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A PAIR OF BLUE EYES.

22

And

up a dialogue con-

there sprang

cerning family matters of birth, death, and marriage, which

it

not necessary to de-

is

Knight presently inquired

tail.

The young lady who changed

'

other carriage

then,

is,

into the

your stepdaughter?'

'

Yes, Elfride.

You must know

And who was

the lady in the carriage

who had an

entered;

Elfride

and watery

look, as if she

Lady Luxellian

see

us,

Come

We

week.

come and

you'll

24 Chevron

of course.

this

?'

very weakly, Elfride

However, Henry,

says.

-defined

were only the

reflection of herself in a pool '

ill

her.'

-

square.

shall only be in

town

a w^eek or two longer.'

for

Let

me

I

see.

am

compelled to leave

Oxford to-morrow, where

for several days

I

shall

be

so that I must, I fear,

lose the pleasure of seeing

you

in

London

this year.'

'Then come return with us

?'

to

Endelstow;

why

not