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es elad a watfor ee ad for you, but I could not bear to think that you were unhappy and I the cause.” | ‘Dear little Violet! How like you thatis. No. I, too, have thought it out. I have tried to see if it could bring unhappiness to you in any way; but all I could see was that I was not at all worthy of you, and that that might make you unhappy some time——” “When I found it out,” she interjected, with a soft lit- tle laugh of incredulity. He peeasee his lips to her forehead, and stroked her hair. © “Of course you do not. believe it, and I suppose I am very glad of it; but it is so. Tam not worthy of you, darling ; but I do think I would give you up this moment, _and let you think me base even, if it would conduce to your happiness. I would give you up, though I know, as I say it, that it would ruin my life to doit. You believe — - that, don’t you, darling?” could be as noble as that. “Then, darling,” went on Guy, “let us take the risk. % See ; it is quite certain that it will make no real difference _ to my mother or your father; but it will make all the ag “Yes, Guy,” and she wondered, as she said it, if she — _ difference to you and me. We love each other, and there | is no good reason why we should not marry—they only : > gay, ‘You must not.’ Why, even if we were to give up ; our own happiness what would it benefit them? I would — marry no one else but you, Would you marry any one _but me?” _ “TF could not.” fils. “Then, see! Weshould all be unhappy in that case. But if you and I make each other happy then they willbe — - reconciled in time.” _ “Tt is so easy to think as you do, Guy. I will do as _ you say, dear, for I trust you more than I do myself.” ‘May Heaven bless you, my darling, and guide me to | : . do.that which is best for you. Let us go away to-night.” _. “To-night! Oh, Guy!” “Tt is sudden, Rs see but if it is to be some time why not now? It ‘vill save all the wretchedness of opposition that is stre to be our lot if we wait forit. I have made all arrangements to go. We will walk over to the station, take the ten o’clock train to London, have a delightful eee Sa and me the happiest man in all the world.” — cr, looked up at him and smiled, but she bitdicns isco 3 chook : 2 re re % YY ride together, and to-morrow morning make you Lady