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Hendon Hall

           Scourandscanmetothycontent,mygoodoldHughIamindeedthyoldMiles,thysameoldMiles,thylostbrother,is’tnotso?Ah,‘tisagreatdayIsaid‘twasagreatday!Givemethyhand,givemethycheeklord,Iamliketodieofveryjoy!"

           Hewasabouttothrowhimselfuponhisbrother;butHughputuphishandindissent,thendroppedhischinmournfullyuponhisbreast,sayingwithemotion

           

           "Ah,Godofhismercygivemestrengthtobearthisgrievousdisappointment!"

           Miles,amazed,couldnotspeakforamoment;thenhefoundhistongue,andcriedout

           "Whatdisappointment?AmInotthybrother?"

           Hughshookhisheadsadly,andsaid

           "Iprayheavenitmayproveso,andthatothereyesmayfindtheresemblancesthatarehidfrommine.Alack,Ifearmetheletterspokebuttootruly."

           "Whatletter?"

           "Onethatcamefromoversea,somesixorsevenyearsago.Itsaidmybrotherdiedinbattle."

           "Itwasalie!Callthyfatherhewillknowme."

           "Onemaynotcallthedead."

           "Dead?"Miles’svoicewassubdued,andhislipstrembled."Myfatherdead!oh,thisisheavynews.Halfmynewjoyiswitherednow.PritheeletmeseemybrotherArthurhewillknowme;hewillknowmeandconsoleme."

           "He,also,isdead."

           "Godbemercifultome,astrickenman!Gone,bothgonetheworthytakenandtheworthlessspared,inme!Ah!Icraveyourmercy!donotsaytheLadyEdith"

           "Isdead?No,shelives.

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