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and you are recklessly rash about your ownhealth.'

'

Not at all,'

said he: '

I care for myself when necessary. I am well now. What do you see amiss in me?'

This was said with a careless, abstracted indifference, which showed that my solicitude was, at least in his opinion, wholly superfluous. I was silenced. He still slowly moved his finger over his upper lip, and still his eye dwelt dreamily on the glowing grate;

thinking it urgent to say something, I asked him presently if he felt any cold draught from the door, which was behind him. '

No, no!'

he responded shortly and somewhat testily. '

Well,'

I reflected, '

if you won'

t talk, you may be still;

I'

ll let you alone now, and return to my book.'

So I snuffedthe candle and resumed the perusal of Marmion. He soon stirred;

my eye was instantly drawnto his movements;

he only took out a morocco pocket-book, thence produced a letter, which he read in silence, folded it, put it back, relapsed into meditation. It was vain to try to read with such an inscrutable fixture before me;

nor could I, in my impatience, consent to be dumb;

he might rebuff me if he liked, but talk I would. '

Have you heard from Diana and Mary lately?'

'

Not since the letter I showedyou a week ago.'

'

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3 - You will not be summoned to leave England sooner than you expected?'

'

I fear not, indeed: such chance is too good to befall me.'

Baffled so far, I changed my ground. I bethought myself to talk about the school and my scholars. '

Mary Garrett'

s mother is better, and Mary came back to the school this morning, and I shall have four new girls next week from the Foundry Close- they would have come to-day but for the snow.'

'

Indeed!'

'

Mr. Oliver pays for two.'

'

Does he?'

'

He means to give the whole school a treat at Christmas.'

'

I know.'

'

Was it your suggestion?'

'

No.'

'

Whose, then?'

'

His daughter'

s, I think.'

'

It is like her: she is so good-natured.'

'

Yes.'

Again came the blank of a pause: the clock struck eight strokes. It aroused him;

he uncrossed his legs, sat erect, turnedto me. '

Leave your book a moment, and come a little nearer the fire,'

he said. Wondering, and of my wonder finding no end, I complied. '

Half an hour ago,'

he pursued, '

I spoke of my impatience to hear the sequel of a tale: on reflection, I find the matter will be better managed by my assuming the narrator'

s part, and converting you into a listener. Before commencing, it is but fair to warn you that the story will sound somewhat hackneyed in your ears;

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