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In Which Jos Sedley Takes Care of His Sister

           Howlonghadthatpoorgirlbeenonherknees!whathoursofspeechlessprayerandbitterprostrationhadshepassedthere!Thewar-chroniclerswhowritebrilliantstoriesoffightandtriumphscarcelytellusofthese.Thesearetoomeanpartsofthepageant:andyoudon’thearwidows’criesormothers’sobsinthemidstoftheshoutsandjubilationinthegreatChorusofVictory.Andyetwhenwasthetimethatsuchhavenotcriedout:heart-broken,humbleprotestants,unheardintheuproarofthetriumph!

           AfterthefirstmovementofterrorinAmelia’smindwhenRebecca’sgreeneyeslighteduponher,andrustlinginherfreshsilksandbrilliantornaments,thelattertrippedupwithextendedarmstoembraceherafeelingofangersucceeded,andfrombeingdeadlypalebefore,herfaceflushedupred,andshereturnedRebecca’slookafteramomentwithasteadinesswhichsurprisedandsomewhatabashedherrival.

           "DearestAmelia,youareveryunwell,"thevisitorsaid,puttingforthherhandtotakeAmelia’s."Whatisit?IcouldnotrestuntilIknewhowyouwere."

           Ameliadrewbackherhandneversinceherlifebeganhadthatgentlesoulrefusedtobelieveortoansweranydemonstrationofgood-willoraffection.Butshedrewbackherhand,andtrembledallover."Whyareyouhere,Rebecca?"shesaid,stilllookingathersolemnlywithherlargeeyes.Theseglancestroubledhervisitor.

           "Shemusthaveseenhimgivemetheletterattheball,"Rebeccathought.

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