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Rh her hand in mine, and then I knew it was not a dream; I knew that wherever I was, Mary was with me, in reality, in truth, yes, in very life; I felt happy, so truly happy, that my exhausted state mattered not to me now. I then said, 'Where am I, Mary?'

"'You are in your own room, in your own house, near your own garden, dear; but it is the middle of the night now, and all is darkness, and the fact is, Kenneth dear, you must go to sleep. I will not speak another word to you; it is, the doctor says, as much as your life is worth; there now.'

"I knew from experience that it was useless for me to say another word to Mary when she wound up with 'There now.' There was no use in trying to move her, so I tried to please her, and at last I fell into a gentle slumber, and did not awake again until the sun was shining brightly. Then I was able to open my eyes and examine my surroundings. I could not lift my head from my pillow I was so weak, but before me, asleep in an easy chair, was