Ruby's Reward — page 108: what you’re looking at

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‘* Yes, for Ihave looked upon the same scene many timer. TF never tire of it, however, and I was sme you would appreciate it,” he replied. * Appreciate it! [tis delight simply to look upon so much beauty.” “ Indeed it is,” the young man agreed, but he was thinking more of the loveliness of the expressive face, with its earnest eyes, fluctuating colour and tenderly smiling lips, upon which he was gazing, than of the view below them. Ruby ilushed. She could not fail to pereeive that his inte:est was centied in her, “Such wonderful hills,” she murmured, ‘See how they sit, each in its place as if enthroned an cternal king and ciowned with glory from the beginning. Oh, Mr Richardson, what a vare pleasure you are giving me to-day.” ‘‘T wish I might give you pleasure every day of your life, if 1 could but occasionally win such a elarming return,” Walter re- sponded, ina thrilling tone, his luminous eyes betraying how deeply she had stirred the inmost feclings of his heart. ‘© F shall never regret it,” she said, turn- ing away fiom his eager look, for her cheeks were flushing beneath it. Then she added ‘* Arve we far from the bridge now ‘No, we can soon be there. Are you ready to goon?” Ves,” she assenled, casting one more lingeting look behind her; and on they went over the top of the mountain, and bevan to descend on the other [email protected]