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had handed him over to the charge of a bright…eyed Western girl; to

whom the whole story had been told; and who showed herself ready

and anxious to help in building up again the broken life of her

English lover。  To judge from the letters that we have since

received; she has shown herself well fitted for the task。  Among

other things she has money; and Jack's worldly affairs have so

prospered that George declares that he can well afford now to waste

some of his superfluous cash upon farming a few of his elder

brother's acres。  The idea seems to smile upon Jack; and I have

every hope this winter of being able to institute an actual

comparison between our small boy; his namesake; and his own three…

year…old Alan。  The comparison; by the way; will have to be

conditional; for Jacketthe name by which my son and heir is

familiarly knownis but a little more than two。



I turn my eyes for a moment; and they fall upon the northern corner

of the East Room; which shows round the edge of the house。  Then

the skeleton leaps from the cupboard of my memory; the icy hand

which lies ever near my soul grips it suddenly with a chill

shudder。  Not for nothing was that wretched woman's life interwoven

with my own; if only for an hour; not for nothing did my spirit

harbor a conflict and an agony; which; thank God; are far from its

own story。  Though Margaret Mervyn's dagger failed to pierce my

flesh; the wound in my soul may never wholly be healed。  I know

that that is so; and yet as I turn to start through the sunshine to

the cedar shade and its laughing occupants; I whisper to myself

with fervent conviction; 〃It was worth it。〃











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