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 when once thoroughly assured of your worth."

"What is your brother's name?" asked Madeline, wishing to remove every doubt, as to what she suspected, from her mind.

"Henri de Sevignie Melicour. Melicour is the name of his family, and he was called Henri de Sevignie after a great gentleman who stood godfather to him, and by whose desire he received so different an education from the rest of his family."

"And did he do nothing more than desire him to be well educated?" said Madeline.

"Why—yes—he made him handsome presents at times, and enabled him to travel and keep fine company; and I believe that lately he would have made a certain provision for him, but that they have disagreed."

"Disagreed!" repeated Madeline, in an agitated voice.

"Yes—Henri's patron wants him to marry some great young lady, who has fallen desperately in love with him, and he has positively refused to do so.