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 Rh ",—Take the bearer and put her to death immediately.

"Yours affectionately,

"."

So soon after the girl set out for Scarborough, and slept for the night at a little inn. Now that very night a band of robbers broke into the inn, and searched the girl, who had no money, and only the letter. So they opened this and read it, and thought



it a shame. The captain of the robbers took a pen and paper and wrote this letter:

",—Take the bearer and marry her to my son immediately.

"Yours affectionately,

"."