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Yes, it must be true, for Mr. Congdon saw them drive up and go in. He stayed till late in the afternoon, and they had not gone when he left—and the proprietor said they had a room all to themselves.

Well, it does not surprise me in the least—for at Narragansett, this Summer, they say his devotion was quite open and well known to every one.

Her drunken husband, her great beauty and charm of manner, all give a man like Dane every incentive, and I cannot half blame him. Of course there is no excuse for her, however.

I don’t see, I must say, how you can call her a beauty! a demureness which passes for good breeding, perhaps; but examine her face! Not a single good feature!

I really cannot agree with you there, my dear Jane; there certainly is a certain hot-house, showy beauty