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←A PAIR OF BLUE EYES. not that tomb

we

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on the tomb of

laid her

her only son?^ 'Yes,

it

was there

Yes, I see

was. to

now.

it

the tomb.

visit

She

Since the

death of that son she has been a desolate crazed

woman, always bewailing him.

was a farmer's

wife,

She

very well educated

governess originally, I believe.' Knight's heart was

moved

to s}Tnpathy.

His own fortunes seemed in some strange

way

to be interwoven with those

of this

Jethway family, through the influence of Elfride over himself

and the unfortunate son

He made no

of that house.

reply,

and they

walked on.

still

'She begins to

feel

heavy,'

said

the

stranger, breaking the silence. '

Yes, she does,' said Knight

and

after

another pause added, 'I think I have met

you

May are

though where

before, 1 ask

who you

'0

yes.

you

?'

I

I

cannot recollect.

are?'

am Lord

Luxellian.

Who