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A Changed Man and Other Tales

CHAPTER X
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Now, shall we to-morrow night go to the hill together--just to see if he is there; and if he is, read him a lesson on his foolishness in nourishing this old passion, and sending for me so oddly, instead of coming to the house ?' 'Why should we see if he's there ?' said her husband moodily.
'Because I think we ought to do something in it.

Poor Fred! He would listen to you if you reasoned with him, and set our positions in their true light before him.

It would be no more than Christian kindness to a man who unquestionably is very miserable from some cause or other.

His head seems quite turned.' By this time they had reached the door, rung the bell, and waited.

All the house seemed to be asleep; but soon a man came to them, the horse was taken away, and the Duke and Duchess went in.
THIRD NIGHT There was no help for it.


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