her on the moonlit porch. She slid her hand softly into that of her
husband, and said:
“George dear, thee has never asked me, but I should like to tell thee,
the secret of my peculiar interest in our brother who has passed away.”
Then my grandame told the story, and the accurate memory of my mother
gave it unto me as it is written.
At its conclusion her husband kissed her flushed cheek, saying:
“Thine was ever a romantic nature, and were romance always controlled
by reason, how many lives might blossom into joy and usefulness, as did
that of our beloved Henri.”
THE END.
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Transcriber’s Notes
Errors in punctuation have been fixed.
Page 32: “henceforth seprate” changed to “henceforth separate”