eman.

    tated, then spoke.

    I will, she said.

    tleman stood a little easier. tretc from c.

    o be married? he said.

    I kept quite still, till Gentleman turned to me; and tured  and stood at Mauds side, and t take  to to put it into Gentlemans. I , t anyt

    iff and cold as fingers made of leman o ook  seemed to rise like smoke into to vanish.

    tleman broug, and ook  time repeating t  seemed gold in t, but—I sa later—it was bad.

    It  hen raised his hands and closed his eyes.

    t God oget no man put in sunder.

    And t .

    they were married.

    Gentleman kissed ood and swayed, as if dazed. Mrs Cream said in a murmur,

    S knoer— plum feller like him. heh heh.

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    Gentleman took , and t  off.  fast, and as ook —o snuff  like a ligook us to her

    cottage. Sern, and  of tilting stairs too narros, and to a landing, about as big as a cupboard,  for a moment and t laid upon tern and was singed.

    to ttle bedrooms of t ratress on a pallet on tleman and Maud. S into it, and stood  not.  to took , one by one, and put t cleman stood range. It icoat but noake out Mauds sockings,  afraid. he said,

    ell, I ste doairs. Sue, youll make table up here?

    I did not anss sounding loud as taircase trembling. I side triking a match.

    I looked at Maud