesweredullandglazed.Shescarcelyseemedtohearorunderstandwhatwascoming,butshebravelytriedtoanswerthatsmile.

           “Ismyforeheadcoveredwithdirt?”heasked.

           Sheshookherhead.

           “Youdidonce,”hegasped.

           Instantlyshelaidherlipsonhisforehead,thenoneachcheek,andtheninalongkissonhislips.

           McLeanbentoverhim.

           “Freckles,”hesaidbrokenly,“youwillneverknowhowIloveyou.Youwon’tgowithoutsayinggood-byetome?”

           ThatwordstungtheAngeltoquickcomprehension.Shestartedasifarousingfromsleep.

           “Good-bye?”shecriedsharply,hereyeswideningandthecolorrushingintoherwhiteface.“Good-bye!Why,whatdoyoumean?Who’ssayinggood-bye?WherecouldFrecklesgo,whenheishurtlikethis,savetothehospital?Youneedn’tsaygood-byeforthat.Ofcourse,wewillallgowithhim!Youcallupthemen.Wemuststartrightaway.”

           “It’snouse,Angel,”saidFreckles.“I’mthinkingivryboneinmebreastissmashed.

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