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forward on his hasty journey. He was worn
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ruin and dishonour worked by himself; confided in me his
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and, having settled on his wife and you a portion of his recent
acquisition, to fly
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alone—and never see it more. Even from me, his old and early
friend, whose strong attachment had taken root in the earth and
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after that to see me once again, for the last time on earth. Alas!
That was the last time. I had no letter, and I never saw him more.
“I went,” said Mr. Brownlow after a short pause—“I went,
when all was over,
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world would freely use, for worldly harshness or favour are now
alike to him—of his guilty love, resolved that if her fears were
realised, that erring child should find one heart and home to
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outstanding, discharged them, and left the place by night. Why, or
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Monks drew his breath yet more freely, and looked round with