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the cards on her modest luggage-lnd her son
Gates followed few minutes afterwards, and
we were soon on our stormy voyage home
wards.
The passage was very rough, unpleasant
one. and saw little Of the passengers in whom,
in spite of myself, as it were, ! continued TO
/ feel so strong an interest. ill the steamer was
moored alongside the Weymouth quay, and we
stood together for brief space, awaiting the
scrutiny nnl qrcstionincs OF the officers of the
customs i bowed adicu as stcpncd from the
paddebox 10 the shore, and thought. with
something Of a feeling Of regret, that in all pro-
bability should never see either of them again
! was mistaken for on arriving to take posses
sion of the outside Place book ed for me by Il G
coach for London through southampton, !
found Mrs Grey and her son already seated on
tie roof. Gates came hurriedly a few minutes
afterwards, and ensconced himself snugly in
side. The day was bitterly culd. and the willow
and her somewhat dclicselooking boy were
but poorly clad for such Indictment weather.
The coachman and myself however, contFved
to force some rough, stout cloaks upon their
acceptance, which sulliced pretty well during
the day but as night come on rainy and tenn
pestuous, as well as dark and black, | felt that
they must be i'll some way or other got inside,
where Gates was the only passenger Yet so
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that was at loss low TO MANAGE if, Gates.
saw, was enjoying himself hugely to his own
satisfaction. At every stare he swallowed "A
large glass Of brandy and water, and ! observed
that he cast more and more audacious -tri-
umphant ganccs towards Mrs. Grey. Oncc
her eve. though studiously ihouuLt avpripd
from him. caught his, aud deep blush, in
which fear tmidiv and aversion scanned
STRANGELY minolpd. syont over hnr face. N,hat
could if moan II was however useless f.,
worry myself further with nrnf,le.s coniecirres
and dpcendcd from the roof to hold a private
narlcv with ,be coachmon. A reasonable bar.
rain was soon struck he wont 70, Mrs. Grnv
and nronoscd to hor rs thore was nIon,v nj
room IN snarc that She and hor son .Lorld riIo
inside.
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rucssod the cause Of her refusal. and hast
cncd to add. sYou had better. | think, accent
the coachmans proposal; the night. weather
Will he dreadful, and even |. as man, must
tahe the iusde' She looked at me with sort
OF grateful curiosity, and then accepted, with
many thanks, the coachnan's oti'-r.
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