Ruby's Reward — page 106: what you’re looking at

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‘ But he conld not say this to her now, if | indeed, he should ever dare to aspire to so much. . “Wish,” he said, bending to look into her eyes, and speaking very carnestly, “that I may grow to be so noble and good that I may ever be worthy of your friend- ship and esteem.” “You are worthy of that now,” she an- swered; ‘and I have always felt since we first met that day on the herse-car, that I should be glad to have you for my friond.” ‘Have you?’ Walter said, eagerly. “'Phank you for telling me, You do nat know how much good you have done jue by | saying so,” ‘ “Tt was a very little thing to tell,” Ruby returned, shyly, with a flush on her cheek, for his manuer had expressed a preat deal. ‘(A little thing to you, perhaps; but, when a fellow is all ‘alone in the world the twifles, especially if they ave kindly trifle 7 sometimes amount to a great deal,” 7° oung man returned, with a quiver 0" , 8 young , a 4 foel- ing in hia voice that betrayed how much the kindly little speech had been émibsinzs.com