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Chapter 22

           Itwasoneofconsiderablebulk:sinceinsidewerediscoveredseveralbottles,apparentlycontainingwinesandcordials,packedamongaparaphernaliaofsweetmeats,andotherdelicaciesbothoftheconfectioneryandthekitchen.Therewasnonoteaccompanyingthepresentnotevenadirectionbutthetrimandelegantstyleinwhichitwasdoneup,provedthatithadproceededfromthehandsofalady.

           Mauriceturnedoverthevariousarticles,examiningeach,asPhelimsupposed,totakenoteofitsvalue.Littlewashethinkingofthis,whilesearchingforthe"invoice."

           Thereprovedtobenonenotascrapofpapernotsomuchasacard!

           Thegenerosityofthesupplywell-timedasitwasbespokethedonortobesomepersoninaffluentcircumstances.Whocoulditbe?

           AsMauricereflected,afairimagecameuppermostinhismind;whichhecouldnothelpconnectingwiththatofhisunknownbenefactor.CoulditbeLouisePoindexter?

           Inspiteofcertainimprobabilities,hewasfaintobelieveitmight;and,solongasthebelieflasted,hisheartwasquiveringwithasweetbeatitude.

           Ashecontinuedtoreflect,theimprobabilitiesappearedtoostrongforthispleasantsupposition;hisfaithbecameoverturned;andthereremainedonlyavagueunsubstantialhope.

           "Agintlemanliftit,"spoketheConnemaraman,insemi-soliloquy.

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