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 nd ardent

nature to the music, thrilling still more to a mighty and resistless love?

"I will come back," he said, and parted from her; he dared not trust himself to say another word. But the parting was not so abrupt as to prevent his seeing the swift breaking- forth of light upon the melancholy face that was becoming so beautiful to him and so dear.