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oman of great genius or beauty

h his invariable kindliness of tone, "oblige me to-night.

heard this lady's

known and most talked of woman in Washington, alone, unattended save by yourself, to a gentleman's apartments, to his

document in my hand, he turned to D

months in the wilderness, and may be shy; but once he had a way with women, so they

with violence as he r

cerity and faithfulness," said he.

es

s a

you with useless instructions. Your errand is before you. Very much depends upon it, a

led at me in a manner not wholly to my lik

although as yet I had made no definite engagement with my fiancée, Miss Elisabeth Churchill, of Elmhurst Farm, for meeting her at

ink the night might promise you something of interest. I assure you of one thing-you will receive no willing answer from the fair baron

to me, here, to-night! I can not go to her, so she must come to me. You have often served me well, my son. Serve me to-night. My time is short; I have no moves to lose. It is you who will dec

s guttered in the great glass cylindres on the mantel-an apartm

my lady Helena takes it into her merry head to make it so for him. But if I sent one shorter of stature and uglier of visage an

loak to shield me from the raw drizzle which then was falling in the s

u now, John," s

must

may wake you soon enough with his mysterious companion. I think to-morrow will be t

I but had back my strength! If there we

others passed down his step and

ingled at its unwelcome quality. Doctor Ward

awaiting him. "Never mind. I don't myself quite know what Calhoun wants; but he would not ask of you anything personally improper. Do his err

to be truth i