alled out, ` come and es.

    `O no, said Maggie,   so strange.

    `Never mind, Stepiently; `t kno St Oggs. Lead  es, o illy, urned to Maggies side, and t  s go on now.

    `take my arm, said Stepreatingly; and sook it, feeling all tmare.

    `to truggling to repel t is  Lucy - t ot not hink of Lucy.

    `I do t-- Step rested on  it difficult to speak.

    `And I ies, Maggie  on, at last, e effort, - `even if Lucy did not exist.

    `You are engaged to Pepily. `Is it so?

    `I consider myself engaged to  mean to marry any one else.

    Step again until turned out of to a side lane, all grassy and sered. t out impetuously,

    `It is unnatural - it is o to eacaken ties t ermine to marry eacher.

    `I o t temptation, said Maggie, inctness, - all tual force of painful years coming to remity. She drew her arm from his as she spoke.

    `tell me t you dont care for me,  violently. `tell me t you love some one else better.

    It darted t ruggle - to tell Step  ter t, and s.

    `If you do love me, dearest, said Steply, taking up   is better, it is rig  is come upon us  our seeking: it is natural - it aken e of every effort I o resist it. God knorying to be faito tacit engagements, and Ive only made tter  first.

    `Maggie . If it   and struggle against t, soft and yet strong as tream!

    `Say quot;yes,quot; dearest, said Stepo look entreatingly in  could  in to eacher?

    t dread dwelling in his love for her.

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