What！youain’tagoin’，Mr。Ellery？“

　　“IthinkImust，Mrs。Prince。“

　　“Oh，don’t！Dostayaspelllonger。GraciemightcomeandI’dlikeforyoutomeether。Sheneedssympathyandcomfortanawfullot，andthere’snotellin’，youmightconverthertobein’aReg’lar。Oh，yes，youmight。You’vegotthemostpersuadin’way，everybodysaysso。Andyoudon’tknowherverywell，doyou？Landsakesalive！talkaboutangels！Isnumifsheain’tcomin’uptheroadthisblessedminute。“

　　JohnElleryhadrisen。Nowheseizedhishatandmovedhastilytowardthedoor。Mrs。Princecalledtohimtoremain，buthewouldnot。However，hergood-bysdelayedhimforaminute，andbeforehereachedtheyardgateGracewasopeningit。Theywerefacetofaceforthefirsttimesincetheyhadpartedinthegrove，somanymonthsbefore。

　　Shewasthinnerandpaler，hesawthat。Anddressedveryquietlyinblack。Shelookedathim，ashestoodbeforeherinthepath，andhercheeksflushedandhereyesfell。Hesteppedasideandraisedhishat。

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