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    is interesting to trying to imagine t Seminary from tlemans  t to tlemans study, and s t times after lesson  disturb him.

    quot;I am groe fond of ; so Ermengarde; quot;I s like o be disturbed. I ed  o at all. You can just c til t like relations. Im quite anxious sometimes ;

    quot;I ions,quot; said Ermengarde, reflectively, quot;and Im very glad of it. I dont like ts are al. You s eat ss, and my uncle is al of lampreys?quot;

    Sara laughed.

    quot;People you never speak to cant ask you questions like t,quot; s;and Im sure tleman  even if e intimate ;

    S sleman because ly not fully recovered from some very severe illness. In tcs, terious means, kne an Indian gentleman really, but an Englis  misfortunes

    t  died of brain fever; and ever since tered in unes ored to rouble and peril ed h mines.

    quot;And mines ; said t;No savins of mine never goes into no mines--particular diamond onesquot;--  Sara. quot;e all kno; quot; as my papa felt,quot; Sara t. quot;  die.quot;

    So  o  out at nigimes to feel quite glad, because t tains of t door mig yet be closed and so ted friend.  simes to stop, and, o t as if he could hear her.

    quot;Per ; le ed, and dont knotle voice. quot;I le Missus o pet papa tle Missus myself, poor dear! Good nig. God bless you!quot;

    Se comforted and a little  it seemed as if it must reac alone in  dressing going in o to Sara like a man  merely like one .

    quot; s ;, so ;but   over ime, so  not to look like t. I ;

    If ts did not   t--tleman smorency. Mr. Montmorency  to see en, and Mrs. Montmorency and all ttle Montmorencys , too, ten. icularly fond of ttle girls--t and Nora ender place in  for all cicularly for little girls. Janet and Nora  pleasure to ternoons tle visits to remely decorous little visits because he was an invalid.

    quot;; said Janet, quot;and ry to cly.quot;

    Janet  t of it in order. It  to ask tleman to tell stories about India, and it  ime to steal quietly aell Ram Dass to go to old any number of stories if o speak anyt ani. tlemans real name  told Mr. Carrisford about ter tle-girl-ed, and all ture of ture of ttic and its desolateness--of ter, ty, empty grate, and the hard, narrow bed.

    quot;Carmic; o ter ion, quot;I ics in t one, and ctle servant girls sleep on sucoss on my do of it--not mine.quot;

    quot;My dear fello; Mr. Carmic;tormenting yourself tter it  set rigs in to refurnistics in till remain all ttics in all treets to put in order. And t;

    Mr. Carrisford sat and bit o te.

    quot;Do you suppose,quot; er a pause--quot;do you t is possible t to any sucion as ttle soul next door?quot;

    Mr. Carmic  t to begin to ticular icular subject.

    quot;If t Madame Pascals sc; ;so be in to take care of ed e companion of ttle daug tremely o-do Russians.quot;

    quot;And tcually did not know waken ; exclaimed Mr. Carrisford.

    Mr. Carmichael shrugged his shoulders.

    quot;Sly only too glad to get tably off  otally unprovided for. omen of ype do not trouble t tures of c prove burdens. ted parents apparently disappeared and left no trace.quot;

    quot;But you say `if t sure. t;

    quot;Madame Pascal pronounced it as if it ead of Cre t migter of pronunciation. tances le girl at ter losing une.quot; Mr. Carmic, as if a ne o ;Are you sure t at a sc ;

    quot;My dear fello; broke fortless bitterness, quot;I am sure of not  since our scil  in India. I  promise of too. ttering t  t to sc even remember, no;

    o be excited. ed irred by memories of tastrop.

    Mr. Carmicc o ask some questions, but t be put quietly and ion.

    quot;But you o t;

    quot;Yes,quot; ;because  so be educated in Paris. It seemed only likely t s;

    quot;Yes,quot; Mr. Carmic;it seems more t;

    tleman leaned forruck table ed hand.

    quot;Carmic; ;I must find  is t. o get back  on  ties of all our most fantastic dreams, and poor Cre!quot;

    quot;No, no,quot; said Carmic;try to be calm. Console yourself  t o o ;

    quot; man enougo stand my ground ulant misery. quot;I believe I sood my ground if I  been responsible for ot into t rusted me--om Carrisford,  Eton  a villain   me!quot;

    quot;Dont reproacterly.quot;

    quot;I dont reproacion tened to fail--I reproac face my best friend and tell ;

    ted fat ingly.

    quot;You ran aal torture,quot; ;You . You rapped doer you left t.quot;

    Carrisford dropped his forehead in his hands.

    quot;Good God! Yes,quot; ;I  slept for  I staggered out of my  me.quot;

    quot;t is explanation enougself,quot; said Mr. Carmic;;

    Carrisford shook his drooping head.

    quot;And o consciousness poor Creo remember not remember to recall ence everyt of ;

    opped a moment and rubbed ;It sometimes seems so noo remember. Surely I must sometime  to. Dont you t;

    quot; not  definitely. You never seem even to ;

    quot;o call  name ed. tle Missus. But tc of our alked of not--I forgot. And now I s;

    quot;Come, come,quot; said Carmic;e s. e inue to searcured Russians. So  take t as a clue. I o Mosco;

    quot;If I o travel, I ; said Carrisford; quot;but I can only sit are at to it I seem to see Cre me. ion. Sometimes I dream of  nigands before me and asks tion in words. Can you guess w ;

    Mr. Carmicher low voice.

    quot;Not exactly,quot; he said.

    quot;om, old man--tom--;  at Carmico it. quot;I must be able to ans; ;o find ;

    On tting in  talking to Melc for his evening meal.

    quot;It o be a princess today, Melc; s;It  gets reets get more sloppy.  my muddy skirt as I passed  of someto say all in a flas stopped myself in time. You cant sneer back at people like t- -if you are a princess. But you o bite your tongue to  mine. It ernoon, Melcs a cold nig;

    Quite suddenly s en did when she was alone.

    quot;O; s;ime it seems since I tle Missus!quot;

    t  day on bothe wall.